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“Her Job”

Tom Franklin

"Three months to the day—it was past time, she told herself—she drove to her son’s house to pack his things, get the place ready to sell."


Hour of the Assassin

Matthew Quirk

"How did that night go so wrong?"


Devoted

Dean Koontz

"When thirst troubled Kipp, finding water to drink required little effort."


Killing Eve: Die For Me

Luke Jennings

"'I guess you should start calling me Oxana,' she says, a little regretfully."


The Boy From the Woods

Harlan Coben

"Matthew was in Crash Maynard’s enormous mansion on the hill."


Like Flies From Afar

K. Ferrari

"xxxx"


The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home

Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink

"Here is what the sea smells like."


All the Pretty Things

Emily Arsenault

"I glanced back toward the double doors and realized that I’d had to buzz in because they were locked."


Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing

Maryla Szymickowa

"'Two bottles of wine against cholera,' she said to the shop assistant."


A Conspiracy of Bones

Kathy Reichs

"The phone rang again at eight."



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