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The Poison Garden

A.J. Banner

"Out in the driveway, I scrolled through the contacts on my cell phone until I reached the listing for my business attorney, Gabe Harvell."


The Dollmaker

Nina Allan

"After crossing the Albert Bridge, the train seemed to enter not just another county but another world."


A Shadow Falls

Andreas Pflüger

"When greeting people she hasn’t met before, Aaron immediately sorts them into a category."


The Measure of a Man

Marco Malvaldi

"The sun had not yet risen beyond the castle walls when the body was discovered."


Stealth

Stuart Woods

"While you are at Station Two you will not tell anyone your former name, nor anything about yourself. Does anyone not understand that?."


The Lady in the Car with the Glasses and the Gun

Sébastien Japrisot

"I have never seen the sea."


Blues in the Dark

Raymond Benson

"Karissa arrived at the house on Harvard Boulevard at dusk and pulled into the garage."


False Bingo

Jac Jemc

"John slit the squirrel down the belly."


Synapse

Steven James

"At my apartment, I found that the package from my brother had not yet arrived."


The Bodies in the Library

Marty Wingate

"Up the stairs, I paused for a quick glance in the library—it certainly passed my muster—and then continued to my own flat, pulling the key out of my pocket."



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