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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."


The Professor of Immortality

Eileen Pollack

"For most of her life, Maxine has assumed anyone who couldn’t get out of bed must be in the grip of a severe mental illness."


The Murder of Harriet Monckton

Elizabeth Haynes

"The weather remains warm and dry, but overcast."


Trolls

Stefan Spjut, translated from the Swedish by Agnes Broomé

"Every time Anders tried to explain to her how he remembered things, or rather, how he didn’t remember them, how they were like white spots in his head, she just nodded at him."


Empire of Lies

Raymond Khoury

"The sultan wasn’t sure what woke him up."


Bloody Genius

John Sandford

"Virgil spent the afternoon reviewing Trane’s work; the room was cool and damp and smelled like paper and floor wax."


Takes One to Know One

Susan Isaacs

"Last night I dreamt I went to Queens Boulevard again."



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