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Cold Storage

David Koepp

"Hero just looked at her, still puzzled by these soldiers and their inexperience with the very sort of event they’d been sent to investigate."


Three Minutes

Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström

"The man lying next to me died two days ago."


The Other End of the Line

Andrea Camilleri

"Livia’s face turned white as a sheet."


After the War

Hervé Le Corre

"The street lies somewhere behind the station, pockmarked with large cobblestones and cut across in many places by train tracks where diesel locomotives sometimes rumble through, towing freight wagons."


The Chestnut Man

Søren Sveistrup

"Thulin gets Genz’s voicemail for the third time as she reaches the swing door."


City of Windows

Robert Pobi

"Lucas stood on Forty-second in the shadow of the Park Avenue Viaduct with the vector printouts."


The Truth Behind the Lie

Sara Lövestam

"Kouplan has a peculiar relationship with his heart."


Empty Hearts

Juli Zeh

"Knut and Janina come over at five."


Miami Midnight

Alex Segura

"What are you working on now?” she asked, her tone relaxed, peaceful. “A new case?"


The Last Widow

Karin Slaughter

"“Where are they taking her?” Will grabbed Hank by the shirt and gave him a violent shake."



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