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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."


This Poison Will Remain

Fred Vargas

"Maître Carvin was a cool customer, neither impatient nor hot- tempered, and when Lamarre and Kernorkian came to his chambers to summon him over to the station, interrupting him when he was busy at work, he merely asked forfive minutes to clear his desk, and followed them without demur."


Old Bones

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

"'I first heard the story of the Donner Party as a young boy growing up outside San Francisco,' Benton began."



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