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The Turn of the Key

Ruth Ware

"I had known, on some level, I suppose, that the Elincourts were rich."


Smokescreen

Iris Johansen

"Do it!"


The Girl in the Letter

Emily Gunnis

"‘What’s that?’ said Sam, pointing to the letter on the floor. ‘It looks like you were reading it before I came home.’"


Shamed

Linda Castillo

"In the early stages of a case, a cop never really knows if the premise they’re operating on is right or wrong or somewhere in between."


Lost You

Haylen Beck

"Libby shouted his name again as she stabbed at the elevator call button."


Too Close

Natalie Daniels

"It’s odd because everyone always calls her beautiful."


One Good Deed

David Baldacci

"Archer got off at Poca City seven hours later and too many stops in between to remember."


The Triumph of the Spider Monkey

Joyce Carol Oates

"I can play sane, like you."


Task Lyst

Scott Hylbert

"The suspense ended for Elliott Tuesday night when a Task Lyst alert sounded on his smartphone."


The Possession

Michael Rutger

"When I woke it was cold."



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