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Murder in the Crooked House

Soji Shimada, translated by Louise Heal Kawai

"In the village of Hauterives in the south of France, there’s a curious building known as Cheval’s Palais Idéal."


The Heart Keeper

Alex Dahl

"Every cell in the human body holds a person's complete genetic material."


“The Getaway”

Paul Tremblay

"There’s this thing about living in Wormtown my older brother Joe doesn’t get, or he does get it and doesn’t want to admit it."


Saturday Night Ghost Club

Craig Davidson

"We swung right on Concession Road 6, skirting the dump."


Plastic

Frank Strausser

"After Barone’s call, Previn battled the typical nighttime congestion along the Sunset Strip and retraced his steps to the Chateau."


Knife

Jo Nesbo

"Harry woke up."


The Reunion

Guillaume Musso

"Manon Agostini parked her patrol car at the end of the chemin de la Garoupe."


The Dead Girl in 2A

Carter Wilson

"Jake Buchannan placed his palm on his eight-­year-­old daughter’s cheek, hooked a strand of chestnut hair behind her ear, and wished again that he could change the past."


Girls Like Us

Cristina Alger

"Lee drives and I stare out the window."


We Went to the Woods

Caite Dolan-Leach

"Morel season dawned on us in chilly spring, and we fell upon the mossy ground in a porcine frenzy."



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