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Home Archive by category Excerpts (Page 57)

Excerpts

The Whisperer

Karin Fossum

"She never turned the lights off when she left home."


In the Wolf’s Lair

Anna Starobinets

"“Everyone scram! This is a crime scene!” yelled Chief Badger. “You’ll trample the evidence! Beat it. Scoot. Skedaddle! Everyone, step back!"


A Dangerous Man

Robert Crais

"Ten fifty-three."


A Nice Cup of Tea

Celia Imrie

"Sally drove the van along the coast road to Cagnes-sur-Mer."


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."



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