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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."


Under the Bright Cold Lights

Garry Disher

"The first responders, a pair of uniformed constables, were still at the house."


Wherever She Goes

Kelley Armstrong

"It’s six o’clock Thursday evening."


The Black Jersey

Jorge Zepeda Patterson, translated by Achy Obejas

"But Steve was doing okay."



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