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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."


The Friend

Joakim Zander, translated by Elizabeth Clark Wessel

"Some things happen so fast."


A Nearly Normal Family

M. T. Edvardsson

"Agnes Thelin almost looked apologetic when she explained I was a suspect."


A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder

Dianne Freeman

"Murdered? I snatched the newspaper from Hetty’s hands and spread it on my lap."


The Good Sister

Gillian McAllister

"Christopher lets himself into his seafront town house alone."



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