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Recursion

Blake Crouch

"Standing in the shower at six a.m., trying to wake up as the hot water sluices down her skin, Helena is struck with an intense sensation of having lived this exact moment before."


The Body in Question

Jill Ciment

"The jury box is now full, five women including C-2, and two men, F-17 and the twitchy alternate with the hectic buzz cut who doesn’t pay attention when the judge explains what a voir dire is."


The Oracle

Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell

"'What curse?' Remi asked as Renee led her toward the villa."


The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth

Leonard Goldberg

"We did not make good time, for traffic was heavy and sections of the streets remained flooded with last evening’s torrential downpour."


The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Jacques Futrelle, edited by Graeme Davis

"She drew off her left glove, a delicate, crinkled suede affair, and offered her bare hand to the surgeon."


Mr. Miller

Charles den Tex, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier

"I had been receiving some fat bonuses in recent years."


Like This Afternoon Forever

Jaime Manrique

"The journey by bus from Facatativá to Palos de la Quebrada took over twenty-four hours, traveling on dusty roads. Ignacio had to change buses twice and noticed that the passengers on each bus eyed one another suspiciously."


Fall; or, Dodge in Hell

Neal Stephenson

"Anomalous splashes of pink and purple flared against the wood, leather, and stone."


Beyond All Reasonable Doubt

Malin Persson Giolito, translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles

"It was just past six in the morning."


Cold for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone

Maurizio de Giovanni, translation by Antony Shugaar

"As soon as he entered the apartment that shared an entrance with that of the victims, it became clear to Lojacono why Officer Stanzione had been so vague in his use of pronouns to refer to its occupants."



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