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The Island

Ragnar Jonasson

"Hulda Hermannsdóttir looked up from her desk at a knock on the door."


The Wall

Max Annas, translated by Rachel Hildebrandt Reynolds

"The metallic clang of the gate was still echoing in Moses’ head as he started to question his decision."


Theater of Spies

S.M. Stirling

"President Theodore Roosevelt stood with his feet braced and one hand gripping the lapel of his morning jacket, the other thrust into a pocket and clenched into a fist, looking at the maps that showed the Great War’s fronts and alliances and disasters, scowling through his pince-nez with his mustache bristling."


The Night Before

Wendy Walker

"There is something all wrong about Jonathan Fields’ car."


Houston Noir

Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, edited by Gwendolyn Zepeda

"The fridge is empty."


Not Bad People

Brandy Scott

"Just as well she never had children."


Welcome To Nightvale: The Illustrated Script

By Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, Illustrated by Jessica Hayworth

Exclusive illustrations from vols. 3 and 4 of the Welcome to Nightvale transcripts!


Berlin Noir

Katja Bohnet, edited by Thomas Wörtche

"Thea Stauffer looked at her hands and was surprised at how she had managed to let herself go."


The Lingering

S.J.I. Holliday

"‘You’re probably wondering what I’m doing here, aren’t you?’"


Spring Cleaning

Antonio Manzini, translated by Antony Shugaar

"Sprawled in his bed, Rocco was looking at the facing wall."



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