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Last Tango in Cyberspace

Steven Kotler

"'Down by the Seaside' in cheerful synth tones pulls him into consciousness at 5:00 a.m."


Original Prin

Randy Boyagoda

"Eight months before he became a suicide bomber, Prin went to the zoo with his family."


The Helicopter Heist

Jonas Bonnier, translated by Alice Menzies

"“Here it is,” Michel Maloof said in English."


The Last Time I Saw You

Liv Constantine

"A deep sadness filled Blaire as she followed the long line of cars to the reception at Kate’s house."


The Laws of the Skies

Grégoire Courtois, translated by Rhonda Mullins

"The bat story was starting to seriously get on Enzo’s nerves."


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."



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