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In the Dark

Andreas Pfluger, translated by Shaun Whiteside

"In the double door system at Tegel Correctional Facility Niko has to hand over his gun."


Flowers Over the Inferno

Ilaria Tuti, translated by Ekin Oklap

"The body lay on the grass, covered in frost, the pallor of the skin in stark contrast with the black hair on the head and genitals."


The Paris Diversion

Chris Pavone

"Her arms are growing tired, with the big bunch of flowers, and the bag filled with a heavy dome of bread and a box of assorted gâteaux apéritifs for the obligatory cocktail hour, and fresh fruits and ripe cheeses and a bottle of Armagnac."


The Last Second

Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison

"There was a large mirror on the wall of the white room."


“Bite Out of Crime”

Allison Brennan, edited by Anne Perry

"Jamie Blair first saw the mutt eating out of a Dumpster behind the barbecue restaurant on Folsom Boulevard near the freeway."


Throw Me to the Wolves

Patrick McGuinness

"She gets into trouble sometimes."


Neon Prey

John Sandford

"Deese was a thin man."


Alice’s Island

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo

"I didn't know where to put the bouquet of flowers."


Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories

Young-Ha Kim, translated by Krys Lee

"It’s been twenty-five years since I last murdered someone, or has it been twenty-six?"


Miracle Creek

Angie Kim

"He would've given anything not to be here today."



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