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The Fifth Doctrine

Karen Robards

"I am not a traitor."


Gardener of Eden

David Downie

"The drone was back in the air and on its way north before Taz could reach the parking lot."


A Puzzle for Fools

Patrick Quentin

"It always got worse at night."


Inspection

Josh Malerman

"Richard could do everything in his power to make the basement more comfortable for Warren, but in the end it would still be a basement."


Case With Ropes and Rings

Leo Bruce

"'It strikes me,” said Sergeant Beef to my brother when we three had returned to his little house, 'as you would be a gentleman who would be able to give me the outlines of this pretty clear.'"


The Man With No Face

Peter May

"It was raining."


Smoke and Ashes

Abir Mukherjee

"It’s not unusual to find a corpse in a funeral parlour."


All The Wrong Places

Joy Fielding

"'Dr. Barelli was very cute, didn’t you think?'"


Article 353

Tanguy Viel, translated by William Rodarmor

"So you came back alone, said the judge."


The Wolf and the Watchman

Niklas Natt och Dag, translated by Ebba Segerberg

"The gravedigger answers the knock on his door in the building next to the wall."



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