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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."


Killer Thriller

Lee Goldberg

"Ian and Margo left the bird garden and headed down Tung Choi Street, known locally as Goldfish Street."


Allmen and the Pink Diamond

Martin Suter, translated by Steph Morris

"Allmen was nervous."


Unto Us a Son Is Given

Donna Leon

"‘Oddio,’ Brunetti exclaimed."


The Elephant of Surprise

Joe R. Lansdale

"The night was dark, wet, and cold, and the rain was coming down hard."


Run Away

Harlan Coben

"When Elena Ramirez limped into the ridiculously large office with the ridiculously over-the-top views, she braced for the inevitable."


Her Father’s Secret

Sara Blaedel

"After lunch they sat down in the office."


A Deadly Divide

Ausma Zehanat Khan

"The vast machinery of law enforcement was put to work."


Bellini and the Sphinx

Tony Bellotto, translated by Clifford E. Landers

"Yes, I have problems with being mistaken for a cop."


The Reckoning

Yrsa Sigurdardóttir, Translated by Victoria Cribb

"This time the e-mail contained no words, only an attachment labelled betrayal.jpeg."



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