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The Be-Bop Barbarians

By Gary Phillips, Illustrated by Dale Berry

"Your government needs your assistance, Ms. Rawls."


The Hiding Place

C.J. Tudor

"'So, your letter of recommendation from your previous head is glowing.'"


Evil Things

Katja Ivar

"Once again, Irja was telling the little boy who crouched motionless next to the stove that he shouldn’t worry, that his grandpa would be back soon, any time now, really."


“The Duchess at Prayer”

Edith Wharton, edited by Graeme Davis

"Have you ever questioned the long shuttered front of an old Italian house..."


Stalker

Lars Kepler

"Karolinska University Hospital is one of the largest in Europe, with more than fifteen thousand staff members."


The Silhouette Girl

V.C. Andrews

"The moment I entered my second-floor apartment after work, my eyes went to the small dark-walnut stand to the left of the door in anticipation."


The Coming Storm

Mark Alpert

"It was the hardest thing Jenna had ever done."


Mala Vida

Marc Fernandez, translated by Molly Grogan

"Overload. Just too much. Too many strange occurrences. Too many deaths."


The Burning Island

Hester Young

"By the time we land in Hilo’s tiny airport, it’s getting dark."


The Plotters

Un-su Kim, translated by Sora Kim-Russell

"The bounty was posted, but still Chu hadn’t been caught."



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