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Only to Sleep

Lawrence Osborne

"One dry morning a few days later I drove up to San Diego and checked into a little hotel I knew in Hillcrest that long ago used to be charming."


One Deadly Summer

Sebastian Japrisot, Translated by Alan Sheridan

"I said OK."


Freefall

Adam Hamdy

"They’d started burrowing the moment he’d come out of the coma, and the depressions they dug deepened every day."


The Washington Decree

Jussi Adler-Olsen

" Apparently, some kind of threat had been made against Jansen, and Sunderland wanted to gather the troops."


An Unwanted Guest

Shari Lapena

"Beverly Sullivan drops her overnight bag at her feet and lets her eyes sweep around the room."


Paradox

Catherine Coulter

"Victor sang “We Are the Champions,” nearly screaming the words as he thumped his fist on the steering wheel in rhythm. "


Believe Me

J. P. Delaney

"The policewoman takes me to One Police Plaza, where I wait in a small, stale room on the eighth floor."


The Boy at the Door

Alex Dahl

"Here in Sandefjord we have everything."


A Measure of Darkness

Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

"Three hours along, I stood at the staging area, talking to Detective Jeremy Bischoff of Oakland PD Homicide Section."


Liar, Liar

Lisa Jackson

"Didi hankered for another cigarette as she drove, but resisted the urge."



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