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Can You Hear Me?

Elena Varvello, Translated by Alex Valente

"In August of 1978, the summer I met Anna Trabuio, my father took a girl into the woods."


The Sword of Justice

Lief G. W. Persson, Translated by Neil Smith

"It was Monday 3 June, but even though it was a Monday and he had been woken in the middle of the night, Detective Superintendent Evert Bäckström would always think of it as the best day of his life. "


“Withhold the Dawn”

Richie Narvaez

"Gladys Gutierrez hated the IRS."


The Shadow Killer

Arnaldur Indridason

"The woman who found the body was a widow of around fifty called Ólafía."


The Good Son

You-jeong Jeong

"The smell of blood woke me."


The Dante Chamber

Matthew Pearl

"He would not be long for this world."


Cult X

Fuminori Nakamura

"The wind began to blow gently, causing the windows of the sitting room to rattle as if in pain."


The Odds

Amelia Gray

"At dinner, she ordered the meat loaf smothered in gravy with a side of sliced bologna and turtle cheesecake and ate it all grimly."


Broken Places

Tracy Clark

"Chicago cops had to be on the lookout for any number of nefarious mopes eager to take a potshot, but this morning my biggest enemy was turning out to be the scorching rays of the summer sun."


Young Man, I Think You’re Dying

Joan Fleming

"Pizzas! He adjusted his expression to one of disgust and contempt, but lovingly, in the manner of an artist, he picked up the sliced onion and arranged it down the pastry in a straight professional line next to the sliced tomato."



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