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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."


Shelter in Place

Nora Roberts

"For everyone touched by the violence that day, it would never be over."


How Far She’s Come

Holly Brown

"They’re watching me, I know that."


Paper Ghosts

Julia Heaberlin

"When she was twelve, my sister fell into a grave."


A Million Drops

Victor del Árbol, translated by Lisa Dillman

"The landscape took on a certain density after the rain, the colors of the forest seeming deeper."


The Day the World Discovered
America’s Spy Program

How a Civil Defense Drill Gave Way to an Espionage Debacle


The Death of Mrs. Westaway

Ruth Ware

"It was almost midday as Hal hurried along the seafront, clutching her jacket against the biting wind."



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