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Excerpts

True Fiction

Lee Goldberg

"Ian Ludlow finished reading aloud from his book and smiled, pleased with the last line and with himself for being clever enough to write it."


Jackrabbit Smile

Joe R. Lansdale

"Even when I’m doing something enjoyable, it seems death and destruction lurk nearby. I might not recognize those dual demons right away, but they’re out there."


The Dark Clouds Shining

David Downing

"The Harrow courtroom was in a shabby condition; like so much else it was still waiting for a postwar recovery."


“The Spider”

Koga Saburo, trans. by Ho-Ling Wong and John Pugmire

"The bizarre laboratory of Professor Tsujikawa stood on top of a pillar towering at least nine metres high, as if competing with the surrounding keyaki trees which had lost their leaves."


To Die But Once

Jacqueline Winspear

"The boy had not had a day without a headache in weeks."


The Punishment She Deserves

Elizabeth George

"The troubles with binge drinking had always been manifold."


Too Close to Breathe

Olivia Kiernan

"There hadn't been a suicide note. The victim remains resolutely tight‑lipped, stone‑cold silent; the best and the worst witness of her end."


The Knowledge

Martha Grimes

"He was a dead man and he knew it."


The Broken Girls

Simone St. James

"Fiona glanced up and watched him. It was hard not to, she had to admit."


“Are You Going to Take
Care of This Guy or Not”

Patricia Abbott

"It is easy to take liberty for granted when you have never had it taken from you."



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