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“Miranda's reward to herself, after a chief investigator dubbed her "the Eloise of four-year-old detectives," was to stretch her age. She’d now taken to informing people that she was four- and-a-half-and-three-quarters. She didn't seem to grasp the concept of almost-five.”
― Theasa Tuohy, Mademoiselle le Sleuth

tags: drama, excitement, fiction, fiction-novel, murder-mystery, mysterious, mystery, suspense, tense, thriller

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“He falls further into darkness. The stinging pain of daily torture and the numbing cold hardly bother him now, and he relishes the thought that soon he might disappear entirely. Then Lylitte is there in his thoughts again, and the splitting pain brings him back into this life, and again, only one thing eases the torment: winding further out of existence.”
― Joseph A. Anderson, Eden 2:b

tags: broken-heroes, character-driven, dark-sci-fi, descent-into-darkness, existential-fiction, griefin-fiction, mind-and-memory, psychological-sci-fi, survival-story, trauma-in-fiction

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“The forest was almost thunderous in its myriad sounds.”
― Isham Cook, The Tao of Poison

tags: atmospheric-reads, dark-adventure, goodreads-quote, historical-fiction, literary-fiction, nature-writing, qing-dynasty

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“Someday, you will see that you are capable and strong enough to live all on your own. But for now, you needn’t worry. Your Nonna has enough snap in her, and you will stay right here where I can protect you.”
― Jennifer Wizbowski, Poinsettia Girl: The Story of Agata della Pieta

tags: coming-of-age, found-family, heartfelt-fiction, historical-fiction, protection, resilience, women-supporting-women

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“Why is everybody against my decision?”

“Because both Melina and I care about you. We’re your best friends. It’s time you got back to the work you love.”

“And you both are sure I should take this case, because your consciences say so?”

“Jack, it’s the right thing to do.”

“I’m with Erik,” Melina affirmed.

“This isn’t fair. The two of you are ganging up on me.”

“It’s the right thing to do,” they said in unison.”
― Behcet Kaya, Murder at Tutley Brewery: A Jack Ludefance Novel

tags: crime, crime-novel, detective, detective-fiction, fiction, found-family, mystery, mystery-reads

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