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“Life was better than he expected with his new Italian family inheritance, and it felt good to take a deep breath without fear of someone attacking him or his family.”
― Carolyn M. Bowen, Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller

tags: drama, fiction, mystery, noir, organised-crime, page-turner, secrets, suspense, tense, violent

158 likes

“It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere.”
― Lois Lowry

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“Коли мої мама з татом загинули, куховарка містера Сімплесса приносила мені величезні шматки торта і стояла в мене над душею зі скорботною міною, поки я намагалася їсти. Думала, ніби якийсь там торт здатен розрадити дитину, яка щойно втратила батьків. Я ненавиділа її за це.”
― Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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“Bring me Mother Julian’s Scroll within two weeks, or I’ll get that guttersnipe Leni prosecuted for attempted murder. She won’t survive long in prison.”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

tags: action, adventure, danger, dramatic, fast-paced, fear, insight, trauma, unpredictable

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“Just now he was on a mind-blowing adventure and it was rapidly spiralling out of control, and this is what he needed to concentrate his mind on. How could he squeeze Daley to get the book back; that’s if Daley had it in his possession in the first place? The next few days were going to be crucial.”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky