The girl screamed once, only the once. (Ian Rankin / Knots and Crosses)
She had just over three hours to live, and I was sipping grapefruit juice and tonic in the hotel bar. (Jack Harvey / Bleeding Hearts)
When Edward Carney said goodbye to his wife, Percey, he never thought it would be the last time he’d see her. (Jeffery Deaver / The Coffin Dancer)
As soon as he opened the door, he could hear the screaming. It ripped through the damp air and shrieked in the yews. It echoed from the gravestones and died against the walls. It was like the sound of an animal, dying in pain. Yet this sound was human. (Stephen Booth / Blind to the Bones)
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