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Death in her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh
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Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel
Fervor by Alma Katsu
Our Little World by Karen Winn
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Leigh Allen
Devil House by John Darnielle
The Great Mrs. Elias by Barbara Chase-Riboud
Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Secret Identity by Alex Segura
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