"The woman was seated in her chair, and the dog knew it would be a while before she moved again" (Prologue, pg. 9.)

"Jack Coffey's mind was breaking with the exhaustion of nights without sleep. The question was endlessly looping back on itself: why had Markowitz gone in there alone?" (Chapter 1, pg. 12.)

"Did you scream for help in this neighborhood of 'I didn't see nothin', I didn't hear nothin'" (Chapter 2, pg. 21.)

"Mallory was not replaceable, Blakely had counseled" (Chapter 1, pg. 31.)

"The grand design of the place made it clear the one who did not belong could not tarry there" (Chapter 2, pg. 39.)

"Edith screamed as a bright light washed out on the tableau and lit the entire basement with a blazing ball of sun mounted atop the guillotine" (Chapter 4, pg. 102.)

"All the victims had been one-dimensional before he began reading their private thoughts" (Chapter 4, pg. 119.)

"The exterior wall in the...