A book with a great first line

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Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor)

First line: "It is important, when killing a nun, to ensure that you bring an army of sufficient size."

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The Water Cure
First line: "Once we had a father, but our father dies without us noticing."

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A Visit from the Goon Squad
First line: "It began the usual way, in the bathroom of the Lassimo Hotel."

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Little Fires Everywhere
First line: "Everyone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that Summer: how Isabelle, the last of the Richardson children, had finally gone around the bend and burned the house down."