Read or Dead - Winamp (2024)

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss some books with a perfect sense of humor!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Looking to elevate your reading life? Tailored Book Recommendations is here to help with handpicked recommendations. Tell the Bibliologists at Tailored Book Recommendations about what you love and what you don't. You can get your recommendations via email or receive hardcovers or paperbacks in the mail. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Plans start at just $18! Subscribe today.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NewsNetflix is planning to adapt Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole series50 Cent is publishing a financial heist novel, which is not a sentence I ever expected to writeThe 2024 ITW Thriller Award finalists have been announcedThings MentionedPango BooksBooks DiscussedEveryone In My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin StevensonVera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. Sutanto Ghost Squad - Claribel A. Ortega The Screaming Staircase - Jonathan StroudCold to the Touch - Kerri Hakoda A Better World - Sarah LanganIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchester and on TikTok @kendrawinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/5/2024 • 52 minutes, 26 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss European mysteries and thrillers!Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Visit bookriot.com/intheclub to sign up. That's bookriot.com/intheclubTHINGS MENTIONEDTrans Rights Readathon March 22 - 29, 2024BOOKS DISCUSSEDThis content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Perfectly Nice Neighbors - Kia Abdullah Beneath the Mountain - Luca D’Andrea, translated from Italian Howard CurtisThe Jigsaw Man - Nadine Matheson Quicksand - Malin Persson Giolito, transl. from Swedish by Rachel Willson-BroylesThe Woods All Black - Lee MandeloThe Mystery Writer - Sulari Gentil If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchester and on TikTok @kendrawinchester.Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady.And we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/22/2024 • 41 minutes, 36 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss some of their underrated favorites!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSAudie AwardsCarol Shields PrizeWomen’s Prize for FictionRincey’s TikTokBOOKS DISCUSSEDHer Name is Knight - Yasmin Angoe Mother, Mother - Koren ZailckasShelter - Jung Yun House of Cotton - Monica Brashears Murder Road - Simone St. JamesFinding Sophie - Imram MahmoodIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchester and on TikTok @kendrawinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/8/2024 • 47 minutes, 8 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books that feature super cold settings!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSAttica Locke shared that the third book in her Darren Matthews trilogy will be coming out this year!2024 Agatha Award NomineesBOOKS DISCUSSEDCity Under One Roof - Iris Yamash*ta You Will Never Be Found - Tove AlsterdalVillage In the Dark - Iris Yamash*ta The Warm Hands of Ghosts - Katherine ArdenIsland Witch - Amanda Jayatissa The Bad Ones - Melissa AlbertIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchester and on TikTok @kendrawinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/23/2024 • 54 minutes, 56 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books with threatening titles!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSEdgar Award NomineesWhat the heck is going on with JD Barker??BOOKS DISCUSSEDBunny - Mona Awad Nothing Gold Can Stay - Ron RashNever Saw Me Coming - Vera Kurian See What I Have Done - Sarah SchmidtGoodbye Earl - Leesa Cross-Smith For Your Own Good - Samantha DowningVillage In the Dark - Iris Yamash*ta The Warm Hands of Ghosts - Katherine ArdenIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/9/2024 • 56 minutes, 11 seconds

Kendra Winchester and special guest Liberty Hardy talk about old and new books. “Something old and something new, one host borrowed, the other dressed in blue.”Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSCrime Reads Most Anticipated Books of 2024New Louise Penny BookBOOKS DISCUSSEDSmaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris Eggshell Skull by Bri LeeThe Reformatory by Tananarive Due No One Can Know by Kate Alice MarshallEverybody Knows by Jordan HarperWander in the Dark by Jumata Emill The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Liberty on Instagram @franzencomesaliveAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/26/2024 • 42 minutes, 34 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester share the titles that they are most looking forward to in the first half of 2024!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWS“Our Most Anticipated Crime Fiction Novels of 2024” (Novel Suspects)BOOKS DISCUSSEDOne of the Good Guys - Araminta Hall (January 9)The Night of the Storm - Nish*ta Parekh (Jan. 16th) The Hunter - Tana French (March 5)Blessed Water - Margot Douaihy (March 12th)The Woods All Black - Lee Mandelo (March 19th)The Angel of Indian Lake - Stephen Graham Jones (March 26th) Butter: A Novel of Food & Murder - Asako Yuzuki, transl. Polly Barton (April 16) One of Us Knows - Alyssa Cole (April 16) Supplication - Nour Abi-Nakhoul (May 24th) Middle of the Night - Riley Sager (June 18)If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/12/2024 • 46 minutes, 11 seconds

Katie and Kendra are off this holiday week, but we thought it would be fun to share a rerun of our most anticipated books of 2023, which originally aired on January 13, 2023.Tune in as Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated book releases of 2023.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDAge of Vice - Deepti KapoorBlack Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover Up of America’s Greatest Unsolved Murder - Piu Eatwell All That Is Mine I Carry With Me - William Landay (March 7, 2023)Red London - Alma Katsu (March 14, 2023)Sing Her Down - Ivy Pochoda (May 23, 2023)The Only One Left - Riley Sager (June 20, 2023)Bad Cree - Jessica Johns (Doubleday, January 10th)All the Sinners Bleed - S.A. Cosby (Flatiron, June 6th)The Mistress of Bahtia House - Sujata Massey (Soho Press, July 11thDon't Fear the Reaper - Stephen Graham Jones (Saga Press, February 7th)VenCo - Cherie Dimaline (William Morrow, February 7th)If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/29/2023 • 50 minutes, 30 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their favorite books of 2023!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details at mytbr.co.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDRed London - Alma Katsu Happiness Falls - Angie Kim Bright Young Women - Jessica KnollAll the Sinners Bleed - S.A. CosbyI Have Some Questions for You - Rebecca MakkaiOur Share of Night - Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowellIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/15/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 13 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Native American Heritage Month.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming). Get all the details at mytbr.co.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Things MentionedGoodreads Choice AwardsThe Indigenous Reading Circle Book ClubBOOKS DISCUSSEDTwilight Falls - Juneau BlackAnd Then She Fell - Alicia ElliottThis Town Sleeps - Dennis E. StaplesThe Berry Pickers - Amanda PetersNever Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology - ed. Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.The Fiction Writer - Jillian CantorThe Folly - Gemma AmorContactIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/1/2023 • 51 minutes, 55 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books perfect for holiday gifting!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!It's happening, readers—we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming.) Get all the details at mytbr.co.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedAll the Fighting Parts - Hannah V. SawyerrHappiness Falls - Angie KimGeneral Mystery: The Woman in the Library - Sulari GentillPsychological suspense/horror crossover: Help for the Haunted - John SearlesTrue crime: American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land - Monica HesseMiddle Grade: Spirit Hunters - Ellen OhLiterary Mystery: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBrideCozy Mystery: Shady Hollow - Juneau BlackIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/17/2023 • 53 minutes, 41 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester books about vampires!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming). Get all the details at mytbr.co.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDAnd Then She Fell - Alicia ElliotDead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Mysteries)A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising - Raymond A. VillarealVampires of El Norte - Isabel CañasFangs - Sarah AndersenThe Reformatory - Tananarive DueBlackwater Falls -Ausma Zehanat KhanBlood Betrayal - Ausma Zehanat KhanIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/3/2023 • 43 minutes, 58 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss great picks for book clubs.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSTime Magazine - 100 best mystery and thriller books of all time.Jessica Knoll’s latest novel, Bright Young Women, is getting a TV adaptation.BOOKS DISCUSSEDBlackwater Falls -Ausma Zehanat KhanWhile Justice Sleeps - Stacey AbramsVampires of El Norte - Isabel CañasAnywhere You Run - Wanda M. MorrisMrs. Poe - Lynn CullenAnoka - Shane HawkIndigenous Reading CircleFirekeeper’s Daughter - Angeline BoulleyReese’s Book ClubA Haunting on the Hill: A Novel - Elizabeth HandLay Them to Rest: On the Road With the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless - Laurah NortonIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/20/2023 • 50 minutes, 32 seconds

Katie and Kendra are out this week, so we're sharing this episode of First Edition, where Jeff interviews James McBride on the occasion of the publication of his new novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. This book has a murder mystery at its core, so we know you will love it!Check out First Edition on Twitter, on Substack, and on Instagram.Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Discussed in this episode:The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBrideThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonBeverly ClearyThe Autobiography of Malcolm XThe Power Broker by Robert A. CaroLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/6/2023 • 36 minutes, 18 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss book picks for Hispanic Heritage Month!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWS2023 Anthony AwardsBOOKS DISCUSSEDSmall Spaces - Katherine ArdenThe House in the Pines - Ana ReyesUntamed Shore - Silvia Moreno-GarciaGhost Squad - Claribel A. OrtegaHer Body and Other Parties - Carmen Maria MachadoNever Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.Black Sheep - Rachel HarrisonIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/22/2023 • 39 minutes, 28 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss catching up on their backlist TBRs!!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The Deep Dive. No payment method required!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWS:Sister Holiday Sequel AnnouncedBOOKS DISCUSSED:Blessed Water: A Sister Holiday Mystery - Margot DouaihyHappiness Falls - Angie KimThe Maid - Nita ProseBlackwater Falls - Ausma Zehanat KhanCatherine House - Elisabeth ThomasThe Good House - Tananarive DueThe Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby - G.Z. SchmidtPerfectly Nice Neighbors - Kia AbdullahIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/8/2023 • 50 minutes, 31 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss catching up on 2023 releases on their TBRs!!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. Visit mytbr.co to sign up today – it only takes a few minutes.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDExiles - Jane HarperThe Mistress at Bhatia House - Sujata MasseyI’m Not Done With You Yet - Jesse Q. SutantoBoard to Death - CJ ConnorThe Only One Left - Riley SagerRed London - Alma KatsuIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/25/2023 • 46 minutes, 58 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester talk about books by women in translation!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. Visit mytbr.co to sign up today!NEWSHyperion Avenue is debuting a new Marvel crime series! These will be novels rather than graphic novels, and they’ll feature writing from S.A. Cosby, Lisa Jewell, and Alex Segura to kick things off.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDHow Can I Help You - Laura SimsThe Aosawa Murders - Riku Onda, transl. Alison WattsThe Resting Place - Camilla Sten, transl. Alexandra FlemingOur Share of Night - Mariana Enríquez, transl. Megan McDowellCursed Bunny - Bora Chung, transl. Anton HurLooking Glass Sound - Catriona WardThe Dark Place - Britney S. LewisIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/11/2023 • 51 minutes, 14 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss literary crime fiction!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition where BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot's editors pick the "it" book of the month.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSShirley Jackson AwardsLong Island Serial Killer - murders & search written about in Lost Girls: An Unsolved AmericanMystery - Robert KolkerLiterary Crime Fiction (Crime Reads)BOOKS DISCUSSEDNotes on an Execution by Danya KukafkaThe Bandit Queens byParini ShroffBirnam Wood by Eleanor CattonShelter by Jung YunKala by Colin WalshUrgent Matters by Paula Rodríguez, Translated from Spanish by Sarah MosesIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/28/2023 • 57 minutes, 19 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated book for the second half of 2023!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition where BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot's editors pick the "it" book of the month.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSSTOP THE PRESSES: TANA FRENCH HAS A NEW BOOK COMING IN 2024!!!!Alyssa Cole also has a new thriller coming out!!Crime Reads Best of List for the first half of 2023BOOKS DISCUSSEDWhere All the Light Tends to Go - David JoyHappiness Falls - Angie Kim (August 29)Bright Young Women - Jessica Knoll (Sept. 19)The Reformatory - Tananarive Due (October 31)Here in the Dark: Stories - Meagan Lucas (July 27th)Those We Thought We Knew - David Joy (August 1st)I’m Not Done with You Yet - Jessica Q. Sutanto August 22nd)How Can I Help You - Laura SimsThe Centre - Ayesha Manazir SiddigiThe Mistress of Bhatia House - Sujata MasseyIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/14/2023 • 46 minutes, 36 seconds

Kendra Winchester and Katie McLain Horner share some of their favorite scary summer books!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition where BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot's editors pick the "it" book of the month.*This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commissionBOOKS DISCUSSEDThe Postcard by Anne Berest, Translated from French by Tina KoverSo Cold the River by Michael KorytaWhen No One is Watching by Alyssa ColeSummers Sons by Lee MandeloMongrels by Stephen Graham JonesEvidence of Things Seen: True Crime in an Era of Reckoning by Sarah WeinmanGoodbye Earl: A Revenge Novel by Leesa Cross-SmithIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/30/2023 • 44 minutes, 54 seconds

Kendra Winchester and Katie McLain Horner discuss mysteries and thrillers for Audiobook Month!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter to inform and inspire readers, delivered to your inbox! Your first read (The Power Reader's Guide to Reading Logs & Trackers) is on the house. Check out all the details and choose your membership level at bookriot.substack.com.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSWinners of the 2023 International Thriller Writer AwardsBOOKS DISCUSSEDEverything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng , Narrated by Cassandra CampbellDarkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay, Narrated by Nick LandrumFor Your Own Good - Samantha Downing, Narrated by David PittuWarrior Girl Unearthed - Angeline Boulley, Narrated by Isabella Star LaBlancThe Only One Left - Riley SagerNineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories - Agustina Bazterrica, Translated by Sarah MosesIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/16/2023 • 55 minutes, 21 seconds

Kendra Winchester and Katie McLain Horner discuss books for Pride Month!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter to inform and inspire readers, delivered to your inbox! Your first read (The Power Reader's Guide to Reading Logs & Trackers) is on the house. Check out all the details and choose your membership level at bookriot.substack.com.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSMegan Abbott’s Beware the Woman is being turned into a film.BOOKS DISCUSSEDMary Rose - Geoffrey GirardReprieve - James Han MattsonDirt Creek - Hayley ScrivenorNothing But Blackened Teeth - Cassandra KhawSummer Sons - Lee MandeloAll the Sinners Bleed - S.A. CosbyBeware the Woman - Megan AbbottIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/2/2023 • 49 minutes, 39 seconds

Kendra Winchester and special guest Liberty Hardy discuss mystery and thrillers for AANHPI Heritage Month!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world in the new podcast First Edition. Interviews, lists, rankings, retrospectives, recommendations, and much more, featuring people who know and love books. Subscribe to First Edition on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your podcatcher of choice.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWS“A Utah mom wrote a kids’ book about grief after her husband’s death. Now she’s charged with his murder” (CNN)Books MentionedAll the Sinners Bleed - S.A. CosbyCutting Teeth - Chandler BakerThe Trauma Beat: A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News - Tamara CherryYour House Will Pay - Steph ChaVera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jesse Q. SutantoMiracle Creek - Angie KimDeath by Dumpling - Vivien ChienThe Lost Sons of Omaha: Two Young Men in an American Tragedy - Joe SextonThe Night Flowers - Sara HerchenroetherIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/19/2023 • 41 minutes, 3 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester talk about books perfect for reading on road trips!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!Book Riot co-founder Jeff O’Neal explores the wide bookish world in the new podcast First Edition. Interviews, lists, rankings, retrospectives, recommendations, and much more, featuring people who know and love books. Subscribe to First Edition on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your podcatcher of choice.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSThe 2023 Edgar Awards have been announced!BOOKS DISCUSSEDDevolution – Max BrooksThe Martian – Andy WeirThe Hunger – Alma KatsuScorched Grace – Margot DouaihyMapping the Interior – Stephen Graham JonesFixit – Joe IdeWarrior Girl Unearthed – Angeline BoulleyIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/5/2023 • 53 minutes

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss YA mystery novels!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more from experts in the world of books and reading? Subscribe to Book Riot’s newest newsletter, The Deep Dive, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe and choose your membership level today at bookriot.substack.com.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSAnne Perry Dies at 84 (Book Riot)BOOKS DISCUSSEDLiliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice – Cristina Rivera GarzaShe Is a Haunting – Trang Thanh TranThe Getaway – Lamar GilesFirekeeper’s Daughter – Angeline BoulleySadie – Courtney SummersSisters of the Lost Nation – Nick MedinaSearching for Savanna: The Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many – Mona GableIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/21/2023 • 52 minutes, 31 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss novels nominated for the Edgar Awards!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more from experts in the world of books and reading? Subscribe to Book Riot’s newest newsletter, The Deep Dive, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe and choose your membership level today at bookriot.substack.com.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWS“Oscar Isaac will play a sexy Kurt Vonnegut in a new crime series.” (Hey, I’m just quoting the experts here!)Amazon has canceled Three Pines after just one season.Amazon is adapting E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars as a series.BOOKS DISCUSSEDThe Woman in the Library – Sulari GentillSlenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls – Kathleen HaleShutter – Ramona EmersonDevil House – John DarnielleA Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America and the Woman Who Stopped Them – Timothy EganHouse of Cotton by Monica BrashearsIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/14/2023 • 54 minutes, 26 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss novels nominated for the Edgar Awards!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more from experts in the world of books and reading? Subscribe to Book Riot’s newest newsletter, The Deep Dive, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe and choose your membership level today at bookriot.substack.com.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWS“Oscar Isaac will play a sexy Kurt Vonnegut in a new crime series.” (Hey, I’m just quoting the experts here!)Amazon has canceled Three Pines after just one season.Amazon is adapting E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars as a series.BOOKS DISCUSSEDThe Woman in the Library – Sulari GentillSlenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls – Kathleen HaleShutter – Ramona EmersonDevil House – John DarnielleA Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America and the Woman Who Stopped Them – Timothy EganHouse of Cotton by Monica BrashearsIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/7/2023 • 56 minutes, 26 seconds

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss noir novels!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDThe Resemblance – Laura NossettThe Devil Takes You Home – Gabino IglesiasScorched Grace – Margaret DouaihyOn the Savage Side – Tiffany McDanielWhen These Mountains Burn – David JoyRed London – Alma KatsuWe Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna AsgarianIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/24/2023 • 49 minutes, 33 seconds

Since Katie McLain Horner is on vacation this week, Liberty Hardy joins Kendra Winchester to discuss middle grade mysteries!Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!NEWSLooking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more from experts in the world of books and reading? Subscribe to Book Riot’s newest newsletter, The Deep Dive, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe and choose your membership level today atbookriot.substack.comThis content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS MENTIONEDI Have Some Questions for You– Rebecca MakkaiThe Secret History– Donna TarttThe Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels– Beth Lincoln, Illustrated by Claire PowellMalamander(The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea Book 1) – Thomas Taylor and Tom BoothThe Dare: Friends, Family, and Other Eerie Mysteriesby Cynthea LiuSpirit Hunters– Ellen Oh [When You Reach Me– Rebecca SteadThe Golden Spoon– Jess MaxwellTremors in the Blood: Murder, Obsession and the Birth of the Lie Detector– Amit KatwalaIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Liberty on Instagram@franzencomesaliveAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/10/2023 • 42 minutes, 2 seconds

Tune in as Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester crime books by Black authors.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!NEWSWalter Mosely has been awarded the 2023 CWA Diamond Dagger AwardThis content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDHow to Sell a Haunted House– Grady HendrixThe Violin Conspiracy– Brendan SlocumbAll Her Little Secrets/Anywhere You Run– Wanda M. MorrisMy Darkest Prayer– S.A. CosbyS.A. Cosby on the New York Times Book Review podcastThe Cutting Season– Attica LockeScorched Grace– Margot DouaihyI Have Some Questions For You– Rebecca MakkaiIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/24/2023 • 49 minutes, 39 seconds

Tune in as Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books with sinister vibes!Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDVenCo– Cherie DimalineHow to Sell a Haunted House– Grady HendrixJackal– Erin E. AdamsSee What I Have Done– Sarah SchmidtDevil House– John DarnielleBad Cree– Jessica JohnsSuch Pretty Flowers– KL CerraHarriet Spies– Elana K. ArnoldIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/10/2023 • 50 minutes, 46 seconds

Tune in as Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss cozy mystery novels!Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!NEWSEdgar Award Nominees!Crime Reads’ Most Anticipated Crime Novels of 2023This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDFinlay Donovan Is Killing It– Elle CosimanoArsenic & Adobo– Mia P. ManansalaDeath by Dumpling– Vivien ChienThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie– Alan BradleyThe Exiles– Jane HarperPromise Boys– Nick BrooksIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/27/2023 • 50 minutes, 57 seconds

Tune in as Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated book releases of 2023.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDAge of Vice– Deepti KapoorBlack Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover Up of America’s Greatest Unsolved Murder– Piu EatwellAll That Is Mine I Carry With Me– William Landay (March 7, 2023)Red London– Alma Katsu (March 14, 2023)Sing Her Down– Ivy Pochoda (May 23, 2023)The Only One Left– Riley Sager (June 20, 2023)Bad Cree– Jessica Johns (Doubleday, January 10th)All the Sinners Bleed– S.A. Cosby (Flatiron, June 6th)The Mistress of Bahtia House– Sujata Massey (Soho Press, July 11thDon’t Fear the Reaper– Stephen Graham Jones (Saga Press, February 7th)VenCo– Cherie Dimaline (William Morrow, February 7th)If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/13/2023 • 52 minutes, 1 second

Tune in as Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books they didn’t manage to get to in 2022.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!NEWSTrailer for65(Adam Driver + time travel + dinosaurs!!)This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDThings We Found When the Water Went Down– Tegan Ni SwansonThe House Across the Lake– Riley SagerJackal– Erin AdamsThe Hacienda– Isabel CanasHokuloa Road– Elizabeth HandThe Weight of Blood– Tiffany D. JacksonDevil House– John DarnielleThe Violin Conspiracy– Brendan SlocumIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/30/2022 • 49 minutes, 25 seconds

Tune in as Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their favorite mysteries and thrillers of 2022.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!NEWSGoodreads Choice Award Winners 2022This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDThey’re Going to Love You– Meg HowreyHidden Pictures– Jason RekulakCherish Farrah– Bethany C. MorrowHide– Kiersten WhiteRed Widow– Alma KatsuShutter– Ramona EmersonMy Darkest Prayer– S.A. CosbySeven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City– Tanya Talaga“Harvard announces return of Native hair samples”(Indian Country Today)If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/16/2022 • 55 minutes, 28 seconds

Tune in as Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss true crime for a (belated) Nonfiction November.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDLast Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York– Elon GreenThe Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing– Sonia FaleiroAmerican Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land– Monica HesseThe Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of Double Murder in Appalachia– Emma Copley EisenbergInterview with Emma Copley EisenbergEisenberg’s Articles“Fact Checking Is the Core of Nonfiction Writing. Why Do So Many Publishers Refuse to Do It?” (Esquire)“The Tale of Queer Appalachia: A popular Instagram account raises funds for LGBTQ people in Appalachia. But does the money really go where it’s supposed to?” (Washington Post Magazine)“I was an AmeriCorps Member in West Virginia: The Benefits and Limitations of National Service” (TIME)Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City– Tanya TalagaProtect ICWA InfoIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/2/2022 • 55 minutes, 32 seconds

Tune in as Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their gift guide for the holidays.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDLast Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York– Elon GreenHer Name is Knight– Yasmin AngoeDeath in the Family– Tessa WegertGhost Squad– Claribel A. OrtegaSadie– Courtney SummersThe Widows of Malabar Hill– Sujata MasseyThe Satapur Moonstone– Sujata MasseyThe Bombay Prince– Sujata MasseyThe Mistress of Bhatia House– Sujata MasseyIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/18/2022 • 53 minutes, 34 seconds

Tune in as Katie McLain and Kendra Winchester discuss mysteries and thrillers for Indigenous Heritage Month.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDMy Heart Is a Chainsaw– Stephen Graham JonesShutter– Ramona EmersonWinter Counts– David Heska Wanbli WeidenMoon of the Crusted Snow– Waubgeshig RiceFirekeeper’s Daughter– Angeline BoulleyThe Resemblance– Lauren NossettThe Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022– edited Jess Walter and Steph ChaIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/4/2022 • 45 minutes, 1 second

Tune in as Katie and Kendra discuss novels with villain POV characters!Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSAngela Lansbury, who played Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote, has died at 96(Book Riot)Devil in the White City loses its director and Keanu Reeves in the same week(Indie Wire)Kenneth Branagh is making a third Poirot mystery, which will be based on the novel Hallowe’en Party(People)Reading the Stars by us, Book Riot, will help you better understand how your zodiac sign shapes your reading life.Check out our giveaway!BOOKS DISCUSSEDBlack Folk Could Fly– Randall KenanOut– Natsuo Kirino; transl. Stephen SnyderThe Dinner– Herman Koch; transl. Sam GarrettMy Sister the Serial Killer– Oyinkan BraithwaiteFor Your Own Good– Samantha DowningAnywhere You Run– Wanda M. MorrisLavender House– Lev AC RosenIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/21/2022 • 52 minutes, 28 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Kendra discuss witchy books perfect for spooky season!Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!THINGS MENTIONEDReading the Stars by us, Book Riot, will help you better understand how your zodiac sign shapes your reading life.Check out our giveaway!“Hurricane Ian relief: How to donate, volunteer and more” (NBC WPTV)Dylan in His RaincoatThis content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDShrines of Gaiety– Kate AtkinsonWhat’s Done in Darkness– Laura McHughThe Lighthouse Witches– CJ CookeThe Year of the Witching– Alexis HendersonThe Women Could Fly– Megan GiddingsThe Witches: Salem, 1692– Stacy SchiffBlackmail and Bibingka– Mia P. ManansalaJackal– Erin E. AdamsIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/7/2022 • 51 minutes, 9 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Kendra discuss books for Banned Books Week!Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSAnthony Award Winners Announced(Bouchercon 2022)Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools(Pen America)“Lechelt: On banning books. Specifically, ‘Monday’s Not Coming’” (London Times-Mirror)“‘It’s surreal’: Collierville Schools removes LGBTQ+ books from library shelves” (ABC)“Indian River County School Board refuses to ban most of the 156 books on group’s hit list” (TCPalm.)“‘This is wrong’: Central York students protest ban on books about racism” (ABC)“Klein Independent School District Book Removals” (IDRA)BOOKS DISCUSSEDRevelator– Daryl GregoryThe Jigsaw Man– Nadine MathesonMonday’s Not Coming– Tiffany D. JacksonWhite Rabbit– Caleb RoehrigGone Girl– Gillian FlynnThe New Jim Crow by Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindnessby Michelle AlexanderThe Getaway– Lamar GilesNext of Kin– Kia AbdullahIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/23/2022 • 54 minutes, 30 seconds

Tune in as Katie McClain and new co-host Kendra Winchester discuss some of their recent favorites.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.NEWSInventing Anna ignites a defamation lawsuit against Netflix.by Winston Cho (Hollywood Reporter)Natalie Portman series Lady in the Lake hits pause after threats of violence and extortionby Nick Romano (Entertainment)Val McDermid reveals ‘Queen of Crime’ legal threat from Agatha Christie estateby Brian Ferguson (The Scotsman)BOOKS DISCUSSEDThe Jigsaw Man– Nadine MathesonPerfect Days– Raphael Montes, transl. Alison EntrekinThe Widows of Malabar Hill– Sujata MasseyQuicksand– Malin Persson Giolito, transl. Rachel Willson-BroylesA Death in Door County– Annelise RyanThe Enigma of Room 622– Joël Dicker, transl. Robert BononnoIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected].Otherwise you can:Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/9/2022 • 50 minutes, 50 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about domestic suspense and its continuing appeal.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDMySister Rosa– Justine LarbalestierMore Than You’ll Ever Know– Katie GutierrezGood Neighbors– Sarah LanganLittle Fires Everywhere– Celeste NgMurder in Westminster– Vanessa RileyReal Bad Things– Kelly J. FordIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Instagram@wellreadbrowngirlFind Katie on Twitter@kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/26/2022 • 48 minutes, 52 seconds

Tune in as Nusrah and guest host, Kendra talk about mystery and suspense works in translation in honor of Women in Translation Month.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!https://www.womenintranslation.orgThis content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDA Master of Djinnby P.Djeli ClarkDrive Your Plow over the Bonesof the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, Translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-JonesOutby Natsuo Kirino, Translated from Japanese by Stephen SnyderThe Old Woman with the Knifeby Gu Byeong-mo, Translated by Chi-Young KimPeople Like Themby Semira Sidra, Translated by Lara VergnaudShutterby Ramona EmersonKismetby Amina AkhtarIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find Nusrah on Instagram@wellreadbrowngirlFind Kendra on Instagram and Twitter@kdwinchesterLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/12/2022 • 42 minutes, 40 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about books you should take on your vacation and ones you should skip.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDThe Chainby Adrian McKintyThe Getawayby Lamar GilesOne by Oneby Ruth WarePretty Thingsby Janelle BrownThe Sentenceby Louise ErdrichInto the Sublimeby Kate A. BoormanThe Devil Takes YouHomeby Gabino IglesiasIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Instagrram @wellreadbrowngirlFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/29/2022 • 42 minutes, 44 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mysteries that feature all sorts of games.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.Sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletterto get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDGood Rich People– Eliza Jane BrazierThe Devotion of Suspect X– Keigo HigashinoNever Have I Ever– Joshilyn JacksonUnder Lock and Skeleton Key– Gigi PandianWe Lie Here– Rachel Howzell HallHelltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod– Casey ShermanIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/15/2022 • 50 minutes, 56 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery and suspense reads to keep Pride alive all year long.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedThe Echo Wife – Sarah GaileyDeath Prefers Blondes – Caleb RoehrigAce of Spades– Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéThe Verifiers – Jane PekHarlem Sunset – Nekesa AfiaUnnatural Ends – Christopher HuangIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/1/2022 • 42 minutes, 4 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about their anticipated mystery and suspense reads for the second half of 2022.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter to get even more mystery/thriller recs and news!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedVicious Creatures – Ashton NooneHokuloa Road – Elizabeth HandKismet – Amina AkhtarThe Hacienda – Isabel CanasSiren Queen – Nghi VoThe Cherry Robbers – Sarai WalkerThe Woman in the Library – Sulari GentillTree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America’s Woods – Lyndsie BourgonVera Kelly: Lost and Found – Rosalie KnechtIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/17/2022 • 46 minutes, 48 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery series you can dive into.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedFinal Girls by Riley SagerWidows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry #1) by Sujata MasseyMy Heart is a Chainsaw (The Lake Witch Trilogy #1) by Stephen Graham JonesMarion Lane and the Midnight Murder (A Marion Lane Mystery) by T.A.WillbergNew BooksMore Than You’ll Ever Know – Katie GutierrezCounterfeit – Kirstin ChenIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/3/2022 • 54 minutes, 42 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mysteries featuring some kind of time and inter-dimensional travel.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedShining Girls – Lauren BeukesDark Matter – Blake CrouchThe Anamoly– Herve Le TellierThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August – Claire NorthWith Prejudice – Robin PegueroHide – Kiersten WhiteIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/20/2022 • 44 minutes, 58 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah take their picks from Edgar Award Nominees and talk you through them.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Razorblade Tears – S.A. CosbyTwo Truths and a Lie: A Murder, a Private Investigator, and Her Search for Justice – Ellen McGarrahanThe Forest of Stolen Girls – June HurNever Saw Me Coming – Vera KurianThe Firekeeper’s Daughter – Angeline BoulleyClark and Division – Naomi HiraharaTrailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders – Kathryn MilesThe Hacienda – Isabel CañasIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/6/2022 • 54 minutes, 47 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah reminisce about their favorite debuts by mystery authors.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Razorblade Tears – S.A. CosbyThe Conductors – Nicole GloverThe Intuitionist– Colson WhiteheadTangerine by Christine ManganMiracle Creek – Angie KimSharp Objects – Gillian FlynnHer Name is Knight – Yasmin AngoeI’ll Be You – Janelle BrownThe Wild Girls– Phoebe MorganIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/22/2022 • 47 minutes, 33 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about locked room mysteries and all that the sub-genre has to offer.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedA Death in the Family – Tessa WegertUnder Lock & Skeleton Key – Gigi PandianEighth Detective– Alex PavesiiThey All Fall Down – Rachel Howzell HallNew ReleasesPortrait of a Thief – Grace D. LiSense and Second-Degree Murder – Tirzah PriceIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/8/2022 • 38 minutes, 39 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about some of their favorite TV shows and give read-a-likes for them.Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDRed Widowby Alma KatsuHer Name is Knightby Yasmin AngoeThe Given Dayby Dennis LehaneThe Weight of Bloodby Laura McHughEmpire of the Wildby Cherie DemalineThe Appealby Janice HalettDjinn Patrol on the Purple Lineby Deepa AnapparaHer Last Affairby John SearlesFour Aunties and a Weddingby Jesse Q. Sutanto (release date March 29th)If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/25/2022 • 55 minutes, 18 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about short reads to meet your reading goals, read during lunch, and everything in between.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedRed Widow by Alma KatsuThe Grownup by Gillian FlynnConfessions by Kanae MinatoThe Hours Before Dawn by Celia FremlinMoon of the Crusted Snow Waubgeshig RiceThe Secret Talker by Geling YanLike a Sister by Kellye GarrettIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/11/2022 • 39 minutes, 57 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery and suspense reads by Black authors in honor of Black History Month.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedCherish Farrah by Bethany C. MorrowThe Jigsaw Man by Nadine MathesonDead Dead Girls by Nekesa AfiaWahala by Nikki MayThe Verifiers by Jane PekThis Might Hurt by Stephanie WrobelRun Rose Run by James Patterson & Dolly PartonIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/25/2022 • 49 minutes, 19 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about cozy mysteries to stay in with this Valentine’s Day.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedWhen the Reckoning Comes by Tanya McQueenGrave Reservations by Cherie PriestDeadly Inside Scoop by Abby ColletteMango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel ReyesDeath by Darjeeling by Laura ChildsOther People’s Clothes by Calla HenkelHomicide & Halo-Halo by Mia P. ManansalaIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/11/2022 • 43 minutes, 57 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about books featuring women who kill and the nuance that comes with it.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Edgar Award nominees!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Currently ReadingHouse of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay FordenBooks DiscussedHeartsick by Chelsea Cain#FashionVictim by Amina AkhtarThe Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hanco*ckThe Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara CollinsNew ReleasesThe New Girl by Jesse Q. SutantoNotes on an Execution by Danya KukafkaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/28/2022 • 50 minutes, 25 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about their most anticipated releases for the upcoming year.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Currently ReadingDeath in her Hands by Ottessa MoshfeghTake it Back by Kia AbdullahBooks DiscussedCherish Farrah by Bethany C. MorrowThe Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. JamesThis Might Hurt by Stephanie WrobelFervor by Alma KatsuOur Little World by Karen WinnPatricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Leigh AllenDevil House by John DarnielleThe Great Mrs. Elias by Barbara Chase-RiboudHomicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. ManansalaThe Cartographers by Peng ShepherdSecret Identity by Alex SeguraIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/14/2022 • 47 minutes, 21 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about their year-end favorites and reflect on reading goals for 2022.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Currently ReadingApples Never Fall by Liane MoriartyBooks DiscussedGirl A by Abigail DeanThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisAll Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. MorrisMrs. March by Virginia FeitoThe Secret Talker by Geling YanVelvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-GarciaIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/17/2021 • 46 minutes, 43 seconds

Tune in as Katie and special guest velocireader Liberty talk about their favorite new and backlist historical mystery titles!Follow the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Currently ReadingThe Great American Deception – Scott SteinAll Her Little Secrets – Wanda M. MorrisBooks DiscussedDangerous Women – Hope AdamsA Study in Scarlet Women – Sherry ThomasDead Dead Girls – Nekesa AfiaWidows of Malabar Hill – Sujata MasseyClark and Division – Naomi HiraharaNew ReleasesA History of Wild Places – Shea ErnshawMurder Most Actual – Alexis HallIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at[emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyFind Liberty on Instagram @franzencomesaliveAnd we will talk to you all next time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/3/2021 • 44 minutes, 54 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about read-a-likes for some favorite and popular authors and recommend contemporary works similar to them to make your holiday shopping easier.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Currently ReadingTwo Girls Down by Louisa LunaBooks DiscussedCutting Season by Attica Locke (Elizabeth George)Razorblade Tears by S.A.Cosby (James McCain)Three by D.A.Mishani (Patricia Highsmith)Palace of the Drowned by Christine Mangan (Patricia Highsmith)Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight (Liane Moriarty)A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson (Paul Doiron)Red Widow by Alma Katsu (Daniel Silva)New ReleasesThe Shadows of Men by Aber MukherjeeIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/19/2021 • 55 minutes, 15 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery and suspense works by Native American authors in honor of National Native American Heritage Month.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Currently ReadingTwo Girls Down by Louisa LunaA Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda JonesBooks DiscussedAll the Beautiful Sinners by Stephen Graham JonesThe Round House by Louise ErdrichEvil Dead Center by Carole LaFavorMean Spirit by Linda HoganNew ReleasesAll Her Little Secrets by Wanda MorrisHer Name Is Knight by Yasmine AngoeIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/5/2021 • 44 minutes, 10 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about horror and suspense reads set in haunted houses just in time for Halloween.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedThe Good House by Tananarive DueThe Silent Companions by Laura PurcellWhite Smoke by Tiffany D. JacksonHelp For the Haunted by John SearlesNew ReleasesFive Strangers by E.V. AdamsonGrave Reservations by Cherie PriestOtherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladyAnd we will talk to you all next time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/22/2021 • 48 minutes, 9 seconds

Tune in as All The Books host, Liberty, and Nusrah talk about mystery releases you may have missed in 2020 and 2021.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Currently ReadingJust Like Mother by Anne HeltzelBooks DiscussedWhat’s Left of Me is Yours by Stephanie ScottThe Opium Prince by Jasmine AimaqImpostor Syndrome by Kathy WangThe Jigsaw Man by Nadine MathesonWinter Counts by David Heska Wanbli WeidenGone for Good by Joanna SchaffhausenNew ReleasesReprieve by James Han MattsonCackle by Rachel HarrisonIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Liberty on Instagram @franzencomesaliveAnd we will talk to you all next time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/8/2021 • 43 minutes, 56 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about reads that took them on a twisty, turn-y journey.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Currently ReadingA Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Emma SouthonBooks DiscussedMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonPerfect Days by Raphael MontesWe Were Liars by E.LockhartNew ReleasesPersonal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living by Robert A. JensenFuzz by Mary RoachIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/24/2021 • 47 minutes, 58 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about books featuring cults and people who become a part of them.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Currently ReadingFinal girls by Riley SagerMadam by Phoebe WynnBooks DiscussedThe Girls by Emma ClineThe Night We Burned by S.F.KosaDon’t Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM by Sarah BermanBlack Widows by Cate QuinnNew ReleasesMy Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham JonesHarlem Shuffle by Colson WhiteheadIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected], you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/10/2021 • 50 minutes, 19 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about translated works of crime and mystery written by women authors for Women in Translation Month.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Currently ReadingThe Witch Elm by Tana FrenchVelvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-GarciaBooks DiscussedThe Lost Village by Camilla StenThe Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko ImamuraThe Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia SaenzMrs Mohr goes Missing by Maryla SzymiczkowaNew ReleasesA Slow Fire Burning by Paula HawkinsThese Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell HallIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/27/2021 • 44 minutes, 4 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mysteries based on real-life happenings.Not to be confused with our episode where we talk about mysteries we can’t believe are not based in reality.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Currently ReadingHome Before Dark by Riley SagerThe Bombay Prince by Sujata MasseyBooks DiscussedThe Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie BenedictFrog Music by Emma DonoghueThe Happiest Girl in the World by Alena DillonThe Perfect Nanny by Leila SlimaniNew ReleasesVelvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia56 Days by Catherine Ryan HowardIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/13/2021 • 47 minutes, 28 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery reads featuring disabled characters or by authors with disabilities.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedA Will to Kill by R.V.RamanThe Girls I’ve Been by Tess SharpeMiracle Creek by Angie KimThe Witch Elm by Tana FrenchNew ReleasesA Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda JonesThe Turnout by Megan AbbottIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/30/2021 • 47 minutes, 14 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah answer some important questions in their mid-year check-in about their reading year so far.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Questions AskedFavorite book of the year so farA surprisingly good book you’ve readThe bookish highlight of the yearNext Reading PriorityMost Anticipated Releases for the second half of 2021Books DiscussedGood Neighbors by Sarah LanganPalace of the Drowned by Christine ManganFortune Favors the Dead by Stephen SpotswoodFor your Own Good by Samantha DowningVelvet was the Night by Sylvia Moreno-GarciaThe Other Black Girl by Zaikya Dalila HarrisThese Women by Ivy PochodaThe Lost Man by Jane HarperThe Family Plot by Megan CollinsWhite Smoke by Tiffany D. JacksonCurrently ReadingThe Ninja Daughter by Tori EldridgeRosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/16/2021 • 51 minutes, 52 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mysteries that work great on audio for Audiobook Appreciation Month!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSEDPretty Things by Janelle BrownNarrators: Julian Whelan, Lauren Fortgang and Hilary HuberWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Turnout by Megan Abbott Narrator: Cassandra CampbellThe Conductors by Nicole GloverThe Gone Dead by Chanelle BenzNarrator: Bahni TurpinA Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreightNarrator: Sarah Zimmerman, Karissa Vacker and George NewbernTiny Pretty Things by Dhonielle Clayton & Sona CharaipotraNarrator: Nora Hunter,Greta Jung, Imani Parks, Laura DelanoColumbine by Dave CullenNarrator: Don LeslieNew ReleasesPeople Like Them by Samira Sedira, transl. Lara VergnaudRazorblade Tears by S.A. CosbySurvive the Night by Riley SagerIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/2/2021 • 50 minutes, 52 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah celebrate Pride Month by talking about books by authors who identify as LGBTQ or have written amazing stories featuring LGBTQ characters.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!CLICK-WORTHY LINKShttps://crimereads.com/24-queer-crime-novels-to-read-all-year-long/ BOOKS DISCUSSEDAffinity by Sarah WatersPlain Bad Heroines by Emily M. DanforthI Hope You’re Listening by Tom RyanLast Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon GreenBONUS RECSLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoWhite Rabbit by Caleb RoehrigNEW RELEASESDream Girl by Laura LippmanWhat’s Done in Darkness by Laura McHughCURRENTLY READINGWhat Comes After by JoAnne TompkinsChildren of Chicago by Cynthia PelayoA Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreightIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/18/2021 • 49 minutes, 41 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about books that will appeal to readers of true crime, podcasts and everything in between.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Click-worthy LinksThe CWA Dagger Award shortlists have been released.Books DiscussedDark Places by Gillian FlynnTheme Music by T. Marie VandellyHeartsick by Chelsea CainHis Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae BurneThe Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan HowardNew ReleasesThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisThe Bombay Prince by Sujata MasseyCurrently ReadingGirl A by Abigail DeanThe Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing by Sonia FaleiroSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/4/2021 • 52 minutes, 49 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about reads set in the wilderness, particularly national parks.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedThe Wild Inside (Glacier Park Mystery) by Christine CarboTrack of the Cat by Nevada BarrEven As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke ClapdoodleBeneath the Mountain by Luca D’ AndreaThe Hunger by Alma KatsuDescent by Tim JohnstonWicked River by Jenny MilchmanBearskin by James A. McLaughlinNew ReleasesThe Decagon House Murders by Yukito AyatsujiVersion Zero by David YoonIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/21/2021 • 49 minutes, 41 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about reads that feature dinner parties gone wrong.Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission.Edgar Award winners!BOOKS DISCUSSEDThe Eighth Detective by Alex PavesiThe Dinner by Herman KochThe Perfect Guests by Emma RousThey All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell HallThe Majesties by Tiffany TsaoHannibal by Thomas HarrisNEW RELEASESArsenic and Adobo by Mia P. ManasalaDead of Winter by Stephen Mack JonesWhile Justice Sleeps by Stacey AbramsIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/7/2021 • 51 minutes, 26 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah celebrate the 100th episode of Read or Dead, and talk about books that shaped them as mystery readers.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission.News LinksITW Thriller Awards NomineesBOOKS DISCUSSEDJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonMoonlight Becomes You by Mary Higgins ClarkThe Silent Scream (Nightmare Hall #1) by Diane Hoh Baltimore Blues by Laura LippmanJade Green by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorEvil Under the Sun by Agatha ChristieNEW RELEASESThe Forest of Stolen Girls by June HurDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoIf you want to send us an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/23/2021 • 55 minutes, 3 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah discuss the Edgar Award Nominees and recommend books for you to prioritize from the list.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Have a look at all the categories and nominees!This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission.Books DiscussedDjinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa AnapparaThe Missing American by Kwei QuarteyThese Women by Ivy PochodaCatherine House by Elisabeth ThomasDarling Rose Gold by Stephanie WrobelMurder in Old Bombay by Nev MarchWhen No One is Watching by Alyssa ColeEast of Hounslow by Khurrum RahmanThe Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copely EisenbergPhantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchco*ck by Christina LaneFrom the Desk of Zoe Washingtonby Janae MarksThe Companion by Katie AlenderThe Cousinsby Karen M. McManusIf you want to send us an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/9/2021 • 51 minutes, 31 seconds

This week Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery/thrillers that transport you to a particular time and place.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Find some fantastic reads to combat AAPI racism and educate yourself on its long history in the US in our Audiobooks Newsletter!This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission.Books DiscussedThe Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eunDisappearing Earth by Julia PhillipsThe Split by Sharon BoltonOverkill by Vanda SymonBeneath the Mountain by Luca D’AndreaRed Widow by Alma KatsuThe Lost Village by Camilla SteinCurrently ReadingAnxious People by Fredrick BackmanIf you want to send us an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/26/2021 • 51 minutes, 14 seconds

This week Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery/thrillers that feature revenge and serial killers, and how these narratives uncover stories that often go unheard.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission.Books mentioned in the news segmentLuckiest Girl Alive by Jessica KnollGone Bamboo by Anthony BourdainThe Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen DionneWe Begin at the End by Chris WhitakerBooks mentionedTrigger warning: The books talked about do talk about sexual assault, violence towards women and children and murder.America’s First Serial Killer by Mary Kay McBrayerThe Five by Hallie RubenholdThey Never Learn by Layne FargoOut by Natsuo KirinoNew ReleasesFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoullyThe Jigsaw Man by Nadine MathesonIf you want to send us an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at [emailprotected]Otherwise you can:Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/12/2021 • 51 minutes, 12 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery and thriller reads featuring romance gone right, and romance gone very wrong. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/26/2021 • 54 minutes, 13 seconds

Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about reads that feature true crime and social justice honoring Black History Month.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Books Mentioned honoring Black History MonthA Knock at Midnight – Brittany K. BarnettBeneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice – Gilbert KingLeaving Atlanta – Tayari JonesThe Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America’s Law Enforcement – Matthew Horace & Ron HarrisNEW RELEASESBlood Grove – Walter MosleyThe Kindest Lie – Nancy JohnsonChildren of Chicago – Cynthia PelayoThe Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing – Sonia Faleirocurrently readingFortune Favors the Dead – Stephen SpotswoodWidows of Malabar Hill – Sujata MasseyThe Lost Man – Jane HarperWrite to us with any feedback, requests, or recommendations at [emailprotected]Find us on social:Nusrah: @JavedNusrahKatie: @kt_libraryladySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/12/2021 • 53 minutes, 42 seconds

Katie and Nusrah talk about books that make use of unique formats to tell their story.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission.Books MentionedNight Film by Marisha PesslAmerican Spy by Lauren WilkinsonWhisper Network by Chandler BakerNEW RELEASESIf I Disappear by Eliza Jane BrazierFinlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle CosimanoCURRENTLY READINGFortune Favors the Dead by Stephen SportswoodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/29/2021 • 46 minutes, 18 seconds

Katie and Nusrah talk about their most anticipated releases of 2021 and only get to July before they are out of time.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Newsletters, A Mistake Incomplete by Lorenzo Petruzziello, and Bloodline by Jess Lourey.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission.BOOKS MENTIONED IN ANTICIPATED RELEASESThe House on Vesper Sands – Paraic O’ Donell Girl A – Abigail Dean (January 25, 2021)Children of Chicago – Cynthia Pelayo (February 9, 2021)Quiet in Her Bones – Nalini Singh (February 23rd, 2021)The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing – Sonia Faleiro (February 23, 2021)Dial A for Aunties – Jesse K Sutanto (April 27, 2021)The Other Black Girl – Zakiya Dalila Harris (June 2021)The Turnout – Megan Abbott (July 6, 2021)CURRENTLY READINGPretty Things – Janelle BrownThe Nothing Man – Catherine Ryan HowardThese Women – Ivy PochodaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/15/2021 • 47 minutes, 56 seconds

It is the last episode of 2020 and Rincey’s last episode of Read or Dead! To commemorate, they talk about their favorite reads of the year.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesJohn le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Dies at 89Books MentionedLong Bright River by Liz MooreThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesWe Keep the Dead Close by Becky CooperShelter by Jung YunThe Return by Rachel HarrisonWinter Counts by David Heska Wanbli WeidenThe Only Child by Mi-ae SeoThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/18/2020 • 52 minutes, 48 seconds

Katie and guest host Nusrah talk about genre-bending mysteries, the upcoming adaptation of Forty Acres, and some really exciting new releases that you need to add to your TBR ASAP!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesNetflix is working on an adaptation of Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith.Watch the trailer for Tiny Pretty Things.The Mystery Writers of America announced its 2021 Grand Master and Raven Award recipients.Books MentionedDeadly Sexy by Beverly JenkinsMagic for Liars by Sarah GaileyEven As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke ClapsaddleI Remember You by Yrsa SigurdardottirThe Arctic Fury by Greer MacallisterTake it Back by Kia AbdullahSnow Drift by Helene Tursten; translated by Marlaine DelargyThree by D.A. Mishani; translated by Jessica CohenThe Eighth Detective by Alex PavesiWhen No One is Watching by Alyssa ColeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/4/2020 • 49 minutes, 43 seconds

Katie and Rincey get geared up for the holiday season with a giant pile of books that you could give to someone (or yourself).This episode is sponsored by TBR, Elsewhere by Dean Koontz and Ink by Jonathan Maberry.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Books MentionedThe Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi SomaiyaIQ by Joe IdeThe Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist by Anthony M. AmoreThe Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace JohnsonBlacktop Wasteland by S.A. CosbyWhite Rabbit by Caleb RoehrigMimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow (A Sassy Cat Mystery #1)In the Hall With the Knife by Diane PeterfreundThe Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America’s First Serial Killer by Skip HollandsworthAmerica’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster by Mary Kay McBrayerPerfect Days by Raphael MontesThe Kill Club by Wendy HeardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/20/2020 • 55 minutes, 31 seconds

Katie and Rincey celebrate Nonfiction November with some great nonfiction reads, talk about the great casting in the new Jane Harper adaptation, and are pleasantly surprised by the Goodreads Choice Awards.This episode is sponsored by TBR, The Gift of the Magpie by Donna Andrews, and VJ Books.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesRachel Howzell Hall’s Lou Norton series has been optioned to Lionsgate TelevisionWatch the first trailer for The DryVoting for the Goodreads Choice Awards has begun [Book Riot]Books MentionedUnspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession by Sarah WeinmanAmerican Sherlock by Kate Winkler DawsonNo Place to Hide by Opa Hysea WiseThe Preserve by Ariel S. WinterWe Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky CooperThe Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist by Anthony M. AmoreAfter She Wrote Him by Sulari GentillSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/6/2020 • 45 minutes, 13 seconds

Read or Dead is a bi-weekly mystery fiction podcast dedicated to the worlds of mystery, thriller, and true crime literature. Join hosts Alice and Kim for lots of recommendations, news updates, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/30/2020 • 2 minutes, 45 seconds

Katie and Rincey mourn the ending of The President is Missing adaptation, celebrate some revivals and reboots and talk about their love of audiobooks.This episode is sponsored by TBR, In the Study with the Wrench by Diana Peterfreund, and Nightfire.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesShowtime is no longer moving forward with James Patterson’s and Bill Clinton’s The President is Missing [Deadline]I Know What You Did Last Summer is headed to Amazon as a TV series [Hollywood Reporter]Showtime revives Dexter as a limited series, and Michael C. Hall is returning [Deadline]Netflix is adapting Rumaan Alam’s new thriller, Leave the World Behind. [Hollywood Reporter]Stacey Abrams has a political thriller coming out next spring called While Justice Sleeps [Hollywood Reporter]In Virtual Event, Bouchercon 2020 Picks Year’s Best [Publisher’s Weekly]Books MentionedThe Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob ThomasThe Searcher by Tana French, narrated by Roger ClarkBeneath the Mountain by Luca d’Andrea, narrated by Charles ConstantFortune Favors the Dead by Stephen SpotswoodA Solitude of Wolverines by Alice HendersonAnd Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell HallThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/23/2020 • 48 minutes, 51 seconds

Katie and Rincey appreciate talking about some good news and get into the fall spirit with some dark, creepy campus novels.This episode is sponsored by TBR, And Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall and Chaos by Iris Johansen.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesJordan Harper, author of She Rides Shotgun, tweeted that he’s turned in the manuscript for his second novelLayne Fargo’s novel They Never Learn is being adapted for TVZac Efron is going to star in the new adaptation of Firestarter [Deadline]Amazon is adapting the forthcoming Jo Nesbo book, The Jealousy Man [Deadline]James Patterson donates $2.5 million to teachers to help them create classroom and at-home libraries for students [Publisher’s Weekly]Books MentionedDead Scared by Sharon BoltonLong Black Veil by Jennifer Finney BoylanLeave the World Behind by Rumaan AlamSnow by John BanvilleThey Never Learn by Layne FargoIn the Study with the Wrench by Diana PeterfreundWinter Counts by David Heska Wanbli WeidenVera Kelly is Not a Mystery by Rosalie KnechtSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/9/2020 • 51 minutes, 55 seconds

Katie and Rincey pick up some fun Scooby-Doo themed books based on a listener request and get really excited about some recent reads.This episode is sponsored by TBR, White Fox by Sara Faring and Size Zero by Abigail Mangin.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesNational Book Foundation to present Lifetime Achievement Award to Walter MosleyWesting Game’ Series Adaptation in the Works at HBO MaxAmazon gets the rights to All the Old Knives, a thriller by Olen Steinhaurer, and starring Chris Pine and Thandie NewtonJoe Ruby Dies: ‘Scooby Doo’ Co-Creator Was 87Books MentionedMeddling Kids by Edgar CanteroThe Vanishing Girl by Josephine RubyThe Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanAnd Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell HallThe Book of Lamps and Banners by Elizabeth HandThe Cabin on Souder Hill by Lonnie BuschWhen No One is Watching by Alyssa ColeDiamond Doris by Doris PayneMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellThe Real Lolita by Sarah WeinmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/25/2020 • 55 minutes, 16 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about mysteries featuring technology and social media, along with some mixed feelings about adaptation news recently announced.This episode is sponsored by TBR, Before She Was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney, and Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesSteph Cha tapped as New American Mysteries anthology editorHBO is doing a TV adaptation of Michael Crichton’s SpherePretty Little Liars based on the books by Sara Shepard is being rebootedWatch the trailer for I’m Thinking of Ending Things Books MentionedReconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreightLittle Brother by Cory DoctrowOne by One by Ruth WareThe Sleeping Nymph by Ilaria Tuti, translated by Ekin OklapGrown by Tiffany D JacksonDon’t Look For Me by Wendy WalkerThe Parker Inheritance by Varian JohnsonThe Golden Thread by Ravi SomaiyaWhen No One Is Watching by Alyssa ColeHome Before Dark by Riley SagerMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/11/2020 • 56 minutes, 57 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk adaptation news, including the Dan Mallory movie, and take a walk down memory lane with middle grade mystery books.This episode is sponsored by TBR, Size Zero by Abigail Mangin, and Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesOne of Us is Lying by Karen McManus is set for TVJade City by Fonda Lee is headed to Peaco*ckApple+ has ordered the first ever animated adaptation of Harriet the SpyElisabeth Moss is starring in the adaptation of Virginia Feito’s upcoming thriller, Mrs. MarchThere’s going to be a TV show based on the New Yorker article that brought Daniel Mallory’s (aka AJ Finn) scams to lightBooks MentionedIn the Hall With the Knife by Diane PeterfreundLiar & Spy by Rebecca SteadThe Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo, translated by Yumiko YamakaziWinter Counts by David Heska Wanbli WeidenWhen No One Is Watching by Alyssa ColeSins of the Bees by Annie LampmanBlacktop Wasteland by SA CosbyFrom the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae MarksHome Before Dark by Riley SagerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/28/2020 • 56 minutes, 7 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about a new Megan Abbott book, Unsolved Mysteries, cold cases and more! This episode is sponsored by TBR, The First To Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan, and The Nemesis Manifesto by Eric Van Lustbader. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter! Show Notes John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co & Sony Pictures TV Developing ‘Paper Gods’ For ABC; Nia Long To Star & EP In Political Drama Sisters in Crime announce the winner of the Eleanor Taylor Bland Award Megan Abbott has a new book coming out in 2021 and it’s already been picked up for TV Books Mentioned Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker Yellow Bird by Sierra Crane Murdoch The Monsters We Make by Kali White Three by D.A. Mishani, translated by Jessica Cohen 21 Immortals by Rozlan Mohd Noor The Less Dead by Denise Mina The Majesties by Tiffany TsaoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/14/2020 • 49 minutes, 11 seconds

Katie and Rincey get excited about adaptations of The Shining Girls and Magpie Murders, and talk about mystery books by Black authors that they’ve recently picked up.This episode is sponsored by TBR, His & Hers by Alice Feeney and The Truth Hurts by Rebecca Reid.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesShirley Jackson Award Winners‘Magpie Murders’ Drama Series Adaptation Set On PBS’ MasterpieceElisabeth Moss is starring in the upcoming Apple adaptation of Lauren Beukes’s thriller The Shining GirlsNOIR IS THE NEW BLACK KickstarterBooks MentionedThree Fifths by John VercherPaper Gods by Goldie TaylorThe Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia SáenzDeath of a Telenovela Star by Teresa DovalpageImperfect Women by Araminta HallA Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly JacksonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/31/2020 • 49 minutes, 9 seconds

Katie and Rincey catch up on the news they missed, including lawsuits featuring Dan Brown and the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle estate, and read some locked room mysteries in honor of not leaving their homes.This episode is sponsored by TBR, Size Zero by Abigail Mangin and The Patient by Jasper DeWitt.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesAdrian McKinty’s thriller The Chain is getting a film adaptationOscar Isaac is starring in the movie London, which is based on a short story by Jo Nesbo and will be directed by Ben StillerBlythe Brown has filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband, Dan Brown, for leading a double life during their marriageThe Sir Arthur Conan Doyle estate is suing Netflix over their upcoming Enola Holmes adaptationMaureen Johnson announces a fourth book in the Truly Devious seriesBooks MentionedNo Exit by Taylor AdamsMurder in the Crooked House by Soji Shimada, translated by Louise Heal KawaiHome Before Dark by Riley SagerThe Shadows by Alex NorthBlacktop Wasteland by S.A. CosbyHe Started It by Samantha DowningMurder at the Grand Raj Palace by Vaseem KhanThe Janes by Louisa LunaThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling;The Searcher by Tana FrenchSadie by Courtney Summers;The Deep by Alma KatsuSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/17/2020 • 54 minutes, 43 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about lots of new award nominees that have been announced and pick out books featuring LGBTQ+ characters for Pride Month!This episode is sponsored by Hey YA, Don’t Make a Sound by T.R. Ragan and One Last Lie by Paul Doiron.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesRachel Howzell Hall has a new crime novel coming out!Harlem mystery author Grace Edwards has died at age 87The trailer for You Should Have LeftCWA Dagger Award longlistsThe Shirley Jackson Award shortlist Anthony Award shortlistOyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer has been nominated for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year PrizeBooks MentionedThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingStolen Things by R.H. HerronThe Kill Club by Wendy HeardVera Kelly Is Not a Mystery by Rosalie KnechtDeep as Death by Katja IvarThe Swap by Robyn HardingThe Mountains Wildby Sarah Stewart TaylorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/19/2020 • 47 minutes, 16 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about the new James Patterson and Bill Clinton book, a new Lisbeth Salander adaptation and mystery short story collections.This episode is sponsored by TBR, The Last Flight by Julie Clark, and Sister Dear by Hannah Mary McKinnon.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesJames Patterson and Bill Clinton announce their second book, The President’s Daughter, which is a standalone and not a sequel to The President is MissingShortlist for the 2020 Harper Lee Prize for Legal FictionWe’re getting close to an Amazon adaptation of Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Gamache crime novelsManny Jacinto joins the cast of Nine Perfect Strangers‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ Series Based On Lisbeth Salander Character In Works At AmazonNetflix is doing a TV adaptation of Anatomy of a ScandalTrailer for the documentary based on I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraSeason 2 trailer for The Alienist, which is based on Caleb Carr’s novel The Angel of DarknessBooks MentionedThe First Prehistoric Serial Killer by Teresa Solana, translated by Peter BushAn Elderly Lady is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten, translated by Marlaine DelargyMagnetized: Conversations With a Serial Killer by Carlos Busqued, translated Samuel RutterWho Killed Berta Caceres? The Murder of an Indigenous Defender and the Race to Save the Planet by Nina LakhaniThe Monsters We Make by Kali WhiteThe House of Whispers by Laura PurcellEvil Under the Sun by Agatha ChristieThe Ancient Nine by Ian K. SmithSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/5/2020 • 51 minutes, 57 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about Jane Harper's new novel, the French serial killer expert who apparently isn't an expert and books featuring religious elements that are not by Dan Brown.This episode is sponsored by Lit Stitch, Devoted by Dean Koontz, and Book Riot Insiders.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesSee the cover of the new Jane Harper novel!The filmmakers behind Doctor Sleep are tackling Stephen King’s novel Revival nextHBO Max is adapting Throttle by Stephen King and Joe HillSPOILER ALERT! The ending to the Defending Jacob adaptation is totally different than the bookChristopher Pike’s Midnight Club is being adapted as a Netflix seriesCheck out the trailer for Shirley, starring Elisabeth Moss as Shirley JacksonFrench author and serial killer expert Stéphane Bourgoin admits that much of his nonfiction work was made upBooks MentionedShamed by Linda CastilloSmaller and Smaller Circles by FH BatacanAmerica's First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monsterby Mary Kay McBrayerThese Womenby Ivy PochodaThe Wife Stalkerby Liv ConstantineCamp Murderface by Saundra MitchellDragonfish by Vu TranWinter Counts by David Heska Wanbli WeidenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/22/2020 • 55 minutes, 22 seconds

Katie and Rincey discuss the Edgar Award winners, Tana French's new book and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles.This episode is sponsored by TBR,Libro FM, and The Sunday Girl.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesThe 2020 Edgar Awards winners have been announcedWatch the acceptance speeches on the Edgar Awards' YouTube channelA preview of Tana French’s upcoming novel, The SearcherA sequel to the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark film is in the worksStephen King’s The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is getting a film adaptationTrailer for Lovecraft Country100 Years of Agatha Christie StoriesBooks MentionedThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieA Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreightSeven Years of Darkness by You-Jeong JeongThe Boy in the Red Dress by Kristin LambertA Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby ColletteDeath in the East by Abir MukherjeeThe End of October by Lawrence WrightThe Last Trial by Scott TurowThe Goodbye Man by Jeffrey DeaverBirds of a Feather by Jacquline WinspearShelter by Jung YunWinter Counts by David Heska Wanbli WeidenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/8/2020 • 57 minutes, 38 seconds

While they are self-quarantining, Katie and Rincey decide to tackle some of the oldest mystery and true crime books on their TBR.This episode is sponsored by TBR, Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier and Sisters in Crime.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesHulu’s already snapped up rights to Zakiya Dalila Harris’ upcoming novel The Other Black GirlOur fellow Book Rioter Tirzah Price has an upcoming Jane Austen murder mystery series for teens!Netflix Picks Up Millie Bobby Brown's 'Enola Holmes' from LegendaryLos Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners AnnouncedPerry Mason trailerBooks MentionedThe Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston & Mario SpeziThe Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver PötzschPretty Thingsby Janelle BrownTake Me Apart by Sara SligarThe Splitby Sharon BoltonIf It Bleeds by Stephen KingThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St JamesThe Boy in the Earth by Fuminori Nakamura, translated by Allison Markin PowellThe Likeness by Tana FrenchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/24/2020 • 49 minutes, 33 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about some changing release dates, Tiger King, and the books they turn to when they need some comfort.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Libro.fm.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesHere’s the first trailer for Defending Jacob, starring Chris EvansNicole Kidman is producing and starring in the adaptation of Janelle Brown’s Pretty ThingsThe Killing Eve premiere has been bumped up by 2 weeksStephen King’s book If It Bleeds is getting moved up from May 5th to late AprilChristopher Meloni is headlining a new spinoff series as Elliott Stabler from Law & Order: SVUAre we getting a surprise new episode of Tiger King on Netflix?Books MentionedThe Likeness by Tana FrenchThe Betel Nut Tree Mystery by Ovidia YuBroken by Don WinslowThe Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder & Mayhem From History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers by Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, & Henry ZebrowskiNo Going Back by Sheena KamalThe Way You Burn by Christine MeadeThe Hand on the Wall by Maureen JohnsonFriday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry KemelmanThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St JamesThe Only Child by Mi-Ae SeoTwo Girls Down by Louisa LunaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/10/2020 • 52 minutes, 25 seconds

Katie and Rincey thank the mystery gods for a new Tana French potentially coming this fall, talk about some great mystery small presses.This episode is sponsored by TBR, Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox published by Forge Books, and Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesLucy Alibar, who wrote the screenplay for Beasts of the Southern Wild, will be adapting the screenplay for Where the Crawdads SingDavid Lagercrantz announces a modern Sherlock Holmes series for 2021The new Tana French book is up on Amazon!The best crime fiction small pressesBooks MentionedZero Saints by Gabino IglesiasThe Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda, translated by Alison WattsThe Herdby Andrea BartzBrown Girl Ghosted by Mintie DasValentineby Elizabeth WetmoreThe Familiar Darkby Amy EngelAmerican Animals: A True Crime Memoir by Eric BorsukThe Only Child by Mi-Ae SeoThirteen by Steve CavanaughSadie by Courtney SummersThe Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara CollinsMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/27/2020 • 54 minutes, 27 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about how the ghost of Agatha Christie might be haunting a museum, Snoop Dogg is adapting the IQ series, and read some backlist books.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox, and Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesMega best-selling author Clive Cussler dies at age 88Barbara Neely, author of first black female series sleuth Blanche White, dies at 78Martin Edwards wins the 2020 Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers’ AssociationSnoop Dogg’s production company is executive producing a series based on Joe Ide’s IQ seriesRumor has it that the ghost of Agatha Christie is haunting the Torquay Museum and knocking her books (only her books!) off the shelvesNicole Kidman’s production company acquires Samantha Downing’s bestselling psychological thriller My Lovely WifeNBC is adapting Dan Brown’s The Lost SymbolJanet Evanovich and her Stephanie Plum series moves to Atria in an enormous 8-figure dealBooks MentionedThe Last Rituals by Yrsa SigurdardottirDeath of a Red Heroine by Qiu XiaolongThe Deep by Alma KatsuMimi Lee Gets a Clue byJennifer J. ChowThe Bramble and the Roseby Tom BoumanDarling Rose Gold by Stephanie WrobelThe Eighth Girl by Maxine Mei-Fung ChungSadie by Courtney SummersThirteen by Steve CavanaghSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/13/2020 • 48 minutes, 37 seconds

Katie and Rincey give a rundown about the discussion around My Dark Vanessa and Excavation and then talk about some mysteries written by Latinx authors.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day, and Crooked River, the new Agent Pendergast novel from Preston & Child.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesJessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne are starring in the film adaptation of the true crime book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles GraeberGraham Moore’s latest novel, The Holdout, has been optioned for a Hulu seriesHallie Rubenhold, author of The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, is planning a Whitechapel mural to celebrate the lives of these womenWhy cozy mysteries are the hottest TV genre of 2020Crime Writers of Color has a great list of Black crime authors authors to read for Black History MonthWhat’s Going on With My Dark Vanessa and Excavation?Books MentionedMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellExcavation by Wendy C. OrtizBloody Waters by Carolina Garcia-AguileraUntamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-GarciaTrouble Is What I Do by Walter MosleyYellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman’s Search for Justice in Indian Country by Sierra Crane MurdochEight Perfect Murdersby Peter SwansonThe Sea of Lost Girlsby Carol GoodmanEgg Drop Deadby Vivien ChienThe Majesties by Tiffany TsaoYour House Will Pay by Steph ChaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/28/2020 • 50 minutes, 10 seconds

Katie and Rincey pick out some mysteries with a romantic element to them to celebrate Valentine’s Day!This episode is sponsored byGet Booked: The Handsell,A Divided Loyaltyby Charles Todd andBook Marks.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!SHOW NOTESMary Higgins Clark has died at 92What happens to your brain when you read true crimeWalter Mosely is reportedly writing the film script forThe Man in My Basem*ntNetflix has optionedThe Lastby Hanna JamesonMatt Damon will star in the adaptation of Don Winslow’sThe ForceToni Collette To Star In ‘Pieces Of Her’ Netflix Drama SeriesTrailer forThe Undoing, which is based on the bookYou Should Have Knownby Jean Hanff KorelitzTrailer for Agatha Christie’sThe Pale Horse44 Mystery Romance Novels to Read Right NowBOOKS MENTIONEDMy Lovely Wifeby Samantha DowningThe Haunting of Maddy Clareby Simone St. JamesThe Burnby Kathleen KentThe Only Childby Mi-Ae SeoSecond Sisterby Chan Ho-KeiThe Aosawa Murdersby Riku Onda, translated by Alison WattsThe Holdoutby Graham MooreDeath in the Familyby Tessa Wegert;Abbottby Saladin Ahmed, Sami Kivelä, Jason WordieIf You Tellby Gregg OlsenUntamed Shoreby Silvia Moreno-GarciaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/14/2020 • 53 minutes, 8 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about the Edgar Award nominees and some genre-crossing SFF mysteries.This episode is sponsored byBook Riot’s Read Harder 2020 ChallengeandLost Hillsby Lee Goldberg.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!SHOW NOTESThe Edgar Award nominees have been announcedLee Child is passing on the Jack Reacher series to his brother Andrew Grant, with the requirement that Andrew change his last name to “Child.”Amazon is planning an Alex Cross TV series based on the James Patterson booksMindhunter Season 3 has been put on indefinite holdTrailer for the upcoming Netflix film, Lost Girls, based on the true crime book Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert KolkerBOOKS MENTIONEDVesselby Lisa A. NicholsThe Affair of the Mysterious Letterby Alexis HallHi Fiveby Joe IdeThe Other Peopleby C. J. TudorThe Look-Alikeby Erica SpindlerDjinn Patrol on the Purple Lineby Deepa Anappara18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensicsby Bruce GoldfarbWho is Vera Kelly?by Rosalie KnechtThe Vanishing Stairby Maureen JohnsonDarling Rose Goldby Stephanie WrobelIf You Tellby Gregg OlsenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/31/2020 • 46 minutes, 58 seconds

Katie and Rincey catch up after the new year and talk about their feelings onDublin Murders, the TV adaptation ofIn the WoodsandThe Likenessby Tana French.This episode is sponsored byNovel Gazing,The Lost Manby Jane Harper andGrace is Goneby Emily Elgar.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesNicole Kidman’s next project in development is Kimberly McCreight’s upcoming domestic thriller,A Good MarriageMelissa McCarthy is starring with Nicole Kidman in Hulu’s adaptation of Liane Moriarty’sNine Perfect StrangersJust Watch Meby Jeff Lindsay is on the way to its own TV seriesTrailer forThe Woman in the WindowLee Child will be a judge for the 2020 Booker PrizeBooks MentionedIn the Woodsby Tana FrenchThe Likenessby Tana FrenchThe Missing Americanby Kwei QwarteyThe Tenantby Katrine EngbergThe Janesby Louisa LunaThe Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachiaby Emma Copley EisenbergThe Majestiesby Tiffany TsaoThe Hand on the Wallby Maureen JohnsonLong Bright Riverby Liz MooreNinja Daughterby Tori EldridgeThe Betel Nut Tree Mysteryby Ovidia YuThe Body Liesby Jo BakerDarling Rose Goldby Stephanie Wrobel;If You Tellby Greg OlsenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/17/2020 • 53 minutes, 30 seconds

Katie and Rincey celebrate the new year by talking about some of the books they are excited to pick up in the first half of 2020.This episode is sponsored byRead Harder JournalandIf You Tellby Gregg Olsen.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Books MentionedLong Bright Riverby Liz MooreThe Hand on the Wallby Maureen Johnson18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensicsby Bruce GoldfarbThe Burnby Kathleen KentThe Majestiesby Tiffany TsaoUntamed Shoreby Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Only Childby Mi-ae SeoYellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Countryby Sierra Crane MurdochSecond Sisterby Chan Ho-Kei, translated by Jeremy TiangThe Aosawa Murdersby Riku Onda, translated by Alison WattsThe Deepby Alma KatsuDarling Rose Goldby Stephanie WrobelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/3/2020 • 49 minutes, 10 seconds

Katie and Rincey get into the holiday spirit by reading some holiday mystery books.This episode is sponsored by theRead Harder Journal,Ali CrossandQueen of the Conquered.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesTrailer for Promising Young WomanStephen King’sThe Dark Halfis getting adapted for the second timeMWA Announces the 2020 Grand Master, Raven and Ellery Queen Award RecipientsBooks MentionedMind of Winterby Laura KasischkeDying for Christmasby Tammy CohenThe Kill Clubby Wendy HeardGood Girls Lieby J.T. EllisonGive the Devil His Dueby Sulari GentillLong Bright Riverby Liz MooreThe Boy in the Earthby Fuminori NakamuraIn the Woodsby Tana FrenchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/20/2019 • 40 minutes, 58 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about what mysteries they read this year that were their favorites.This episode is sponsored byBook Riot's Read Harder 2020 Challenge,Nine Elms by Robert BryndzaandIf You Tell by Gregg Olsen.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Books MentionedMiracle Creekby Angie KimThe Satapur Moonstoneby Sujata MasseyTheme Musicby T. Marie VandellyThe Whisper Manby Alex NorthHis Bloody Projectby Graeme Macrae BurnetHeaven My Homeby Attica LockeForce of Natureby Jane HarperThe Frangipani Tree Mysteryby Ovidia YuA Madness of Sunshineby Nalini SinghJust Watch Meby Jeff LindsayThe Dead Girls Clubby Damien Angelica WaltersYour House Will Payby Steph ChaThe Lost Manby Jane HarperSay Nothingby Patrick Radden KeefeThe Queenby Josh LevinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/6/2019 • 53 minutes, 14 seconds

Katie and Rincey give some recommendations of books you can pick up during the holiday season to gift to the people in your life — or just get for yourself!This episode is sponsored by theRead Harder Journal,Eye for Eyeby J.K. Franko andBlack Rock Bayby Brianna Labuskes.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesLady Gaga to Star in Ridley Scott’s Gucci Murder MovieSarah Michelle Gellar to Star in Sometimes I LieControversy at the Shamus Awards,plus the response from theCrime Writers of Color organizationThe final round of the Goodreads Choice Awards is not terrible!Books MentionedThe Last Place You Lookby Kristen LepionkaPennanceby by Clare AshtonMr. Churchill’s Secretaryby Susan Elia MacNealThe Tuscan Childby Rhys BowenThe Feather Thiefby Kirk Wallace JohnsonMiracle Creekby Angie KimThe Plottersby Un-Su KimImpossible Causesby Julie MayhewNVKby Temple DrakeNine Elmsby Robert BryndzaBeijing Paybackby Daniel NiehAllegedlyby Tiffany D. JacksonThe Stranger Beside Meby Ann RuleBefore the Devil Fellby Neil OlsonThe Gone Deadby Chanelle BenzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/22/2019 • 49 minutes, 30 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about all of the recent mystery award winners and the books they picked up in honor of Nonfiction November.This episode is sponsored byTBR,Quantumby Patricia Cornwell, andThe Lost Powerby Avanti Centrae.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesWatch the trailer for Stephen King’s The OutsiderAn anthology series based on the novels of Mary Higgins Clark is in the worksAmy Poehler is adapting The Mother-in-Law by Sally HepworthHugh Laurie Developing Agatha Christie Project for the BBCThe Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Award winnersAnthony Award winnersShamus Awards winnersMacavity AwardsAttica Locke wins the Texas Writer of the Year from the Texas Book FestivalBooks MentionedThe Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Centuryby Sarah MillerFurious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Leeby Casey CepThe Ninja Daughterby Tori EldridgeI Have No Secretsby Penny JoelsonHighway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girlsby Jessica McDiarmidQueen of Bonesby Teresa DovalpageHeaven My Homeby Attica LockeThe Stranger Beside Meby Ann RuleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/8/2019 • 48 minutes, 3 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk Stephen King’s writers’ retreat, get confirmation on Tana French being the best living mystery writer, and more!This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Blind Date,Dark Pattern by Andrew MayneandDeath & Conspiracy by Seeley James.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!SHOW NOTESWomen’s untold stories dominate Baillie Gifford prize shortlistStephen King’s House to Become Archive and Writers’ RetreatDavid Oyelowo is starring in the series adaptation ofThe President is Missing.Leigh Bardugo’sNinth Houseis being adapted as a TV series by Amazon StudiosTana French is our best living mystery writerBooks MentionedThe Ruinby Dervla McTiernanLittle Deathsby Emma FlintIt All Falls Downby Sheena KamalThe Lost Onesby Sheena KamalThe Lost Brothers: A Family’s Decades-Long Searchby Jack El-HaiThe Fragility of Bodiesby Sergio Olguin, translated by Miranda FranceStrangers at the Gateby Catriona McPhersonAll the Things We Do in the Darkby Saundra MitchellHeaven My Homeby Attica LockeThe Whisper Manby Alex NorthYour House Will Payby Steph ChaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/25/2019 • 45 minutes, 37 seconds

Katie and guest host Liberty talk aboutKnives Out, creepy mysteries, and more!This episode is sponsored byBook Riot’s Read This Book newsletter,All the Devilsby Barry Eisler, andImaginary Friendby Stephen Chbosky.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!SHOW NOTES‘Toys’: Dystopian Thriller Series Based On James Patterson Novel From Melinda Hsu Taylor In The Works At QuibiAndrew Scott to Play ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ in Showtime SeriesWatch the trailer forKnives Out!BOOKS MENTIONEDThe Whisper Manby Alex NorthNight Filmby Marisha PesslOutby Natsuo KirinoThe Shining Girlsby Lauren BeukesRememberby Patricia SmithTuesday Mooney Talks to Ghostsby Kate RacculiaCurious Toysby Elizabeth HandYour House Will Payby Steph ChaThe Art of Theftby Sherry ThomasThe Remakingby Clay McLeod ChapmanWe Ride Upon SticksbyQuan BerryFinders Keepersby Stephen KingThe Returnby Rachel HarrisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/11/2019 • 50 minutes, 25 seconds

Katie and Rincey give readalikes for some of the best selling mystery writers like James Patterson, Louise Penny and more!This episode is sponsored byBook Riot's Mystery/Thriller Giveaway,All That’s Deadby Stuart MacBride andThe Stranger Insideby Lisa Unger.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesThe 2019 National Book AwardsA look at the memoir,Diamond Doris: The True Story of the World’s Most Notorious Jewel Thiefby Doris PayneContest challenges readers to solve a murder mystery by putting 100 jumbled pages of a vintage crime book in the right orderBooks MentionedThe Midnight Witnessby Sara BlaedelIQby Joe IdeAugust Snowby Stephen Mack JonesHollywood Homicideby Kellye GarrettThe Spellman Filesby Lisa LutzDeath by Dumplingby Vivien ChienCase Historiesby Kate AtkinsonIn the Woodsby Tana FrenchCuckoo's Callingby Robert GailbraithConfessions of an Innocent Manby David R. DowBlack Water Risingby Attica LockeThe Tenth Girlby Sara FaringThe Butterfly Girlby Rene DenfeldThe Forest City Killer: A Serial Murderer, A Cold-Case Sleuth, and a Search for Justiceby Vanessa BrownImaginary Friendby Stephen ChboskyHeaven My Homeby Attica LockeTheme Musicby T. Marie VandellyMayhemby Sarah PinboroughSpeaking of Summerby Kalisha BuckhanonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/27/2019 • 51 minutes, 16 seconds

Rincey is joined by guest co-host Liberty Hardy to talk about the trailer for the Tana French TV adaptation, Emily St. John Mandel's new mystery book, and World War I mysteries.This episode is sponsored byBook Riot's Mystery/Thriller GiveawayandPretty, Guilty Womenby Gina LaMannaSubscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesStarz Sets Premiere Date For Crime Drama ‘Dublin Murders’ & Unveils First TrailerNBCUniversal International Studios To Adapt Emily St John Mandel’s Mystery Novel ‘The Glass Hotel’ For TVLife Is Imitating Stephen King’s Art, and That Scares HimBooks MentionedNo Graves As YetAnne PerryA Front Page Affairby Radha VatsalA Gentleman’s Murderby Christopher HuangMaise Dobbsby Jacqueline WinspearLegacy: Gangsters, Corruption and the London Olympicsby Michael GillardHeaven, My Homeby Attica LockeThe Stranger Insideby Lisa UngerA Death in Harlemby Karla FC HollowayLives Laid Awayby Stephen Mack JonesThe Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deathby Corrine May Botz18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensicsby Bruce GoldfarbSavage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsessionby Rachel MonroeThe Returnby Rachel HarrisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/13/2019 • 41 minutes, 10 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about some interesting adaptations coming soon, survivalist thrillers and their love (or lack thereof) for the outdoors.This episode is sponsored byBook Riot Insiders,The Whisper Man by Alex North andChase Darkness with Me by Billy Jensen.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show Notes‘Briarpatch’ Trailer: Rosario Dawson Stars As A Dogged Investigator In USA Network Series‘Publishing is still a business that is owned by white men’: Three women on race and genreAmy Adams ‘Woman In The Window’ Will Now Open In Early SummerNBCU Streamer Orders ‘One Of Us Is Lying’ YA Mystery Drama Pilot Based On BookBooks MentionedInto the Jungleby Erica FerencikThe River at Nightby Erica FerencikMiracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Homeby Nando ParradoBird BoxbyJosh MalermanTo the Lionsby Holly WattIced in Paradiseby Naomi HiraharaThe Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Traceby Patricia WiltshireA Better ManbyLouise PennyThe Girl Who Lived Twiceby David LagercrantzForce of Natureby Jane HarperThe Confessions of Frannie Langtonby Sara CollinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/30/2019 • 46 minutes, 58 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about theTiny Pretty Things adaptation, Tana French in the New Yorker, the real lifeWhere the Crawdads Sing mystery and celebrate Women in Translation month.This episode is sponsored byBook Riot Insiders,Thirteenby Steve Cavanagh, andLibro.FM.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesRufus Sewell, Kaya Scodelario to Star in Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s ‘The Pale Horse’How Tana French Inhabits the Minds of Her DetectivesNetflix Orders Ballet School Drama ‘Tiny Pretty Things’The Dark History Behind Where the Crawdads SingBooks MentionedBetty Booby Claudia PineiroThe Whispererby Karin FossumMiami Midnightby Alex SeguraSilent Cityby Alex SeguraThe Swallowsby Lisa LutzThe Perfect Sonby Lauren NorthThe Whisper Manby Alex NorthAmerican Spyby Lauren WilkersonClueby Paul Allor, illustrated by Nelson DanielTheme Musicby T. Marie VandellyMr. Mercedesby Stephen KingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/16/2019 • 52 minutes, 53 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about Dean Koontz's new Amazon book deal, Scottish mysteries, and more!This episode is sponsored byBook Riot Insiders,Never Have I Everby Joshilyn Jackson, andTBR.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesMindhunter, Season 2 will premiere on August 16th.Adaptation for Blood Orange by Harriet TyceDean Koontz just signed a 5 book deal with AmazonAuthor Laura Lippman has 5-book deal, not all of them novels'Jack Reacher' TV Series in the Works at AmazonBooks MentionedThe Dead Hourby Denise MinaField of Bloodby Denise MinaHis Bloody Projectby Graeme Macrae BurnetSpeaking of Summerby Kalisha BuckhanonThe Birthday Girlby Melissa de la CruzThe Wolf Wants Inby Laura McHughThe Turn of the Keyby Ruth WareThe Needby Helen PhillipsKillers of the Flower Moonby David GrannTheme Musicby T. Marie VandellySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/2/2019 • 46 minutes, 31 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about controversy around the Staunch Prize, James Patterson's book about Jeffrey Epstein and pick up some 2019 release that they haven't gotten to yet. This episode is sponsored byEverything Trying to Kill You,Book Riot Insiders,Libro.fm.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesAuthor James Patterson on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Unbelievable’ CrimesFilm adaptation for Baby Teeth by Zoje StageOrganisers of the Staunch Prize, which honors books that don’t contain violence against women, have claimed that fictional depictions of sexual assault may influence the outcome of rape casesFotis Dulos, a defendant in a missing person’s case involving his estranged wife, is trying to argue that this is a real-lifeGone Girlsituation.Books MentionedSpinby Lamar GilesThe Silent Patientby Alex MichaelidesBeijing Paybackby Daniel NiehLady in the Lakeby Laura LippmanTheme Musicby T. Marie VandellyMy Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiressby Rachel DeLoache WilliamsAn American Spyby Lauren WilkinsonLock Every Doorby Riley SagerThe Perfect Nannyby Leila SlimaniThe Needby Helen PhillipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/19/2019 • 46 minutes, 7 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about a seven-figure film deal, Stranger Things, and celebrate their two year anniversary by talking about Nancy Drew.This episode is sponsored byEverything Trying to Kill YouandIn The Darknessby Mike Omer,A Nearly Normal Familyby M. T. Edvardsson.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts,Spotify, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesParamount makes a 7-figure film deal for the upcoming book The Chain by Adrian McKintyFinal trailer forStranger ThingsSeason 3‘Lock Every Door’ Series Based On Novel In Works At Paramount TV & Anonymous Content With ‘True Blood’ Duo‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Drama From David E. Kelley & A+E Studios Gets CBS Series Production CommitmentThe Not-So-Hidden Racism of Nancy DrewWhy Does It Matter Who Wrote Nancy Drew, Anyway?Books MentionedThe Phantom of Pine Hillby Carolyn KeeneThe Secret of the Golden Pavilionby Carolyn KeeneThe Clue in the Crossword Cipherby Carolyn KeeneThe Secret of the Old Clockby Carolyn KeeneGirl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Herby Melanie RehakGirls Like Usby Cristina AlgerWhisper Networkby Chandler BakerThe Chainby Adrian McKintyThe Stories You Tellby Kristen LepionkaThe Gone Deadby Chanelle Benz,Murder in the Crooked Houseby Soji Shimada and Louise Heal KawaiJust What Kind of Mother Are You?by Paula DalyLock Every Doorby Riley SagerKillers of the Flower Moonby David GrannPerfect Nannyby Leila SlimaniSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/5/2019 • 52 minutes, 11 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about some mysteries by Australian authors, along with some news about Linda Fairstein, women writing in the mystery genre, and more.This episode is sponsored byLibro.fm,Amazon Publishing, andBook Riot Insiders.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesDutton Will Drop Linda FairsteinLinda Fairstein's WSJ Op-EdLinda Fairstein Jumps Into Debate About Linda Fairstein on Authors Guild Message BoardSara Paretsky Letter to the EditorHe wrote/she wrote. On gender in mystery writingAttica Locke and Tembi Locke Talk Sisterhood, Writing, and Being BraveBooks MentionedThe Things She’s Seenby Ambelin and Ezekiel KwaymullinaWatching Youby Michael RobothamCrimson Lakeby Candace FoxThe Affair of the Mysterious Letterby Alexis HallA Nearly Normal Familyby M.T. EdvardssonBig Skyby Kate AtkinsonThe Van Apfel Girls Are Goneby Felicity McLeanThey All Fall Downby Rachel Howzell HallOur Houseby Louise CandlishSpeaking of Summerby Kalisha BuckhanonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/21/2019 • 50 minutes, 15 seconds

In honor of Pride month, Katie and Rincey spend some time talking about mystery books by LGBTQ+ authors.This episode is sponsored by All the Books,The ShallowsbyMatt Goldman, andStay Sexy & Don't Get MurderedbyKaren Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesExclusive: One of Us Is Lying author Karen McManus reveals what's NextBooks MentionedA Kind of Justiceby Renee JamesDeath Prefers Blondesby Caleb RoehrigThose Peopleby Louise CandlishRecursionby Blake CrouchGrab a Snake By the Tailby Leonardo PaduraMiracle Creekby Angie KimClueby Paul Allor, illustrated by Nelson DánielDuped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Marriedby Abby EllinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/7/2019 • 44 minutes, 43 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk Nora Roberts hitting a major milestone, more lists featuring just white authors, and some mysteries by Asian and Asian American authors!This episode is sponsored byAudible,Amazon Publishing andThe Rule of Many by Leslie Saunders and Ashley Saunders, andLooking For Garbo by Jon James MillerSubscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesExclusive: Nora Roberts on her J.D. Robb In Death series getting its 50th bookNancy Drew first look50 great thrillers by (white) women2019 Anthony Award Nominations AnnouncedBooks MentionedMiracle Creekby Angie KimThe Frangipani Tree Mysteryby Ovidia YuNewcomerby Keigo Higashino, translated by Giles MurrayThe Favorite Daughterby Kaira RoudaThe Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Mythby Josh LevinInto the Jungleby Erica FerencikThe Book Caseby Dave SheltonCari Moraby Thomas HarrisThe Sentence is Deathby Anthony HorowitzEvil Thingsby Katja IvarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/24/2019 • 54 minutes, 55 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about the Edgar Awards, the Agatha Awards, and infuriating cookie givingThis episode is sponsored byBook Riot Insiders,Westsideby W.M. Akers, andThe Fifth Doctrineby Karen RobardsSubscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesTrailer for We Have Always Lived in the CastleIs the hipster mystery a thing?Simon Pegg & Nick Frost’s Stolen Picture To Adapt Ben Aaronovitch’s Epic Fantasy Drama ‘Rivers of London’Edgar Award WinnersAgatha Award winnersThe Writer's Mag tweetLee Child and Paul Doiron on strong, interesting, complex female charactersBooks MentionedTiny Pretty Thingsby Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle ClaytonMy Sister, the Serial Killerby Oyinkan Braithwaite;See What I Have Doneby Sarah SchmidtGirl Waits With Gunby Amy StewartA Study in Scarlet Womenby Sherry ThomasFurious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Leeby Casey CepIf She Wakesby Michael KorytaThe Satapur Moonstoneby Sujata MasseyThe Things She’s Seenby Ambelin & EzekielKwaymullinaBillion Dollar Whaleby Tom White & Bradley HopeThe Frangipani Tree Mysteryby Ovidia YuAn Elderly Woman Is Up To No GoodbyHelene Tursten and Marlaine DelargyNewcomerby Keigo HigashinoMiracle Creekby Angie KimEvil Thingsby Katja IvarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/10/2019 • 51 minutes, 2 seconds

Katie and Rincey catch up after an episode apart and pick up books from some new-to-them authors.This episode is sponsored byLibro fm,Flatiron Books, publishers ofI Know Who You Areby Alice Feeney, andThe Hummingbird Daggerby Cindy Anstey from Swoon Reads.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show Notes‘The Last Mrs. Parrish’: Drama Series Based On Novel In Works At Amazon With Cathy Schulman & Jeff Gaspin Producing‘Doctor Foster’ Producer Drama Republic To Adapt Sara Collins’ Period Novel ‘The Confessions of Frannie Langton’ For TVSkyhorse forms Arcade CrimeWise imprintLaw & Crime partners with Simon & SchusterBooks MentionedThey All Fall Downby Rachel Howzell Hall99 Ways to Dieby Ed LinThe Mother-in-Lawby Sally HepworthThe Invitedby Jennifer McMahonLittle Darlingsby Melanie GoldingAt Home in the Darkedited by Lawerence BlockA Deadly Divideby Ausma Zehanat KhanThe Frangipani Tree Mysteryby Olvidia YuThe Satapur Moonstoneby Sujata MasseyAs Long As We Both Shall Liveby Joann CheneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/26/2019 • 47 minutes, 23 seconds

Katie and guest host Vanessa Diaz talk about book-to-movie adaptations, their mutual love for the movieClue,and more!This episode is sponsored byBook Riot Insiders,The Center of the Universeby Ria Voros, andRedemption Pointby Candice Fox.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesParamount TV, Anonymous to Adapt Susan Orlean’s ‘The Library Book’Netflix Makes Film Deal For Mary Kubica Novel ‘The Other Mrs.’‘Black Mass’ Writer Tackling ‘Conan Doyle for the Defense’ Adaptation‘Death in Paradise’ Producer Red Planet Pictures To Adapt Louise Candlish’s Real-Estate Nightmare Novel ‘Our House’ For TVA ‘Clue’-Inspired YA Novel Is Coming Out This Year — Start Reading ‘In The Hall With The Knife’ NowBooks MentionedThe Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper– Hallie RubenholdIn a Dark Dark Wood– Ruth WareThey All Fall Down– Rachel Howzell HallConfessions of an Innocent Man– David R. DowThe Last– Hanna JamesonDiary of a Murderer: And Other Stories– Young-Ha KimThe Satapur Moonstone– Sujata MasseyMurder By the Book– Claire HarmanBlood Harvest– S.J. (Sharon) BoltonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/12/2019 • 48 minutes, 21 seconds

This episode, Katie and Rincey pick up mystery books featuring disabled protagonists.This episode is sponsored byBook Riot InsidersandThe Perfect Girlfriendby Karen Hamilton.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesHot Series Package: Steve Zaillian Meets Patricia Highsmith’s Sociopath Tom RipleyComing soon:Winter Countsby David Heska Wanbli Weiden to your lists: an #ownvoices Native American thriller!Dan Mallory, Author Who Once Faked Being British, Nominated for British Book AwardDamien Power Tapped To Direct ‘No Exit’ Thriller For 20th Century FoxCrime Fiction Book List: Disabled isn’t UnableBooks MentionedBlood Harvestby S.J. BoltonBlackman’s Coffinby Mark De CastriqueMy Lovely Wifeby Samantha DowningMurder Lo Meinby Vivien ChienMurder by the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's Londonby Claire HarmanThe Spectatorsby Jennifer DuBoisAsk Me No Questions: A Lady Dunbridge Mystery by Shelley NobleFrangipani Tree Mystery by Olvidia YuThe Trial of Lizzie Bordenby Cara RobertsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/29/2019 • 47 minutes, 40 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about the big college admissions scam (because how could they not?) and provide some creepy book picks for a reader's book club.This episode is sponsored byLibro.fm,The Huntressby Kate Quinn, andSave Me From Dangerous Menby S.A. Lelchuk.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesBruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories to Develop Miss Marple Series From Agatha Christie NovelsFX To Turn Don Winslow’s Epic Cartel Drug War Novel Trilogy Into TV SeriesRussell Hornsby To Headline ‘Lincoln’ NBC Pilot Based On ‘The Bone Collector’ BooksFelicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin among 50 charged in college admissions scam for unworthy kids, prosecutors sayBooks MentionedBad Bloodby John CarreyrouThe 71/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastleby Stuart TurtonForty Acresby Dwayne Alexander SmithThe Good HousebyTananarive DueMy Sister RosabyJustine LarbalestierThe Trial of Lizzie Bordenby Cara RobertsonA Dangerous Collaborationby Deanna RaybournHouse on Fireby Bonnie KistlerThe Plottersby Un-Su KimBeyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escapeby Jenna Miscavige HillSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/15/2019 • 50 minutes, 16 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about the history of mysteries and thrillers and espionage novels.This episode is sponsored byLibro.fm,What We Buriedby Kate A. Boorman,A Justified Murderby Jude DeverauxSubscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesMila Kunis Snaps Up TV Rights to Journalist Andrea Bartz's New Thriller, The Lost NightMen and Women - Thrillers and MysteriesVanity Fair’s Gwyneth Hughes is writing a new drama about Jack the Ripper’s victimsMartin Scorsese & Leonardo DiCaprio Developing ‘The Devil in the White City’ At Hulu With Paramount TVBooks MentionedAn American Spyby Lauren WilkinsonLiar’s Candleby August ThomasHunting Gameby Helene TurstenSmoke and Ashesby Abir MukherjeeA Question of Holmesby Brittany CavallaroThe Devil Aspectby Craig RussellBitter Orangeby Claire FullerWe Have Always Lived in the Castleby Shirley JacksonThe Descentby Tim JohnstonThe Perfect Nannyby Leila SlimaniBaby Teethby Zoje StageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/1/2019 • 47 minutes, 12 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk adaptations coming of Karin Slaughter and Bill Clinton's books, and the ridiculous story about Dan Mallory a.k.a. AJ Finn. This episode is sponsored byTBR,Never Let Goby Elizabeth Goddard and Revell Books, andBookclubbish.Subscribe to the podcast viaRSS,Apple Podcasts, orStitcher.To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspectsnewsletter!Show NotesChristopher McQuarrie is bringing Bill Clinton's ridiculous mystery novel to Showtime‘Pieces Of Her’: Netflix Orders Novel-Based Series From Lesli Linka Glatter, Charlotte Stoudt & Bruna PapandreaHulu's The Act shares trailer for its Mommy Dead And Dearest adaptationDee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom MurderedA Suspense Novelist’s Trail of DeceptionsCan we still enjoy The Woman in the Window?What will happen to Dan Mallory?Books MentionedFelicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuitby Patricia MarcantonioThe Black Coatsby Colleen OakesGood Kids, Bad City: A Story of Race and Wrongful Conviction in Americaby Kyle SwensonThe Birds That Stayby Ann LambertA Deadly Divideby Ausma Zehanat KhanThe Reckoningby Yrsa SigurdardottirLiar’s Candleby August ThomasBitter Orangeby Claire FullerForce of Natureby Jane HarperAmerican Spyby Lauren WilkinsonWe Have Always Lived in the Castleby Shirley Jackson;The Descentby Tim JohnstonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/15/2019 • 56 minutes, 16 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about the Agatha awards and Edgar Award nominees, more adaptation news and some mysteries written by Black authors.This episode is sponsored by theRead Harder Journal,Bookclubbish,Fate: An Uncle Chow Tung Novelby Ian HamiltonTo get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesThe Agatha Award nomineesTheEdgar Award nomineesNetflix Begs People to Stop Calling Serial Killer Ted Bundy ‘Hot’‘Dare Me’ Gets USA Series Order With Netflix Coming In As International DistributorBooks MentionedA Dark & Deadly Deceptionby Eleanor Taylor BlandAugust Snowby Stephen Mack JonesDeath Prefers BlondesbyCaleb RoehrigSpinbyLamar GilesEvil ThingsbyKatja IvarThe Silent PatientbyAlex MichaelidesThe Hiding PlacebyCJ TudorThe PlottersbyUn-Su KimCome Find MebyMegan MirandaThe Lost ManbyJane HarperSweet Little Liesby Caz FearLethal WhitebyRobert GalbraithForce of NaturebyJane HarperSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/1/2019 • 50 minutes, 45 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about mysteries books written by Native and Indigenous authors.This episode is sponsored by theRead Harder Journal,Last Woman Standingby Amy Gentry,As Long As We Both Shall Liveby JoAnn ChaneyTo get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for ourUnusual Suspects newsletter!Show NotesBluebird Bluebird sequel!Sarah Michelle Gellar To Star In ‘Sometimes I Lie’ Limited Series From Ellen DeGeneres & Warner Bros TV5 books about missing & murdered indigenous women in CanadaHow Indigenous Writers are Elevating True CrimeBooks MentionedMurder on the Red RiverbyMarcie RendonGirl Gone MissingbyMarcie RendonDeception on All Accountsby Sara Sue HoklotubbeThat Lonely Section of Hell: The Botched Investigation of a Serial Killer Who Almost Got Awayby Lorimer ShenherDuped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Marriedby Abby EllinNo Exitby Taylor AdamsThe Nowhere Childby Christian WhiteThe Golden Tresses of the Deadby Alan BradleyThe Vanishing Stairby Maureen JohnsonI’ll Be Gone in the Darkby Michelle McNamaraThe 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastleby Stuart TurtonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/18/2019 • 50 minutes, 7 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about the 2019 mysteries and thrillers that they are most excited for!This episode is sponsored by theRead Harder Journal,KissConandBefore We Were Strangersby Brenda Novak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/4/2019 • 53 minutes, 8 seconds

Katie and Rincey run down their favorite mystery, thriller and true crime books of the year!This episode is sponsored bythe Read Harder JournalandBefore We Were Strangersby Brenda Novak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/21/2018 • 50 minutes, 55 seconds

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12/7/2018 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 10 seconds

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11/23/2018 • 1 hour, 37 seconds

While Katie is off honeymooning, Rincey is joined by Liberty Hardy and rave about the amazingness that is Agatha Christie.This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders,In Too Deep by Lynn H. Blackburn andThe Kingfisher Secret from McClelland & StewartSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/9/2018 • 54 minutes, 9 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about a very cool program Stephen King runs and some of the upcoming releases that they are very excited about.This episode is sponsored byDeath by the River by Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor andGood Me Bad Me by Ali LandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/26/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 28 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about some casting news, other exciting podcasts, lots of Tana French mentions, plus some book recommendations for Hispanic Heritage Month!This episode is sponsored byTBR,Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand, andBroken Things by Lauren OliverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/12/2018 • 49 minutes, 26 seconds

Katie and Rincey have some fun discussing some mystery adaptations and read and recommend books with LGBTQ protagonists.This episode is sponsored by TBR,The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton,I Know You Know by Gilly MacmillanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/28/2018 • 58 minutes, 48 seconds

Katie and Rincey discuss historical mysteries, Serial season 3 and more.This episode is sponsored byTBR,The Boy at the Keyholeby Stephen Giles andHollywood Deadby Richard Kadrey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/14/2018 • 57 minutes, 5 seconds

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8/31/2018 • 56 minutes, 32 seconds

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8/17/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 50 seconds

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8/3/2018 • 59 minutes, 19 seconds

Rincey and Katie tackled two presidential-adjacent mystery books and talk about their experiences with such different mystery novels.This episode is sponsored byHer Pretty FaceBy Robyn Harding andThe Con Artistby Fred Van Lente.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/20/2018 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 45 seconds

Rincey and Katie decide to do a little bit of catch up on some series books that they've been meaning to pick up.This episode is sponsored byNotes from My Captivity By Kathy Parks and Book Riot's $500 YA Giveaway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/6/2018 • 56 minutes, 23 seconds

Katie and Rincey discuss their "wheelhouse phrases", or the words or descriptions will immediately will cause them to pick up a book.This episode is sponsored byHangmanby Jack Heath, new from Hanover Square Press.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/22/2018 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 21 seconds

In honor of the one year anniversary of the podcast, Katie and Rincey reminisce a bit and each pick up a book that they heard about because of the podcast. This episode is sponsored byHangman by Jack Heath, new from Hanover Square PressSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/8/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 46 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about books by Asian and Asian American writers in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.This episode is sponsored byExit Strategy by Charlton Pettus, new from Hanover Square Press andThe 49th Mystic by Ted Dekker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/25/2018 • 56 minutes, 8 seconds

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5/11/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 4 seconds

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5/4/2018 • 7 minutes, 26 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about the shocking developments with the Golden State Killer case, how Amy Adams is starring in all the adaptations and discuss the Edgar Awards.This episode is sponsored byIf We Were Villains byM.L. Rio andEnigma by Catherine Coulter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/27/2018 • 50 minutes, 10 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about lots of exciting news (including a new Tana French book!!) and discuss the trope of the unreliable, often female, narrator.This episode is sponsored byForce of Nature by Jane Harper andEnigma by Catherine Coulter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4/13/2018 • 57 minutes, 49 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about The Woman in the Window movie adaptation, a new Cormoran Strikebook and do a bit of a backlist dive.This episode is sponsored bySometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney and Libby.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/30/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 7 seconds

Rincey and Katie flail over the potential of new Gillian Flynn books, the new Obama/Biden buddy mystery and talk about some great mystery comics.This episode is sponsored byBeneath the Surfaceby Lynn H. Blackburn andSometimes I Lieby Alice Feeney.Show NotesReese Witherspoon & New Line Set ‘A Private War’ Scribe For ‘In A Dark Dark Wood’ AdaptationGillian Flynn is writing a new book, and so far we know nothing, but that’s okayHope Never Dies by Andrew ShafferBooks MentionedMy Favorite Thing is Monstersby Emil FerrisGreen River Killer: A True Detective Storyby Jeff Jensen & Jonathan CaseMy Friend Dahmerby Derf BackderfGoldie Vanceby Hope Larson, illustrated by Brittney WilliamsThe Fade Outby Ed Brubaker, illustrated by Sean PhillipsThe Neighborsby Hannah Mary McKinnonA Guide for Murdered Childrenby Sarah SparrowThe Broken Girlsby Simone St. JamesDeath Comes in Through the Kitchenby Teresa DovalpageA False Report: A True Story of Rape in Americaby T. Christian Miller & Ken ArmstrongSee What I Have Doneby Sarah SchmidtThe Hungerby Alma KatsuThere’s Someone Inside Your Houseby Stephanie PerkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/16/2018 • 59 minutes, 51 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk all about all things noir: what’s considered noir, classic noir and more modern noir books.This episode is sponsored byLibby and the Read Harder 2018 ChallengeandMister Tender’s Girlby Carter WilsonEnter thePenguin Clothbound Giveawayon Instagram.Show NotesChicago attorney, Ohio filmmaker working on follow-up to ‘Making a Murderer’Books MentionedThe Big Sleepby Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falconby Dashiell HammettThe Gunby Fuminori NakamuraDragonfishby Vu TranQueenpinby Megan AbbottAkashic Noir series:Tel Aviv Noir,New Orleans Noir,Brooklyn NoirChicagoby David MametBone Musicby Christopher RiceAgatha Christie: A Mysterious Lifeby Laura ThompsonThe Hungerby Alma KatsuI’ll Be Gone in the Darkby Michelle McNamaraA Dangerous Crossingby Ausma Zehanat KhanStrangers on a Trainby Patricia HighsmithLong Way Downby Jason ReynoldsSee What I Have Doneby Sarah SchmidtSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3/2/2018 • 54 minutes, 49 seconds

In honor of Valentine's Day, Katie and Rincey talk about romantic mysteries, with quick mentions of the Audie awards and some Stephen King news. This episode is sponsored byIt Should Have Been You by Lynn Slaughter from Page Street Publishing andThe Honorable Traitors by John Lutz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/16/2018 • 54 minutes, 11 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about the Edgar Awards nominees, the new Staunch book prize, and talk about books by black authors to kick off Black History Month. This episode is sponsored byBefore I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp andGirl Unknown by Karen Perry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2/2/2018 • 57 minutes, 6 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about their experiences reading young adult mysteries and thrillers and highlight some of their favorites in the genre This episode is sponsored byWalking The Bones by Randall Silvis andThe Night Market by Jonathan Moore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/19/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 19 seconds

Katie and Rincey highlight some of their most anticipated new mysteries coming this year! This episode is sponsored byBook Riot's Top 20 Giveaway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1/5/2018 • 59 minutes, 50 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about their favorite mystery, thriller and true crime books that were released this year along with one backlist favorite. This episode is sponsored byImperfect Justice by Cara Putman and Book Riot Top 20 Giveaway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/22/2017 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 33 seconds

Before the end of the year, Katie and Rincey squeeze in a 2017 mystery book of their choice that they've been wanting to read all year but hadn't gotten around to. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/8/2017 • 49 minutes, 10 seconds

Rincey and Katie discuss Agatha Christie and the latest adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express! This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audioand Book Riot's $500 Giveaway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/24/2017 • 1 hour, 37 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about the Goodreads Choice Awards, John Grisham's latest book and true crime books. This episode is sponsored byMurderer’s Maid by Erika Mailman and Haven by Mary Lindsey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/10/2017 • 58 minutes, 2 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about how horrible the new Snowman adaptation seems to be and give some Halloween recommendations. This video is sponsored by Book Riot's $500 bookstore gift card giveaway!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/27/2017 • 51 minutes, 34 seconds

Katie and Rincey use the news about the upcoming Tana French BBC adaptation to fawn over her books. This episode is sponsored by Gangster Nation by Tod Goldberg and Lit Chat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10/13/2017 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 10 seconds

Katie and Rincey talk about the Miss Fisher film Kickstarter and the updated adaptation news for the Bill Clinton, James Patterson thriller. This episode is sponsored by Lit Chat,Trell by Dick Lehr, andCopycat by Alex Lake.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/29/2017 • 53 minutes, 42 seconds

Katie and Rincey do a Stephen King themed episode! They talk about adaptations - including the new release of IT - their favorite books and more. This episode is sponsored by Good Me Bad Me by Ali Landand Dead in the Water by Denise Swanson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/15/2017 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 19 seconds

Katie and Rinceytalk about real life mysteries that have surrounded mystery writers. This episode is sponsored byThe Blindand the Unusual Suspects newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/1/2017 • 1 hour, 2 seconds

Katie and Rinceyrun through a few mystery and thriller adaptations and talk about cozy mysteries that they've recently read. This episode is sponsored by Gone to Dust and Portrait of Vengeance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/18/2017 • 46 minutes, 50 seconds

Katie and Rinceytalk about James Patterson and Bill Clinton joining forces, The Snowman movie trailer, and provide some Scandinavian book recommendations. This episode is sponsored by The Dying Gameand Leona.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/4/2017 • 49 minutes, 25 seconds

Katie and Rinceytalk about male writers taking on ambiguous pseudonyms, more adaptations and give true crime recommendations. This episode is sponsored by Libby and Blackstone Publishing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/21/2017 • 1 hour, 37 seconds

Katie and Rincey go over the mystery and thriller books in Amazon's Best Books of 2017 so far list and question ifsome of the books on there are actually mysteries. This episode is sponsored by Libby and Blackstone Publishing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7/7/2017 • 54 minutes, 15 seconds

Rincey and Katietalk about the difference between mysteries, thrillers, and suspense books and provide some recommendations for each genre and sub-genre. This episode is sponsored by The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight and The Pierre Hotel Affair byDaniel Simone with Nick Sacco.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/23/2017 • 57 minutes, 53 seconds

Rincey and Katie kick off the first episode by talking about some adaptations they are excited to see and upcoming releases they can't wait to read. This episode is sponsored byWe Are Holding the President Hostage by Warren Adler and The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6/9/2017 • 50 minutes, 56 seconds

In this episode Katie and Rincey introduce themselves and discuss how they came to love the genre, along with a few of their favorite books to recommend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/30/2017 • 14 minutes, 35 seconds