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 Notes See the cover of the new Jane Harper novel! The filmmakers behind Doctor Sleep are tackling Stephen King’s novel Revival next HBO Max is adapting Throttle by Stephen King and Joe Hill SPOILER ALERT! The ending to the Defending Jacob adaptation is totally different than the book Christopher Pike’s Midnight Club is being adapted as a Netflix series Check out the trailer for Shirley, starring Elisabeth Moss as Shirley Jackson French author and serial killer expert Stéphane Bourgoin admits that much of his nonfiction work was made up Books Mentioned Shamed by Linda Castillo Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan America's First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster by Mary Kay McBrayer These Women by Ivy Pochoda The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine Camp Murderface by Saundra Mitchell Dragonfish by Vu Tran Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Notes The 2020 Edgar Awards winners have been announced Watch the acceptance speeches on the Edgar Awards' YouTube channel A preview of Tana French’s upcoming novel, The Searcher A sequel to the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark film is in the works Stephen King’s The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is getting a film adaptation Trailer for Lovecraft Country 100 Years of Agatha Christie Stories Books Mentioned The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight Seven Years of Darkness by You-Jeong Jeong The Boy in the Red Dress by Kristin Lambert A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette Death in the East by Abir Mukherjee The End of October by Lawrence Wright The Last Trial by Scott Turow The Goodbye Man by Jeffrey Deaver Birds of a Feather by Jacquline Winspear Shelter by Jung Yun Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While they are self-quarantining, Katie and Rincey decide to tackle some of the oldest mystery and true crime books on their TBR.

Katie and Rincey talk about some changing release dates, Tiger King, and the books they turn to when they need some comfort.

Katie and Rincey thank the mystery gods for a new Tana French potentially coming this fall, talk about some great mystery small presses.

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.

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.

Katie and Rincey pick out some mysteries with a romantic element to them to celebrate Valentine’s Day!

Katie and Rincey talk about the Edgar Award nominees and some genre-crossing SFF mysteries.

Katie and Rincey catch up after the new year and talk about their feelings on Dublin Murders, the TV adaptation of In the Woods and The Likeness by Tana French. This episode is sponsored by Novel Gazing, The Lost Man by Jane Harper and Grace is Gone by Emily Elgar. 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 Nicole Kidman’s next project in development is Kimberly McCreight’s upcoming domestic thriller, A Good Marriage Melissa McCarthy is starring with Nicole Kidman in Hulu’s adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay is on the way to its own TV series Trailer for The Woman in the Window Lee Child will be a judge for the 2020 Booker Prize  Books Mentioned In the Woods by Tana French The Likeness by Tana French The Missing American by Kwei Qwartey  The Tenant by Katrine Engberg The Janes by Louisa Luna The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia by Emma Copley Eisenberg The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson  Long Bright River by Liz Moore Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge The Betel Nut Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu The Body Lies by Jo Baker Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel; If You Tell by Greg Olsen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 by Read Harder Journal and If You Tell by Gregg Olsen. 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 Long Bright River by Liz Moore The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb The Burn by Kathleen Kent The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Only Child by Mi-ae Seo Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country by Sierra Crane Murdoch Second Sister by Chan Ho-Kei, translated by Jeremy Tiang The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda, translated by Alison Watts The Deep by Alma Katsu Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie and Rincey get into the holiday spirit by reading some holiday mystery books. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Ali Cross and Queen of the Conquered. 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 Trailer for Promising Young Woman Stephen King’s The Dark Half is getting adapted for the second time MWA Announces the 2020 Grand Master, Raven and Ellery Queen Award Recipients Books Mentioned Mind of Winter by Laura Kasischke Dying for Christmas by Tammy Cohen The Kill Club by Wendy Heard Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison Give the Devil His Due by Sulari Gentill Long Bright River by Liz Moore The Boy in the Earth by Fuminori Nakamura In the Woods by Tana French See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie and Rincey talk about what mysteries they read this year that were their favorites. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot's Read Harder 2020 Challenge, Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza and If You Tell by Gregg Olsen. 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 Miracle Creek by Angie Kim The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly The Whisper Man by Alex North His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet Heaven My Home by Attica Locke Force of Nature by Jane Harper The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay The Dead Girls Club by Damien Angelica Walters Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha The Lost Man by Jane Harper Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe The Queen by Josh Levin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 the Read Harder Journal, Eye for Eye by J.K. Franko and Black Rock Bay by Brianna Labuskes. 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 Lady Gaga to Star in Ridley Scott’s Gucci Murder Movie Sarah Michelle Gellar to Star in Sometimes I Lie Controversy at the Shamus Awards, plus the response from the Crime Writers of Color organization  The final round of the Goodreads Choice Awards is not terrible! Books Mentioned The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka Pennance by by Clare Ashton Mr. Churchill’s Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson Miracle Creek by Angie Kim The Plotters by Un-Su Kim Impossible Causes by Julie Mayhew NVK by Temple Drake Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza Beijing Payback by Daniel Nieh Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule Before the Devil Fell by Neil Olson The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 by TBR, Quantum by Patricia Cornwell, and The Lost Power by Avanti Centrae. 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 Watch the trailer for Stephen King’s The Outsider An anthology series based on the novels of Mary Higgins Clark is in the works Amy Poehler is adapting The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth Hugh Laurie Developing Agatha Christie Project for the BBC The Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Award winners Anthony Award winners Shamus Awards winners Macavity Awards Attica Locke wins the Texas Writer of the Year from the Texas Book Festival Books Mentioned The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century by Sarah Miller Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge I Have No Secrets by Penny Joelson Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid Queen of Bones by Teresa Dovalpage Heaven My Home by Attica Locke The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Mayne and Death & Conspiracy by Seeley James. 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 Women’s untold stories dominate Baillie Gifford prize shortlist Stephen King’s House to Become Archive and Writers’ Retreat David Oyelowo is starring in the series adaptation of The President is Missing. Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House is being adapted as a TV series by Amazon Studios Tana French is our best living mystery writer Books Mentioned The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan Little Deaths by Emma Flint It All Falls Down by Sheena Kamal The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal The Lost Brothers: A Family’s Decades-Long Search by Jack El-Hai The Fragility of Bodies by Sergio Olguin, translated by Miranda France Strangers at the Gate by Catriona McPherson All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell Heaven My Home by Attica Locke The Whisper Man by Alex North Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie and guest host Liberty talk about Knives Out, creepy mysteries, and more! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read This Book newsletter, All the Devils by Barry Eisler, and Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky.  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 ‘Toys’: Dystopian Thriller Series Based On James Patterson Novel From Melinda Hsu Taylor In The Works At Quibi Andrew Scott to Play ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ in Showtime Series Watch the trailer for Knives Out!  BOOKS MENTIONED The Whisper Man by Alex North Night Film by Marisha Pessl Out by Natsuo Kirino The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes Remember by Patricia Smith Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia Curious Toys by Elizabeth Hand Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas The Remaking by Clay McLeod Chapman We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Berry Finders Keepers by Stephen King The Return by Rachel Harrison See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie and Rincey give readalikes for some of the best selling mystery writers like James Patterson, Louise Penny and more! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot's Mystery/Thriller Giveaway, All That’s Dead by Stuart MacBride and The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger. 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 The 2019 National Book Awards A look at the memoir, Diamond Doris: The True Story of the World’s Most Notorious Jewel Thief by Doris Payne Contest challenges readers to solve a murder mystery by putting 100 jumbled pages of a vintage crime book in the right order Books Mentioned The Midnight Witness by Sara Blaedel IQ by Joe Ide  August Snow by Stephen Mack Jones Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett  The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien  Case Histories by Kate Atkinson In the Woods by Tana French  Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Gailbraith Confessions of an Innocent Man by David R. Dow Black Water Rising by Attica Locke The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring The Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld The Forest City Killer: A Serial Murderer, A Cold-Case Sleuth, and a Search for Justice by Vanessa Brown Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky Heaven My Home by Attica Locke Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough Speaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 by Book Riot's Mystery/Thriller Giveawayand Pretty, Guilty Womenby Gina LaManna 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 Suspectsnewsletter! Show Notes Starz Sets Premiere Date For Crime Drama ‘Dublin Murders’ & Unveils First Trailer NBCUniversal International Studios To Adapt Emily St John Mandel’s Mystery Novel ‘The Glass Hotel’ For TV Life Is Imitating Stephen King’s Art, and That Scares Him Books Mentioned No Graves As YetAnne Perry A Front Page Affairby Radha Vatsal A Gentleman’s Murderby Christopher Huang Maise Dobbsby Jacqueline Winspear  Legacy: Gangsters, Corruption and the London Olympics by Michael Gillard Heaven, My Homeby Attica Locke The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger A Death in Harlem by Karla FC Holloway Lives Laid Awayby Stephen Mack Jones The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deathby Corrine May Botz 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsessionby Rachel Monroe The Return by Rachel Harrison See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 by Book Riot Insiders, The Whisper Man by Alex North and Chase Darkness with Me by Billy Jensen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify. To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual 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 genre Amy Adams ‘Woman In The Window’ Will Now Open In Early Summer NBCU Streamer Orders ‘One Of Us Is Lying’ YA Mystery Drama Pilot Based On Book Books Mentioned Into the Jungleby Erica Ferencik The River at Night by Erica Ferencik Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Homeby Nando Parrado Bird Box by Josh Malerman To the Lions by Holly Watt Iced in Paradise by Naomi Hirahara The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Traceby Patricia Wiltshire A Better Manby Louise Penny The Girl Who Lived Twiceby David Lagercrantz Force of Natureby Jane Harper The Confessions of Frannie Langtonby Sara Collins See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie and Rincey talk about the Tiny Pretty Things adaptation, Tana French in the New Yorker, the real life Where the Crawdads Sing mystery and celebrate Women in Translation month. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Thirteenby Steve Cavanagh, 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 Suspectsnewsletter! Show Notes Rufus Sewell, Kaya Scodelario to Star in Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s ‘The Pale Horse’ How Tana French Inhabits the Minds of Her Detectives Netflix Orders Ballet School Drama ‘Tiny Pretty Things’ The Dark History Behind Where the Crawdads Sing Books Mentioned Betty Booby Claudia Pineiro The Whispererby Karin Fossum Miami Midnight by Alex Segura Silent Cityby Alex Segura The Swallows by Lisa Lutz The Perfect Sonby Lauren North The Whisper Man by Alex North American Spyby Lauren Wilkerson Clueby Paul Allor, illustrated by Nelson Daniel Theme Musicby T. Marie Vandelly Mr. Mercedesby Stephen King See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie and Rincey talk about Dean Koontz's new Amazon book deal, Scottish mysteries, and more! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Never Have I Everby Joshilyn Jackson, and TBR. 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 Suspectsnewsletter! Show Notes Mindhunter, Season 2 will premiere on August 16th. Adaptation for Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce Dean Koontz just signed a 5 book deal with Amazon Author Laura Lippman has 5-book deal, not all of them novels 'Jack Reacher' TV Series in the Works at Amazon Books Mentioned The Dead Hourby Denise Mina Field of Bloodby Denise Mina His Bloody Projectby Graeme Macrae Burnet Speaking of Summerby Kalisha Buckhanon The Birthday Girlby Melissa de la Cruz The Wolf Wants Inby Laura McHugh The Turn of the Keyby Ruth Ware The Needby Helen Phillips Killers of the Flower Moonby David Grann Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 by Everything Trying to Kill You, Book Riot Insiders, 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 Suspectsnewsletter! Show Notes Author James Patterson on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Unbelievable’ Crimes Film adaptation for Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage Organisers 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 cases Fotis Dulos, a defendant in a missing person’s case involving his estranged wife, is trying to argue that this is a real-life Gone Girl situation. Books Mentioned Spinby Lamar Giles The Silent Patientby Alex Michaelides Beijing Payback by Daniel Nieh Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman   Theme Musicby T. Marie Vandelly My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress by Rachel DeLoache Williams An American Spyby Lauren Wilkinson Lock Every Doorby Riley Sager The Perfect Nannyby Leila Slimani The Needby Helen Phillips See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 by Everything Trying to Kill You and In The Darknessby Mike Omer, A Nearly Normal Familyby M. T. Edvardsson. 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 Suspectsnewsletter! Show Notes Paramount makes a 7-figure film deal for the upcoming book The Chain by Adrian McKinty Final trailer for Stranger 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 Commitment The Not-So-Hidden Racism of Nancy Drew Why Does It Matter Who Wrote Nancy Drew, Anyway? Books Mentioned The Phantom of Pine Hillby Carolyn Keene The Secret of the Golden Pavilion by Carolyn Keene The Clue in the Crossword Cipher by Carolyn Keene The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Herby Melanie Rehak Girls Like Usby Cristina Alger Whisper Networkby Chandler Baker The Chainby Adrian McKinty The Stories You Tellby Kristen Lepionka The Gone Deadby Chanelle Benz, Murder in the Crooked House by Soji Shimada and Louise Heal Kawai Just What Kind of Mother Are You?by Paula Daly Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Killers of the Flower Moonby David Grann Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 by Libro.fm, Amazon Publishing, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspectsnewsletter! Show Notes Dutton Will Drop Linda Fairstein Linda Fairstein's WSJ Op-Ed Linda Fairstein Jumps Into Debate About Linda Fairstein on Authors Guild Message Board Sara Paretsky Letter to the Editor He wrote/she wrote. On gender in mystery writing Attica Locke and Tembi Locke Talk Sisterhood, Writing, and Being Brave Books Mentioned The Things She’s Seen by Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina Watching Youby Michael Robotham Crimson Lakeby Candace Fox The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson Big Skyby Kate Atkinson  The Van Apfel Girls Are Goneby Felicity McLean  They All Fall Downby Rachel Howzell Hall Our Houseby Louise Candlish Speaking of Summerby Kalisha Buckhanon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.