Katie and Rincey pick out some mysteries with a romantic element to them to celebrate Valentine’s Day!
52 min
152
A Thing Happens and Then More Things Happen
Katie and Rincey talk about the Edgar Award nominees and some genre-crossing SFF mysteries.
46 min
153
The Nicole Kidman Segment
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.
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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
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52 min
154
Making Our TBRs Cry
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.
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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
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48 min
155
'Tis the Season for Holiday Mysteries
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.
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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
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40 min
156
Time for Our 2019 Mystery Favorites!
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.
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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
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52 min
157
Homicide for the Holidays
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.
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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
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48 min
158
The Great Halloween Blizzard
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.
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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
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47 min
159
UPDATED: Stephen King Scholar
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.
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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
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44 min
160
And Then More Stuff Happens
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.
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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
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49 min
161
Whales Can Have Bad Breath
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.
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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
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50 min
162
A Miniseries or a Regular Series for the BBC
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
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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
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40 min
163
Sufficiently Wary of Going Outside
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.
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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
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46 min
164
Peaking in First Grade
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.
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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
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52 min
165
Looking For a Time Turner
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.
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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
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45 min
166
Hitting All My Terrifying Buttons
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.
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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
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45 min
167
The Perfect Blend of Structured Chaos
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.
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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
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51 min
168
#54: They Were Just Here a Minute Ago
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.
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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
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49 min
169
#53: I Found Something Weird
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 Shallowsby Matt Goldman, and Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murderedby Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark.
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Show Notes
Exclusive: One of Us Is Lying author Karen McManus reveals what's Next
Books Mentioned
A Kind of Justice by Renee James
Death Prefers Blondesby Caleb Roehrig
Those Peopleby Louise Candlish
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Grab a Snake By the Tailby Leonardo Padura
Miracle Creekby Angie Kim
Clueby Paul Allor, illustrated by Nelson Dániel
Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Marriedby Abby Ellin
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43 min
170
#52: No People Were Harmed During the Reading o...
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 by Audible, Amazon Publishing and The Rule of Many by Leslie Saunders and Ashley Saunders, and Looking For Garbo by Jon James Miller
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Show Notes
Exclusive: Nora Roberts on her J.D. Robb In Death series getting its 50th book
Nancy Drew first look
50 great thrillers by (white) women
2019 Anthony Award Nominations Announced
Books Mentioned
Miracle Creekby Angie Kim
The Frangipani Tree Mysteryby Ovidia Yu
Newcomer by Keigo Higashino, translated by Giles Murray
The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda
The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Mythby Josh Levin
Into the Jungleby Erica Ferencik
The Book Case by Dave Shelton
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris
The Sentence is Deathby Anthony Horowitz
Evil Things by Katja Ivar
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54 min
171
#51: Don't Try This At Home
Katie and Rincey talk about the Edgar Awards, the Agatha Awards, and infuriating cookie giving
This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Westsideby W.M. Akers, and The Fifth Doctrineby Karen Robards
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Show Notes
Trailer for We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Is 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 Winners
Agatha Award winners
The Writer's Mag tweet
Lee Child and Paul Doiron on strong, interesting, complex female characters
Books Mentioned
Tiny Pretty Thingsby Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton
My Sister, the Serial Killerby Oyinkan Braithwaite;
See What I Have Doneby Sarah Schmidt
Girl Waits With Gunby Amy Stewart
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Leeby Casey Cep
If She Wakesby Michael Koryta
The Satapur Moonstoneby Sujata Massey
The Things She’s Seenby Ambelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina
Billion Dollar Whaleby Tom White & Bradley Hope
The Frangipani Tree Mysteryby Ovidia Yu
An Elderly Woman Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten and Marlaine Delargy
Newcomerby Keigo Higashino
Miracle Creekby Angie Kim
Evil Thingsby Katja Ivar
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50 min
172
#50: Recruiting people to the Sujata Massey fan...
Katie and Rincey catch up after an episode apart and pick up books from some new-to-them authors.
This episode is sponsored by Libro fm, Flatiron Books, publishers of I Know Who You Areby Alice Feeney, and The Hummingbird Daggerby Cindy Anstey from Swoon Reads.
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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 TV
Skyhorse forms Arcade CrimeWise imprint
Law & Crime partners with Simon & Schuster
Books Mentioned
They All Fall Downby Rachel Howzell Hall
99 Ways to Dieby Ed Lin
The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
At Home in the Darkedited by Lawerence Block
A Deadly Divideby Ausma Zehanat Khan
The Frangipani Tree Mysteryby Olvidia Yu
The Satapur Moonstoneby Sujata Massey
As Long As We Both Shall Liveby Joann Cheney
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46 min
173
#49: Why Is No One Listening To the Person Who ...
Katie and guest host Vanessa Diaz talk about book-to-movie adaptations, their mutual love for the movie Clue, and more!
This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Center of the Universe by Ria Voros, and Redemption Point by Candice Fox.
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Show Notes
Paramount 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 TV
A ‘Clue’-Inspired YA Novel Is Coming Out This Year — Start Reading ‘In The Hall With The Knife’ Now
Books Mentioned
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper – Hallie Rubenhold
In a Dark Dark Wood – Ruth Ware
They All Fall Down – Rachel Howzell Hall
Confessions of an Innocent Man – David R. Dow
The Last – Hanna Jameson
Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories – Young-Ha Kim
The Satapur Moonstone – Sujata Massey
Murder By the Book – Claire Harman
Blood Harvest – S.J. (Sharon) Bolton
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47 min
174
#48: Couples That Slay Together, Stay Together
This episode, Katie and Rincey pick up mystery books featuring disabled protagonists.
This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and The Perfect Girlfriendby Karen Hamilton.
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Show Notes
Hot Series Package: Steve Zaillian Meets Patricia Highsmith’s Sociopath Tom Ripley
Coming 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 Award
Damien Power Tapped To Direct ‘No Exit’ Thriller For 20th Century Fox
Crime Fiction Book List: Disabled isn’t Unable
Books Mentioned
Blood Harvest by S.J. Bolton
Blackman’s Coffinby Mark De Castrique
My Lovely Wifeby Samantha Downing
Murder Lo Meinby Vivien Chien
Murder by the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's London by Claire Harman
The Spectatorsby Jennifer DuBois
Ask Me No Questions: A Lady Dunbridge Mystery by Shelley Noble
Frangipani Tree Mystery by Olvidia Yu
The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
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46 min
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#47: Springtime, time to refresh or whatever
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.
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Show Notes
Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories to Develop Miss Marple Series From Agatha Christie Novels
FX To Turn Don Winslow’s Epic Cartel Drug War Novel Trilogy Into TV Series
Russell Hornsby To Headline ‘Lincoln’ NBC Pilot Based On ‘The Bone Collector’ Books
Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin among 50 charged in college admissions scam for unworthy kids, prosecutors say
Books Mentioned
Bad Bloodby John Carreyrou
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastleby Stuart Turton
Forty Acresby Dwayne Alexander Smith
The Good Houseby Tananarive Due
My Sister Rosaby Justine Larbalestier
The Trial of Lizzie Bordenby Cara Robertson
A Dangerous Collaborationby Deanna Raybourn
House on Fireby Bonnie Kistler
The Plottersby Un-Su Kim
Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escapeby Jenna Miscavige Hill
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