Katie and Rincey talk about the history of mysteries and thrillers and espionage novels.
This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, What We Buriedby Kate A. Boorman, A Justified Murderby Jude Deveraux
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Show Notes
Mila Kunis Snaps Up TV Rights to Journalist Andrea Bartz's New Thriller, The Lost Night
Men and Women - Thrillers and Mysteries
Vanity Fair’s Gwyneth Hughes is writing a new drama about Jack the Ripper’s victims
Martin Scorsese & Leonardo DiCaprio Developing ‘The Devil in the White City’ At Hulu With Paramount TV
Books Mentioned
An American Spyby Lauren Wilkinson
Liar’s Candleby August Thomas
Hunting Gameby Helene Tursten
Smoke and Ashesby Abir Mukherjee
A Question of Holmesby Brittany Cavallaro
The Devil Aspectby Craig Russell
Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
We Have Always Lived in the Castleby Shirley Jackson
The Descentby Tim Johnston
The Perfect Nannyby Leila Slimani
Baby Teethby Zoje Stage
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#45: Multiple Pairs of Banana Pants
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 by TBR, Never Let Goby Elizabeth Goddard and Revell Books, and Bookclubbish.
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Show Notes
Christopher 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 Papandrea
Hulu's The Act shares trailer for its Mommy Dead And Dearest adaptation
Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom Murdered
A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions
Can we still enjoy The Woman in the Window?
What will happen to Dan Mallory?
Books Mentioned
Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuitby Patricia Marcantonio
The Black Coatsby Colleen Oakes
Good Kids, Bad City: A Story of Race and Wrongful Conviction in Americaby Kyle Swenson
The Birds That Stayby Ann Lambert
A Deadly Divide by Ausma Zehanat Khan
The Reckoningby Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Liar’s Candleby August Thomas
Bitter Orangeby Claire Fuller
Force of Natureby Jane Harper
American Spyby Lauren Wilkinson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson;
The Descentby Tim Johnston
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55 min
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#44: Everyone Needs an Intervention
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 the Read Harder Journal, Bookclubbish, Fate: An Uncle Chow Tung Novelby Ian Hamilton
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Show Notes
The Agatha Award nominees
The Edgar Award nominees
Netflix Begs People to Stop Calling Serial Killer Ted Bundy ‘Hot’
‘Dare Me’ Gets USA Series Order With Netflix Coming In As International Distributor
Books Mentioned
A Dark & Deadly Deceptionby Eleanor Taylor Bland
August Snowby Stephen Mack Jones
Death Prefers BlondesbyCaleb Roehrig
SpinbyLamar Giles
Evil ThingsbyKatja Ivar
The Silent PatientbyAlex Michaelides
The Hiding PlacebyCJ Tudor
The PlottersbyUn-Su Kim
Come Find MebyMegan Miranda
The Lost ManbyJane Harper
Sweet Little Liesby Caz Fear
Lethal WhitebyRobert Galbraith
Force of NaturebyJane Harper
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50 min
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#43: Reading Programs Require Reading
Katie and Rincey talk about mysteries books written by Native and Indigenous authors.
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Last Woman Standingby Amy Gentry, As Long As We Both Shall Liveby JoAnn Chaney
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Show Notes
Bluebird Bluebird sequel!
Sarah Michelle Gellar To Star In ‘Sometimes I Lie’ Limited Series From Ellen DeGeneres & Warner Bros TV
5 books about missing & murdered indigenous women in Canada
How Indigenous Writers are Elevating True Crime
Books Mentioned
Murder on the Red Riverby Marcie Rendon
Girl Gone Missingby Marcie Rendon
Deception on All Accountsby Sara Sue Hoklotubbe
That Lonely Section of Hell: The Botched Investigation of a Serial Killer Who Almost Got Awayby Lorimer Shenher
Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Marriedby Abby Ellin
No Exitby Taylor Adams
The Nowhere Child by Christian White
The Golden Tresses of the Deadby Alan Bradley
The Vanishing Stairby Maureen Johnson
I’ll Be Gone in the Darkby Michelle McNamara
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastleby Stuart Turton
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49 min
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#42: The Crime World Took a Holiday
Katie and Rincey talk about the 2019 mysteries and thrillers that they are most excited for!
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, KissConand Before We Were Strangersby Brenda Novak.
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52 min
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#41: Talking to the Guy at the Place about the ...
Katie and Rincey run down their favorite mystery, thriller and true crime books of the year!
This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal and Before We Were Strangers by Brenda Novak.
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50 min
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#40: Magical Unicorn of a Mystery Writer
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70 min
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#39: Poor Tom Cruise
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59 min
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#38: All Agatha Christie All The Time
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 and The Kingfisher Secret from McClelland & Stewart
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53 min
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#37 - The Points Don't Matter
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 by Death by the River by Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor and Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land
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61 min
186
#36 - Ticketmaster Master
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 by TBR, Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand, and Broken Things by Lauren Oliver
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48 min
187
#35: Give It A Try For Michael B. Jordan's Sake
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 Macmillan
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58 min
188
#34: 9 Out of 10 People Have Died Laughing From...
Katie and Rincey discuss historical mysteries, Serial season 3 and more.
This episode is sponsored by TBR, The Boy at the Keyhole by Stephen Giles and Hollywood Dead by Richard Kadrey.
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56 min
189
#33: We Like New Blood
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55 min
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#32 - Tana French Would Not Approve
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64 min
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#31: Monster Book of Monsters
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58 min
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#30: The McDonalds of Books
Rincey and Katie tackled two presidential-adjacent mystery books and talk about their experiences with such different mystery novels.
This episode is sponsored by Her Pretty Face By Robyn Harding and The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente.
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70 min
193
#29: We Don't Always Have Fireworks
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 by Notes from My Captivity By Kathy Parks and Book Riot's $500 YA Giveaway.
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55 min
194
#28: Reading Scooby-Doo Mysteries
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 by Hangman by Jack Heath, new from Hanover Square Press.
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60 min
195
Ep #27: I need you to move out to make space fo...
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 by Hangman by Jack Heath, new from Hanover Square Press
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65 min
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#26 - If James Patterson thinks about a book, w...
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 by Exit Strategy by Charlton Pettus, new from Hanover Square Press and The 49th Mystic by Ted Dekker.
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55 min
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#24 - Severed Finger Sense of Humor
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62 min
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Bonus: Attica Locke Recommends
Please enjoy this bonus excerpt, courtesy of the Recommended podcast, featuring Attica Locke recommending Jane Smiley's 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel.
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6 min
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#24: Going Where the Amy Adams Train Takes Me
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 by If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio and Enigma by Catherine Coulter.
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49 min
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#23: A Lot of AHHs and Screaming and GIFs
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 by Force of Nature by Jane Harper and Enigma by Catherine Coulter.
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