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Tune in as Katie and special guest velocireader Liberty talk about their favorite new and backlist historical mystery titles! 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 Reading The Great American Deception – Scott Stein All Her Little Secrets – Wanda M. Morris   Books Discussed Dangerous Women – Hope Adams A Study in Scarlet Women – Sherry Thomas Dead Dead Girls – Nekesa Afia Widows of Malabar Hill – Sujata Massey Clark and Division – Naomi Hirahara   New Releases A History of Wild Places – Shea Ernshaw Murder Most Actual – Alexis Hall   If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com Otherwise you can:  Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady Find Liberty on Instagram @franzencomesalive And we will talk to you all next time! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Reading Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna Books Discussed Cutting 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 Releases The Shadows of Men by Aber Mukherjee If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at reado

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 Reading Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones Books Discussed All the Beautiful Sinners by Stephen Graham Jones The Round House by Louise Erdrich Evil Dead Center by Carole LaFavor Mean Spirit by Linda Hogan New Releases All Her Little Secrets by Wanda Morris Her Name Is Knight by Yasmine Angoe If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com Otherwise, you can:  Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrah Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady And we will talk to you all next time! See omnyst

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 Discussed The Good House by Tananarive Due The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson Help For the Haunted by John Searles New Releases Five Strangers by E.V. Adamson Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest Otherwise, you can:  Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrah Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady And we will talk to you all next time! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Reading Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel Books Discussed What’s Left of Me is Yours by Stephanie Scott The Opium Prince by Jasmine Aimaq Impostor Syndrome by Kathy Wang The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden Gone for Good by Joanna Schaffhausen  New Releases Reprieve by James Han Mattson Cackle by Rachel Harrison If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com Otherwise, you can:  Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrah Find Liberty on Instagram @franzencomesalive And we will talk to you all next time! See omnys

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 Reading A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Emma Southon Books Discussed Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Perfect Days by Raphael Montes We Were Liars by E.Lockhart New Releases Personal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living by Robert A. Jensen Fuzz by Mary Roach If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com Otherwise, you can:  Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrah Find Katie on Twitter @ kt_librarylady See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Reading Final girls by Riley Sager Madam by Phoebe Wynn Books Discussed The Girls by Emma Cline The Night We Burned by S.F.Kosa Don’t Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM by Sarah Berman Black Widows by Cate Quinn New Releases My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.comOtherwise, you can:Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrahFind Katie on Twitter @ kt_librarylady See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Reading The Witch Elm by Tana French Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Books Discussed The Lost Village by Camilla Sten The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura The Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia Saenz Mrs Mohr goes Missing by Maryla Szymiczkowa New Releases A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com Otherwise, you can:  Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrah Find Katie on Twitter @ kt_librarylady See omnystudio.com/listene

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 Reading Home Before Dark by Riley Sager The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey Books Discussed The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict Frog Music by Emma Donoghue The Happiest Girl in the World by Alena Dillon The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani New Releases Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com Otherwise, you can:  Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrah Find Katie on Twitter @ kt_libraryla

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 Discussed A Will to Kill by R.V.Raman The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe Miracle Creek by Angie Kim The Witch Elm by Tana French New Releases A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones The Turnout by Megan Abbott If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com Otherwise, you can:  Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrah Find Katie on Twitter @ kt_librarylady See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Asked Favorite book of the year so far A surprisingly good book you’ve read The bookish highlight of the year Next Reading Priority Most Anticipated Releases for the second half of 2021 Books Discussed Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan Palace of the Drowned by Christine Mangan Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood For your Own Good by Samantha Downing Velvet was the Night by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia The Other Black Girl by Zaikya Dalila Harris These Women by Ivy Pochoda The Lost Man by Jane Harper The Family Plot by Megan Collins White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson Currently Reading The Ninja Da

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 DISCUSSED Pretty Things by Janelle BrownNarrators: Julian Whelan, Lauren Fortgang and Hilary Huber Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Turnout by Megan Abbott Narrator: Cassandra Campbell The Conductors by Nicole GloverThe Gone Dead by Chanelle BenzNarrator: Bahni Turpin A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreightNarrator: Sarah Zimmerman, Karissa Vacker and George Newbern Tiny Pretty Things by Dhonielle Clayton & Sona CharaipotraNarrator: Nora Hunter, Greta Jung, Imani Parks, Laura Delano Columbine by Dave CullenNarrator: Don Leslie New Releases People Like Them by Samira Sedira, transl. Lara Vergnaud Razorblade Tears

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 LINKS https://crimereads.com/24-queer-crime-novels-to-read-all-year-long/ BOOKS DISCUSSED Affinity by Sarah Waters Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth I Hope You’re Listening by Tom Ryan Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green BONUS RECS Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig NEW RELEASES Dream Girl by Laura Lippman What’s Done in Darkness by Laura McHugh CURRENTLY READING What Comes After by JoAnne Tompkins Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readorde

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 Links The CWA Dagger Award shortlists have been released. Books Discussed Dark Places by Gillian Flynn Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly Heartsick by Chelsea Cain His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae Burne The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard New Releases The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey Currently Reading Girl A by Abigail Dean The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing by Sonia Faleiro See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Discussed The Wild Inside (Glacier Park Mystery) by Christine Carbo Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapdoodle Beneath the Mountain by Luca D’ Andrea The Hunger by Alma Katsu Descent by Tim Johnston Wicked River by Jenny Milchman Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin New Releases The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji Version Zero by David Yoon If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com Otherwise you can:  Find me on Twitter @JavedNusrah Find Katie on Twitter @ kt_librarylady See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa

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 DISCUSSED The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi The Dinner by Herman Koch The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao Hannibal by Thomas Harris NEW RELEASES Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala Dead of Winter by Stephen Mack Jones While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com Otherwise you can:  Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah Find Katie on Twitter @ kt_librarylady See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Links ITW Thriller Awards Nominees BOOKS DISCUSSED Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Moonlight Becomes You by Mary Higgins Clark The Silent Scream (Nightmare Hall #1) by Diane Hoh Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman Jade Green by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie NEW RELEASES The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto If you want to send us an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com Otherwise you can:  Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah Find Katie on Twitter @ kt_librarylady See omnystudi

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 Discussed Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara The Missing American by Kwei Quartey These Women by Ivy Pochoda Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole East of Hounslow by Khurrum Rahman The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copely Eisenberg Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock by Christina Lane From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks The Companion by Katie Alender The Cousins by Karen M. McManu

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 Discussed The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips The Split by Sharon Bolton Overkill by Vanda Symon Beneath the Mountain by Luca D’Andrea Red Widow by Alma Katsu The Lost Village by Camilla Stein Currently Reading Anxious People by Fredrick Backman If you want to send us an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com Otherwise you can:  Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah Find Katie on Twitter @ kt_librarylady See omn

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 segment Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll Gone Bamboo by Anthony Bourdain The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker Books mentioned Trigger 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 McBrayer The Five by Hallie Rubenhold They Never Learn by Layne Fargo Out by Natsuo Kirino New Releases Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boully The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson If you want to send us an email with