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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

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.

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 Month A Knock at Midnight – Brittany K. Barnett Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice – Gilbert King Leaving Atlanta – Tayari Jones The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America’s Law Enforcement – Matthew Horace & Ron Harris NEW RELEASES Blood Grove – Walter Mosley The Kindest Lie – Nancy Johnson Children of Chicago – Cynthia Pelayo The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing – Sonia Faleiro currently reading Fortune Favors the Dead – Stephen Spotswood Widows of Malabar Hill – Sujata Massey The Lost Man – Jane Harper Write to us with any feedback, requests, or recommendations at readordead@bookriot.com Find us on so

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 Mentioned Night Film by Marisha Pessl American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson Whisper Network by Chandler Baker NEW RELEASES If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano CURRENTLY READING Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Sportswood See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 RELEASES The 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 READING Pretty Things – Janelle Bro

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 Notes John le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Dies at 89 Books Mentioned Long Bright River by Liz Moore The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper  Shelter by Jung Yun The Return by Rachel Harrison Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden The Only Child by Mi-ae Seo The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Notes Netflix 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 Mentioned Deadly Sexy by Beverly Jenkins Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey Even As We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister Take it Back by Kia Abdullah Snow Drift by Helene Tursten; translated by Marlaine Delargy Three by D.A. Mishani; translated by Jessica Cohen The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole See omnystudio.com

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 Mentioned The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya IQ by Joe Ide The Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist by Anthony M. Amore The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow (A Sassy Cat Mystery #1) In the Hall With the Knife by Diane Peterfreund The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America’s First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth

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 Notes Rachel Howzell Hall’s Lou Norton series has been optioned to Lionsgate Television Watch the first trailer for The Dry Voting for the Goodreads Choice Awards has begun [Book Riot] Books Mentioned Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession by Sarah Weinman American Sherlock by Kate Winkler Dawson No Place to Hide by Opa Hysea Wise The Preserve by Ariel S. Winter We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper The Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale

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.

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 Notes Showtime 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 Mentioned