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Sponsored by Delusions of Clarity, by Vern Bryk
Karl Jommers is a down-to-earth police psychologist. After a cop is shot, Jommers must evaluate the two police officers involved. Both offer conflicting accounts, but neither is lying. Their divergent perspectives are blurred by their personal anxieties. One sees local corruption, the other a government conspiracy. Jommers tries to disentangle the discordance, but he can’t square their differing views without first finding the truth. But stepping outside his domain to investigate may jeopardize his practice and his life. While trying to correct the distorted views of others, he’s forced to question the clarity of his own perception.
From Book Riot And Around The Internet
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The Best True Crime Podcasts of 2019 (So Far)
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Inside the True-Crime Boom Taking Over Prestige TV
Win MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER by Oyinkan Braithwaite
News And Adaptations
Sara Collins’ period novel ‘The Confessions of Frannie Langton’ will be adapted for TV
‘James Bond 25’ Cast Unveiled But Still No Title
Kindle Deals
Fallen Mountains by Kimi Cunningham Grant is .99 cents, which is a ridiculous price, and one of my favorites this year–Full review. (TW domestic violence/ addiction/ suicide)
All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda is $1.99 (Small Town Mystery Told Backwards–Full review.) (It’s been so long I’m sorry I don’t remember potential trigger warnings.)
Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach is $1.99 (Slow-burn suspense that bites–Full review) (It’s been so long I’m sorry I don’t remember potential trigger warnings.)
A Bit Of My Week In Reading
Current audiobooks: Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe (Great narrator, true crime with history of The Troubles.); Looker by Laura Sims (Psychological suspense of a woman obsessed with another.); Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (My mystery break, a buzzy adult novel set in a prestigious performing arts high school.)
Current ereading: Just South of Home by Karen Strong (Really enjoying this middle grade story set in summer with cousins and possible haints!); Flowers and Foul Play (A Magic Garden Mystery #1) by Amanda Flower (Inherited Scottish home cozy mystery I just started.)
Browse all the books recommended in Unusual Suspects previous newsletters on this shelf. And here’s an Unusual Suspects Pinterest board.
Until next time, keep investigating! And in the meantime, come talk books with me on Twitter, Instagram, and Litsy–you can find me under Jamie Canavés.
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