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Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways. A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion’s biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend’s New York City mansion. This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil’s family fortune.
Hello mystery fans! It’s the weekend and this crime train always stops for round-ups, news, trailers, links to share, and Kindle deals. Here we go:
From Book Riot And Around The Internet
Rincey and Katie talk adaptation news, including the Dan Mallory movie, and take a walk down memory lane with middle grade mystery books on the latest Read Or Dead.
Get to Know Nordic Noir With These 10 Novels
Alyssa Cole is on the Smart Bitches podcast: When No One Is Watching, with Alyssa Cole
On the Crime Writers of Color podcast: Faye Snowden, author A Killing Fire, is interviewed by Robert Justice.
Audiobooks Are — And I Can’t Stress This Enough — Saving My Sanity During COVID-19
(There are crime novels mixed in) The 23 Most Anticipated YA Books to Read in September
How Are Crime Authors Going to Address the Pandemic in Their New Books?
(The Bright Lands is one) Win 5 Books by Authors You Should Get to Know
Win a Copy of THICK AS THIEVES by Sandra Brown!
Win a year subscription to Audible
News And Adaptations
Jane Harper updated fans on Instagram regarding The Dry adaptation: “In an alternate universe, today was the day the The Dry movie was due to hit screens. The pandemic means the release has been postponed with a new date still to be confirmed, but trust me, it is absolutely worth the wait.”
‘No Time to Die’ Gets New Trailer as 007 Marketing Engine Roars Back to Life
The Inside Story of the $8 Million Heist From the Carnegie Library
Literary Scammer Dan Mallory to Be Rewarded by Having Jake Gyllenhaal Play Him on TV
Kindle Deals
Legal mystery fan? Here’s a series starter not to miss that is a revised edition of The Little Death: Lay Your Sleeping Head by Michael Nava is $3.99–and I sure did add the audiobook for $1.99!
Historical mystery fan? Don’t miss this series starter based on one of the first female Indian lawyers: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey is $1.99! (Review) (TW domestic violence)
Like your thrillers to be cruel AF? I got you: Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent is $1.99! (Review) (TW: cyber-exploitation/ Heads-up a character deals with fat shaming throughout the entire novel.)
Browse all the books recommended in Unusual Suspects previous newsletters on this shelf. See 2020 upcoming releases and 2021. An Unusual Suspects Pinterest board. Get Tailored Book Recommendations!
Until next time, keep investigating! In the meantime, come talk books with me on Twitter, Instagram, and Litsy–you can find me under Jamie Canavés.
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