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Hello mystery fans! It is me with your mystery links, news, Kindle deals, what to watch, and a little bit of my current reading.
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Netflix: Rebecca, based on Daphne du Maurier’s same titled Gothic novel, stars Lily James, Armie Hammer, and Kristin Scott Thomas. If you need some suspense in your life–and really, what better time is there than October to watch something Gothic–here’s the trailer.
Kindle Deals
The Lady Killer by Masako Togawa, Simon Grove
For fans of Japanese crime novels, and a little bit of bananapants reads, here’s one for $1.99! (Review) (TW suicide/ child death/ attempted rape/ eating disorder)
City of the Lost (Casey Duncan Novels Book 1) by Kelley Armstrong
If you like procedurals but want it to have a unique slant, and love remote settings, this one is for you! And the start to this great thriller series is $4.99. (TW suicide/ pedophile/ stalking/ rape/ domestic abuse)
A Bit Of My Recent Reading
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I recently finished reading Tess Sharpe’s The Girls I’ve Been (January 26th), and it is fantastic and I can’t stop thinking about it. I’ve been a fan of Sharpe’s crime novels for a bit, and my enthusiasm and expectations for this were high; she delivered in spades. If you’re a fan of Sadie and No Exit, I’d go ahead and make sure your library is going to get this one or preorder it–Future You will very much thank Past You. The quick gist is that a bank robbery goes terribly wrong with three 17-year-olds inside–two best friends and two dating–and they decide they have to do something to get out of the hostage situation. What almost no one knows is that one of them was raised by a conwoman and all of that knowledge is about to get put to the test. I love SO much about this thriller, including that Sharpe stepped right over every single trope and went in a different direction. It’s absolutely already one of my favorite books of 2021. (TW child, domestic, and partner abuse/ attempted child sexual assault)
And my current audiobook listens (attempts at a break from everything): The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth which is a fantastic YA romance with the best character voice from the first page. It has depth, dealing with a terminally ill mother and a father moving on, while also being hilarious and light as two teens decide to do cliché romcom dates over a summer. And my current Libro.fm listen is You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria which I’ve been milking for a while because I don’t want it to end. I get so few Latinas (and hilarious primas) in romcoms, and it’s funny, thoughtful, and sweet.
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And yes, I know you’re here for crime, so back to crime. Here are two 2021 releases I just got my grabby hands early copies for, which I literally could not be more excited for: Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto and the sequel to The Missing American, Sleep Well, My Lady by Kwei Quartey. Pretty sure these will be my weekend reading.
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