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The Office meets Stephen King in this festive and frightening horror-comedy set during the horror publishing boom of the ’80s, by NYT best-selling satirist Andrew Shaffer. At Blackwood-Patterson’s annual Secret Santa gift exchange, new hire Lussi Meyer receives a demonic-looking object, which she figures is a prank. When her coworkers begin falling victim to horrific accidents akin to a George Romero movie, Lussi suspects that her gift is somehow involved. She must track down her anonymous Secret Santa and figure out the true meaning of the cursed object in her possession before it destroys the publishing house—and her soul.
Hello mystery fans! It’s time to hopefully disconnect for a few minutes and read/listen to some mystery roundups, podcasts, articles and find some Kindle deals for winter reading.
From Book Riot And Around The Internet
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6 Snowy Thrillers To Chill Your Bones
12 YA Thrillers For Any Time of Year
8 Books About Serial Killers That Will Chill You to the Bone
15 Of The Best YA Thriller Books
Blake Lively joined the final podcast episode for A Simple Podcast, which sought to canonize the 2018 Paul Feig film A Simple Favor, an adaptation Darcey Bell‘s novel.
First look: Laura Lippman’s Dream Girl is the book version of the mind-blown emoji (Also, L O L that Lippman tweeted: “If 2021 isn’t the right year to publish a book about an immobilized white guy who can’t leave his house yet believes himself to have led a blameless life, I don’t know what is.”
Teen spy drama Alex Rider effectively riffs on Cold War-era James Bond
Agatha Christie fans, take note: Anthony Horowitz has a
clever new twist on the classic whodunit
Kindle Deals
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
If you’re looking for a whodunnit mystery mixed with a courtroom drama–where everyone’s secrets come out–this was one of last year’s best crime novels and it is currently $2.99! (Review) (TW child abuse/ suicide/ sexual assault)
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
If you need a serious break from the cold weather how about it’s-so-hot-you’ll-die weather? This is a great remote family mystery where the atmosphere feels like a character itself and it’s currently $2.99! (Review) (TW domestic abuse/ child abuse/ date rape/ suicide) I recommend all of Harper’s crime novels, and if you’ve already read them all and enjoyed them, her upcoming 2021 The Survivors is totally worth the prebuy/having your library get it.
His & Hers by Alice Feeney
For a recent psychological thriller release for fans of dual POV Feeney’s latest is currently $2.99!
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