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Hello mystery fans! Time for mystery book roundups, news, ebook deals, and something to stream if you watch docu-series and true crime.
From Book Riot And Around The Internet
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Katie and Nusrah celebrate Pride Month by talking about books by authors who identify as LGBTQ+ or have written amazing stories featuring LGBTQ+ characters on the latest Read or Dead!
9 Riveting Memoirs About Crime Families
Liberty talks about a couple of fabulous backlist titles related to the week’s new releases including thrillers on All The Backlist!
Netflix’s creepy ‘The Chestnut Man’ teaser looks like a must-watch for fans of ‘The Killing’
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15 of the Best Upcoming Cozy Mysteries for the Second Half of 2021
Queer Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion
7 Best Shows Like Lucifer to Watch While You Wait for Season 6
True crime is one of TV’s top genres. Critics say it’s failing us
Mystery book-lover at Waterstones Yarm gives £100 of vouchers to shoppers
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Summer Reading: The Hottest New Books of the Season
From ‘Bridgerton’ to ‘The Flight Attendant,’ 5 Writers Detail Book-to-Screen Adaptation Journeys
Laura Lippman’s sharp and timely thriller ‘Dream Girl’ sticks the landing
The Sherlock Holmes Universe, Explained
10 Flight-Themed Crime Novels I Read While Writing Hostage
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I’ll Be Gone In the Dark bonus episode on HBO Max: The six-episode docu-series about Michelle McNamara’s search to identify the Golden State Killer, with the same title as her true crime memoir, now has a bonus episode titled Show Us Your Face, which mostly focuses on the sentencing and time after for the victims.
Kindle Deals
Spy x Family Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo
I recently decided to actually try out a manga, and I absolutely loved it and now have a whole new world of reading opened up to me. This was my first and it’s a fun spy story with an assassin and a mind reader that create a “fake” family, but none know the others’ real identities. It’s $4.99 and I highly recommend it. (Review)
A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins
If you’re craving a cozy historical mystery smashed with a romance novel ,here’s a series starter that is currently $2.99! (Review)
Browse all the books recommended in Unusual Suspects previous newsletters on this shelf. See upcoming 2021 releases. Check out this Unusual Suspects Pinterest board and get Tailored Book Recommendations!
Until next time, keep investigating! In the meantime, come talk books with me on Twitter, Instagram, Goodreads, and Litsy–you can find me under Jamie Canavés.
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