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The Dark Reality Behind ‘Cozy Mysteries’

Hi mystery fans! This train is still on the tracks and it’s once again arrived with more mystery news, things to listen to, read, watch, and ebook deals!

From Book Riot And Around The Internet

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Amanda and Jenn discuss books that challenge stereotypes, romances with nice guys, extra murdery mysteries, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.

On 10/13 at 11AM ET you can watch for free Edelweiss’s Murder, Mystery & Mayhem: Award-winning authors Walter Mosley (Blood Grove) and Kellye Garrett (Like a Sister) join moderator Gabino Iglesias (The Devil Takes You Home) for a ground-breaking conversation about crime, justice, and the search for truth.

Don Winslow’s September Book Club picks!

The Dark Reality Behind ‘Cozy Mysteries’

Lena Waithe, Gillian Flynn to Start Book Imprints

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September’s Twisty New Mysteries and Thrillers

Dan Brown’s ex-wife cites new Peacock series in bitter divorce fight

On the latest Queries, Qualms, & Quirks: Mystery Author Kellye Garrett and Kicking the Door Open

I Know What You Did Last Summer: Everything you need to know about Amazon’s new thriller

The 22 best Agatha Christie books, according to Goodreads members

Daniel Craig Thinks Women Should Have Their Own Action Franchise—Outside of James Bond—But He May Be Missing the Point

The Best Scooby Doo Movies And How To Watch Them

Giveaway: Win a Copy of THE ROBBER GIRL by Franny Billingsley!

Giveaway: Win a Copy of THE HAWTHORNE LEGACY by Jennifer Lynn Barnes!

Giveaway: Win a copy of Never Saw me coming plus $100 to Bookshop.org!

Watch Now

Agatha Christie’s Crooked House: Based on the same titled 1949 novel and with a hell of a cast, follow along as a detective tries to solve the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s grandfather only to find out there is a whole family full of secrets he’s up against! The cast includes Glenn Close, Gillian Anderson, and Christina Hendricks. Watch the trailer here!

Recent Interests That May Also Interest You + My Reading Life

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Reading: The Shadows of Men (Sam Wyndham #5) by Abir Mukherjee / The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher / Silence in the Library (Lily Adler Mystery #2) by Katharine Schellman

Streaming: Sex Education s3 and The Great British Bake Off‘s new season on Netflix!

Laughing: I am forever 5.

Helping: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are matching all gifts up to $1,000,000 split between LDF and ACLU through October 8.

Upcoming: The sequel to Arsenic and Adobo is coming in 2022 and has a gorgeous cover: Homicide and Halo-Halo

Kindle Deals

TWs in reviews.

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Broken Places (A Chicago Mystery Book 1) by Tracy Clark

Love PI stories? Want to spend some time in Chicago? Looking to start a great new series with solid mysteries in every book? Start here for $2.99! (Review)

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Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

If Annie Wilkes and Norman Bates birthed something, it would be this thriller that years later I still shudder thinking about two scenes. And you can read it for $4.99! (This has all the TWs you can imagine related to kidnapping a woman into making her your girlfriend.)

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The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

If you’re a fan of Orphan Black and want a crime novel set in our world but with some sci-fi (clones!), pick this one up for $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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