Hi mystery fans! It’s time for the what’s happening in the world of crime books. I also have something for you to watch and an entire section for our national treasure Dolly Parton and her new collaboration with James Patterson.
From Book Riot and Around The Internet
All the Books!: Liberty and Vanessa discuss new releases including The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-mo, Chi-young Kim (translator)
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Mysteries With Endings You Won’t See Coming
Mystery Authors With Deep Genre Backlists
Magpie Murders: This Meta Whodunit Is a Commentary on the Murder-Mystery Genre
How a Black mystery writer made room for herself and her breakthrough novel
Netflix Orders White House Mystery Drama ‘The Residence’ From Shondaland, ‘For the People’ Creator
Stephen King is returning to a beloved character in new novel
Get Ready for Spring’s Most Anticipated New Mysteries
Andrew Garfield-Starring FX True Crime Thriller ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ Sets April Premiere
‘Slow Horses’ Trailer Brings Gary Oldman Back Into the Spy Game
8 Shows Like Reacher to Watch If You Like Reacher
Giveaway: Win a Banned Books Bundle!
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All About Dolly Parton, James Patterson, & Run, Rose, Run
Dolly Parton explains why she relates to the characters in Run, Rose, Run
B&N Virtually Presents: Dolly Parton & James Patterson discuss Run Rose Run
The companion album by Dolly Parton for Run, Rose, Run is now available!
Nashville’s new (literary) duo? Dolly Parton and James Patterson
Dolly Parton and James Patterson on “Run, Rose, Run”
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Watch Now
The Dropout on Hulu: A few years ago, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou kicked off a for me the love for nonviolent true crime—plus, I’m always looking for more journalist-written books. Since then there’s been a documentary, the very real case that played out in the media, and now the fictionalized series have started. This one stars Amanda Seyfried as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, who has since been found guilty of defrauding investors over her claim to have one-drop blood testing technology. This story is bonkers, and if you still haven’t read the book I highly recommend it—I know the whole tech, Silicon Valley startup may sound boooooring but I promise this story is anything but. Here’s the trailer for the eight-episode limited series.
Recent Interests That May Also Interest You + My Reading Life
Reading: Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li / Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González
Streaming: Found my new obsession show, Her Private Life on Netflix
Laughing: new latte
Helping: Equality Florida / Book Aid For Ukraine
Upcoming: We’re getting a third book in the Cash Blackbear Mysteries Series!!!! Sinister Graves by Marcie R. Rendon has an October release date.
Browse all the books recommended in Unusual Suspects previous newsletters on this shelf. See upcoming 2022 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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