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100 Mystery and Thriller Recommendations by Setting

Hello mystery fans! If you’re looking for roundups, podcasts, news, adaptations, and something to watch–all mysteries– you’re in the right place.

From Book Riot and Around The Internet

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Sherlock creators ‘would bring it back tomorrow’ if cast were available

‘Truth Be Told’: Ana Ayora Joins Season 3 Of Apple TV+ Anthology Series

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Crime Writers of Color podcast: Wanda Morris, author of All Her Little Secrets, is interviewed by Robert Justice.

‘The Flight Attendant’: Kaley Cuoco Sees Double in Trippy Season 2 Trailer

West Duchovny Joins ‘Saint X’ Series at Hulu

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100 Mystery and Thriller Recommendations by Setting

‘Sherlock Holmes’ Spinoff Series Eyed By HBO Max With Robert Downey Jr. Producing

Unlikeable Female Characters: The Virtues of Unlikeability with Tara Isabella Burton (The World Cannot Give)

A Mystery Expert Recommends Queer Crime Series

Jennifer Hillier and Alex Segura in conversation with E. A. Aymar | Online event, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 – 7:00pm

Women Whose Books Thrill and Leave You Breathless

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Watch Now

All The Old Knives on Prime: If you’re in the mood for a thriller with very good actors here’s one adapted from Olen Steinhauer’s novel. The film follows to ex-lover CIA agents reunited years later. It’s spies. Lies. Betrayal. And who is good and who is not? And it stars Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne, and Jonathan Pryce. Watch the trailer.

Recent Interests That May Also Interest You + My Reading Life

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Reading: I’ll Be You by Janelle Brown / Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Streaming: Monsters at Work (Disney+)

Laughing: How to prepare for a professional Zoom meeting

Helping: Voter ID Month of Action: Letter Writing

Upcoming: CJ Connor’s Bored to Death, a queer cozy mystery series “Full of board games, silly puns, family in all its forms, and queer joy (y’know, as joyful as a murder mystery can be)!” sold to Kensington Books!


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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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