Hi mystery fans! Let’s look at some things to get us through to the end of the week: new releases, backlist, and what’s going on in the world of mystery news.
Basil the Great Mouse Detective
For fans of adorable mice, Disney, detectives, and Holmes, here’s an adorbs sticker for less than $4.
New Releases
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
For fans of gothic mysteries and historical fiction, here’s a great new one. Beatriz’s father is executed after an overthrowing of the Mexican government, so she accepts Don Rodolfo Solórzano’s marriage proposal, even if there’s some rumors about his previous wife, because she needs the security. But it’s a gothic mystery, so “you in danger, girl!”
The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
Have you ever wondered what a party turned murder mystery would be like starring a slew of Jane Austen’s characters? Claudia Gray did, and it’s this book! Hence the title, in which Mr. Wickham is dead and the mystery of how must be solved with everyone at Mr. Knightley and Emma’s house party being suspects!
Riot Recommendations
This week I have for you two memoirs by authors who grew up in cults. I really appreciate how clear these nonfic books are in the titles in what you’re getting.
The World in Flames: A Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult by Jerald Walker
Jerald Walker’s parents were both people born sighted who, through unrelated childhood accidents, became blind. The promise of sight is what got them into a doomsday cult that was segregated, along with their children. Here, Walker recounts his childhood, including what it was like to be a Black boy in a segregated dooms cult that was almost all white. (Zero memory of trigger warnings but I don’t remember this as being a brutal nor graphic book.)
Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult by Faith Jones
Faith Jones grew up in Macau on an isolated farm as the granddaughter of the founder of the Children of God. While she was special for her familial connection, it in no way spared her from the cult’s abuse. (This one comes with all the trigger warnings, particularly child and sexual abuse.)
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News
ONLY MURDERS Season 2 Teaser Sees the Trio Back in Action
Reacher Star Alan Ritchson Reveals Which Book Season 2 Will Follow
Velma Dinkley Series Starring Mindy Kaling, ‘Clone High’ Reboot Among HBO Max Adult Animation Orders
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