Hello mystery fans! If you’re looking for “criminal” escapes I’ve got new releases, backlist, a series adaptation to watch, and news and roundups for you. Currently my escapes are watching I Am Not a Robot on Viki (so funny) and I just started the audiobook Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster (I absolutely picked it up because of the title).
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New Releases
Bury Me When I’m Dead (Charlie Mack Motown Mystery #1) by Cheryl A. Head
Okay, so this book did publish in 2016 buuuuuuut I’m so excited that it finally has an audiobook edition! It’s a great start to a still running series that gives you a team of PIs (Review, including TWs). The audiobook is narrated by Stephanie Weeks who is also listed as narrating books 2-4 in the series, so far.
Summer’s Edge by Dana Mele
For fans of I Know What You Did Last Summer. A tight group of friends who spent summers together at a lake house experienced a tragedy where one of them died in a house fire. Now a year has passed and the remaining friends have gathered at the rebuilt lake house. What could go wrong?! Maybe some eerie things and ghost visions…
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Riot Recommendations
This week I’ve got for you two books with the wrongful conviction theme, one YA and one adult.
This Is My America by Kim Johnson
Tracy Beaumont has spent years trying to get an innocence project to take her father’s case. Now with only 267 days left before her father’s execution her brother is suddenly arrested, accused of killing a white girl. Tracy decides she also has to save her brother by investigating what really happened…
Accused (Rosato & DiNunzio #1) by Lisa Scottoline
This is the start to a legal series that I think fans of Stephanie Plum’s humor will really enjoy. Mary DiNunzio just made partner at her law firm when Allegra, a young teenager, hires her to investigate her older sister’s murder. The thing is that murder was solved years ago, and the man accused was found guilty and is in prison. But Allegra is certain that they have the wrong man, and wants them to investigate even though her parents are against it, making this is an all around tricky case. Complicating things even more is that Mary is emotionally invested having had her husband murdered years ago, is currently debating the marriage proposal she just said yes to, and comes with a very loud family–and three Tony’s that can easily cause trouble.
(TW recounts past teen attempted suicide, detail/ recounts cancer diagnosis, not terminal/ car accident/ anti psychotropic medication conversations)
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Watch Now
Joe Pickett on Paramount Plus: Based on the crime drama and modern Western books by C.J. Box. The first season (it’s been renewed for a second) follows the new Game Warden (Michael Dorman) and his family in Saddlestring, Wyoming, a rural town in economic collapse. Watch the trailer.
News and Roundups
Bookish Goods for Mystery Lovers
8 Must-Read New Thrillers for Summer 2022
The Sisters In Crime Writers’ podcast: Chantelle Aimée Osman
Giveaway: Win a pair of Airpods Pro!
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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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