Hello mystery fans! I feel like I hit the lotto with how great both finales for Derry Girls and Bad Sisters were! And my mail-in-ballot for the November election came in so I’m working on getting that filled out and sent. For your mysteries, there’s two new releases, backlist set outside of the U.S., and news!
Bookish Goods
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Sleep is Good, But Books are Better Bookish Crewneck Sweatshirt by BookishVibesDesignCo
I’m still in scorching weather jealous of everyone in cozy sweatshirts! ($34)
New Releases
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Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery #2) by Raquel V. Reyes
If you’re in the mood for a foodie cozy and one set at a fall festival (mind you, we’re talking Miami fall), here you go! When the houses are decorated for Halloween it isn’t strange to find a corpse in your yard; but when it’s someone you know and human, things take a turn. That’s how things are going for Miriam Quiñones-Smith, a local food show host who has a knack for getting involved in murder mysteries. So naturally she’ll have another body on her hands when a chef is found dead at the bottom of a staircase — the chef for the gala Miriam is in charge of and who was just fighting with the club’s manager. It’ll only be a matter of time before Miriam herself is in danger…If you want to start at the beginning, pick up Mango, Mambo, and Murder.
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Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen
For fans of recent historical mysteries, the “is it a murder or not” trope, and books set in a home where everyone is a potential suspect. Andy Mills was an inspector for the San Francisco police until he was caught in a gay bar, was outed, and fired for being gay. Which is how he ends up being hired by a recent widow to look into the death of Irene Lamontaine, the head of a soap empire. Irene lived on an estate with family and staff that created a safe place to live for members of the LGBTQ+ community, while keeping the world out. The question is whether Irene’s death was a murder (remember: big ol’ company and money at stake), and if so: is someone who lives on the estate a murderer? As Andy visits the estate and gets to know everyone, who can he trust?
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Riot Recommendations
Let’s take a look at some crime novels from around the world.
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Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan
When this published it was billed as the first Filipino crime novel. It’s for fans of fictional serial killers and dark fiction. Two Jesuit priests (a forensic anthropologist and psychologist) are asked to help identify a serial killer targeting boys in an underserved community. They’ll have to fight corruption and work without the technologies in labs to stop the killer!
(I don’t remember TWs, but it’s dark and involves harm to boys.)
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Flowers Over the Inferno (Teresa Battaglia #1) by Ilaria Tuti
Here’s the start to an Italian police porcedural trilogy. For fans of the use of psychology/profiling to catch the killer. Superintendent Teresa Battaglia has a lot on her plate outside of work: she’s in her 60s and is hiding recent symptoms of dementia. And at work she’s now got a new case in a remote area near the Italian Alps where she’s paired with a new young partner.
(TW child abuse)
News and Round-ups
Minka Kelly, Dermot Mulroney, Maggie Grace to Star in Psychological Thriller Blackwater Lane
Magpie Murders is a hall-of-mirrors whodunit with a satisfying resolution
The Bookish Life of Angela Lansbury
The best recent crime and thrillers — review roundup
Censorship News (Get involved in your local library and school boards/meetings, vote against book banners trying to hold these positions, and actively fight book bans!)
New Right to Read Bill Expands School Library Access, Students’ Rights to Read
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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