Hi mystery fans! This weekend I’m looking forward to dive into XO, Kitty on Netflix, the spinoff from To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before because Kitty was my favorite.
Before we jump in, if you’re looking for a new bookish podcast Book Riot has one! Hosted by BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O’Neal you get something new every episode including a group chat about Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret; the fun game of trying to guess the IT book of the month; and most recently a conversation with The Kite Runner, author Khaled Hosseini. Subscribe to First Edition on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your podcatcher of choice.
Bookish Goods
New Releases
Char Siu by Scott Kikkawa
For fans of hardboiled mysteries, noir crime, and historical fiction!
The Sheik — Homicide Detective Sergeant Francis Yoshikawa of the Honolulu Police — finds himself in a situation where everything goes bad, stemming from extracting protection money from gambling dens and brothels. Now he’s lost a material witness and has to navigate the underworld of crime while caught between fellow extortionist cops and a new investigation trying to root out the department’s corruption…
The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay
For fans of thrillers, family drama, and witness protection!
Jack Givins’ father exited his life when he was a child in the most dramatic way: telling him he was not a good man because he’d killed people. Now as an adult, Jack is struggling financially as a writer when he’s offered a job to write made-up histories for people in witness protection. He jumps at the opportunity for the money and to get to find his dad who is in the program. Except his dad has disappeared and now Jack has to find him the man he doesn’t know.
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Riot Recommendations
Sometimes a print, digital, and audio format of a book release at the same time. But sometimes a format like audio doesn’t release until later — which for accessibility reasons isn’t great for many readers — so I wanted to highlight two previously published books that now have an audiobook format.
Murder on Bamboo Lane: An Officer Ellie Rush Mystery, Book 1 Murder on Bamboo Lane (Ellie Rush #1) by Naomi Hirahara
For fans of procedurals!
Ellie Rush aspires to be a detective while currently working as an LAPD bicycle cop. Her first murder case involves someone she knows: a former college classmate. Since Ellie’s aunt is a higher-up in the department, she becomes involved in the case, bringing in her extended family which includes her best friend and ex-boyfriend.
Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson
For fans of cozy mysteries and septuagenarian MCs!
Peg Turnbull and Rose Donovan — a former nun — don’t get along and since they’re sister-in-laws it’s hard to avoid each other. But the bickering will have to mostly be put on ice — they’ll try — because there is a murder to solve at their local bridge club…
News and Roundups
Stacey Abrams talks Little Women, John Grisham, Nora Roberts, and the books that changed her life
25 Books Being Made into Movies and Series in 2023 and 2024
Liberty and Tirzah chat new releases, including We’ll Never Tell by Wendy Heard, on the latest All The Books!
The Guardian: The best recent crime and thriller writing
Only Murders in the Building Season 3 Gets August Premiere Date
Browse all the books recommended in Unusual Suspects previous newsletters on this shelf. See upcoming 2023 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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