Hello mystery fans! Fellow Rioters brought to my attention that Pushing Daisies is now streaming on Amazon Prime. I’m not sure this show has ever streamed anywhere before, which is a shame because it is purely delightful, creative, fun, and filled with great mysteries! Plus, Lee Pace! So if you’ve never seen it before, or need a rewatch like I always need, the complete 2 seasons are streaming.
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From Book Riot And Around The Internet
You can read the first two chapters of JoAnn Channey’s As Long As We Both Shall Live (January 15) now! I can’t say it enough: this thriller should be the thriller of 2019, and you want to read it before everyone is talking about it!
Amanda was a guest on On Point The Year In Books: Taking A Look At The Top Titles Of 2018 and she talked about one of my favorite mysteries.
Rincey and Katie did an episode of Read or Dead where they answered listeners recommendation requests.
Beaten, but Never Beat: PW Talks with Stephen Mack Jones –author of August Snow; Lives Laid Away.
9 Holiday Mysteries & Thrillers For Readers Who Prefer Their Mistletoe With A Side Of Murder
News And Adaptations
Doubleday Books announced that the fifth book in the Jackson Brodie series is coming out in 2019: Big Sky by Kate Atkinson
Roxane Gay announced she has an upcoming crime graphic novel: “My next comic is called The Banks, three generations of black women who are master thieves in Chicago. Their mantra: steal smart, right a wrong.”
Kindle Deals
The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani is $4.99 and if you like dark literary mysteries snatch this up real quick it’s the only time I’ve seen it on sale! (Review) (I don’t remember the specific trigger warnings but this was dark–like humanity has been evil throughout history and still is dark.)
If you’re looking for a suspenseful “who did I marry?” Undertow by Elizabeth Heathcote is $2.99 (Review) (TW rape)
Watch Now
C.B. Strike, the series adaptation of Robert Galbraith’s (J.K. Rowling) PI series Cormoran Strikes, is now out on DVD. You can watch the trailer here.
Browse all the books recommended in Unusual Suspects previous newsletters on this shelf. And here’s an Unusual Suspects Pinterest board.
Until next time, keep investigating! And in the meantime, come talk books with me on Twitter, Instagram, and Litsy–you can find me under Jamie Canavés.
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