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Jo Nesbo Adaptation To Star Oscar Isaac With Ben Stiller Directing

Hello mystery fans! I found a lot of things worth clicking (including exciting book announcements), HBO has a new Perry Mason show, and there’s another great round of Kindle deals.

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Kellye Garrett just played “5 things in my WIP” (work in progress) and GIVE IT TO ME NOOOOOOOW!

June Hur announced her next novel and also all the gimme hands: THE RED PALACE is a YA historical mystery set in Joseon Dynasty Korea (again Hugging face) & my most ambitious project to date.

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Oscar Isaac is attached to star in the movie “London,” based on a short story by Jo Nesbo, with Ben Stiller on board to direct.

(TW) “His [Chris D’Elia] role as a comedian and pedophile in You’s second season in late 2019 has prompted a flurry of allegations from women that his character in the Netflix series mirrors his actual life almost exactly.”

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HBO: Perry Mason is back (kind of)! On June 21st the new series on HBO will focus on the character created by Erle Stanley Gardner: Perry Mason. The show is Mason’s origin story and stars Matthew Rhys, Tatiana Maslany, and John Lithgow. Watch the trailer here. (Related: HBO streamers messy and confusing!)

Kindle Deals

Fallen Mountains cover imageHere’s a great small-town past and present mystery: Fallen Mountains
by Kimi Cunningham Grant is $1.99! (Review) (TW domestic violence/ addiction/ suicide)

For historical mystery fans: The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang is LESS THAN A DOLLAR! (Review)

For a multi-point off view, Scandinavian whydunnit, mixed with courtroom drama: A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson, Rachel Willson-Broyles (translation) is $2.99! (Review) (TW rape on page, statutory/ domestic abuse/ partner abuse)

cover of The 57 Bus by Dashka SlaterIf you still haven’t picked up this great nonfic what are you waiting for? It’s worth the full price and ridiculously priced right now: The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater is $2.99!

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