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Hello mystery fans! We have once again made it to Friday. There is quite a few news items and clickable things plus a ton of great giveaways if you want to try your luck, a couple Kindle deals to give you some great reads over the weekend, and some of my recent reading.
From Book Riot And Around The Internet
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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery and thriller reads featuring romance gone right, and romance gone very wrong on the latest Read or Dead!
Liberty and Danika discuss new releases including Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews and The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe on the latest All The Books!
Hit TV show Shetland will pay you to spend six weeks working on the island (Adaptation of Ann Cleeves series.)
7 Suspenseful British Dramas To Watch After You Finish ‘Behind Her Eyes’
Settle In For the 12 Best New Mystery and Thriller Books of March 2021
Louise Penny’s ‘second act’ has been a remarkable ride
20th TV Nabs Rights to Mystery Novel ‘We Begin at the End’
North Carolina-based mystery writer Maron dies at 82
Amazon Prime’s adaptation of Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, which is starring Michael B. Jordan as Sr. Chief John Kelly, has a trailer!
Read an excerpt of An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn!
Bosch Spinoff Set at IMDb TV, Ahead of Amazon Series’ Summer Finale
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The finalists for the 2020 LA Book Prizes were announced and congrats to the crime authors: Jennifer Hillier, Rachel Howzell Hall, S.A. Cosby, Ivy Pochoda, and Christopher Bollen!
Win a 1-year subscription to Book of the Month!
Win a $250 gift card to Powell’s Books!
Enter to Win Your Own Library Cart: March 2021
A Bit Of My Week In Reading
The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson
My reading took a massive hit last year (I mean my everything but ya know) and this past weekend I read three books which felt amazing to finally do again. I found my new favorite romance novel, which was my libro.fm pick: Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert. If you need a bunch of good laughs run to that book. And All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells had been hyped so much I thought I’d be disappointed but I wasn’t: It’s as entertaining as I’d hoped a book about a murdering bot who’d rather watch TV than have to keep helping out annoying humans, would be.
I then picked up The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson and have been shaking my fists at all the work I’ve had this week because I really want to get back to this British serial killer procedural! It’s one of those books that I just really liked the voice from the beginning and it’s doing a really good blend of the current case and the lead’s personal life.
The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious #4) by Maureen Johnson
I am THE most excited to have gotten my greedy little crime loving hands on the Truly Devious continuation where Stevie Bell has a new mystery not set at Ellingham Academy. I refuse to know anything else about it so I can enjoy every moment as it happens without any anticipation of what is to come.
Kindle Deals
Death Notice by Zhou Haohui, Zac Haluza (translation)
If you’re looking for a cat and mouse thriller here’s a great one currently on sale for $4.99! (Review)
You Can’t Catch Me by Catherine McKenzie
If you’re looking for a thriller with a cult here’s one currently on sale for $4.99! (Review)
Browse all the books recommended in Unusual Suspects previous newsletters on this shelf. See upcoming 2021 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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