Hi, mystery fans! I watched and really enjoyed American Fiction (Prime), the adaptation of Percival Everett’s Erasure. I think fans of Yellowface will also really enjoy it.
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Bookish Goods
New Releases
One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon
For fans of utopias, social thriller/horror, and books that examine the wellness industry!
Nicola Yoon is a popular YA author (Everything, Everything; The Sun Is Also A Star) who now jumped into writing adult books in the mystery genre.
Liberty is an all-Black community near L.A. which sure sounds like a utopia, especially with its wellness culture. To the Williams family—pregnant Jasmyn, husband King, and son Kamau—it sounds like exactly what they need, so they naturally move there. But can a utopia actually exist? Jasmyn starts to have questions, finding herself investigating the place they’ve moved to…
Assassins Anonymous by Rob Hart
For fans of retired assassins, cat-and-mouse thrillers, and action!
Mark was a top assassin until he had a change of heart on the profession, quit, and now is in a 12-step program where other ex-assassins live a life without killing. The problem? Someone is after Mark, and as he tries to keep himself alive, without killing anyone, he finds himself on the run needing to uncover who wants him dead!
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Riot Recommendations
Here are two books essentially told backward!
The Borrowed by Chan Ho-Kei, Jeremy Tiang (Translator)
For fans of procedurals and puzzle mysteries!
This tells the story of detective Kwan Chun-dok, who had a thirty-year career with a hundred percent success rate(!). It starts in the present day and goes backward in time. The first case is intricate: a comatose detective is solving a murder case in his hospital room, where one of the victim’s family members, also in the room, is the murderer!
(TW rape/ suicide)
Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
For fans of knowing the what but needing the why and how!
The book begins with Jules, a woman who appears to be on the run and is worried she’s been found. Then we go back in time to see Jules and Imogen during their friendship, slowly revealing each woman’s life…
News and Roundups
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Queering Crime Stories: Establishing a New Order in Mysteries and Thrillers
Max Cancels Crime Series After Season 2
CBS New York Book Club meetup with author Kellye Garrett
How Murdle’s creator turned his crime puzzles into a global hit
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 Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, Goodreads, and Litsy — you can find me under Jamie Canavés.
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