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8 Thrillers Set in Eerie Apartment Buildings

Hi mystery fans! Time to catchup with all the mystery news, adaptations, and roundups. Also, a fun new manga adaptation, and how to watch it.

From Book Riot and Around The Internet

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Read or Dead: Nusrah and Katie talk about locked room mysteries and all that the sub-genre has to offer.

Cover Reveal and Excerpt: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (I loved this book!)

8 Thrillers Set in Eerie Apartment Buildings

All The Books: Liberty and Vanessa discuss recent releases and some backlist including One-Shot Harry by Gary Phillips and Devil in a Blue Dress: An Easy Rawlins Novel by Walter Mosley.

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Get Books: This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends Velvet Was The Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Books That Represent Us: Grace D. Li on her debut novel — and its Netflix adaptation

Getting the Job Done: Superheroes and the Immigrant Experience

Balancing the Scales: Mysteries, Thrillers & True Crime 2022

As a Queer Killing Eve Fan, I Feel Betrayed (Spoilers)

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A road trip turns dark in Phillippe Diederich’s ‘Diamond Park’

New Sherlock Holmes Stage Play In Development For Broadway & London; Tony-Winner Rob Ashford To Direct

‘Murder Of A Jewish American Princess’ True-Crime Limited Series In Works From Cari Lynn & Everywhere Studios

Hugh Laurie brings Agatha Christie murder-mystery to TV

‘The Flight Attendant’ Season 2: Kaley Cuoco Dominates a Season Focused Less on Spies and More on Sobriety

Giveaway: Win a Kindle Paperwhite!

Giveaway: Enter to Win a $250 Gift Card to Barnes and Noble

Don’t forget you can get three free audiobooks at Audiobooks.com with a free trial!

Watch Now

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SPY x FAMILY on Crunchyroll: The new anime series adaptation of the manga Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo, Casey Loe (Translator) has started! It’s a fun spy story about a fake family that comes together with each person having a secret the rest don’t know—starting with the father being a spy and needing this family as a cover to get close to his target. Watch the trailer! And if you need to know: What is Crunchyroll? Also, if you want my Spy x Family Vol 1 review–I love this series.

Recent Interests That May Also Interest You + My Reading Life

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Reading: The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas / The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa

Streaming: Our Beloved Summer (Netflix)

Laughing: I am ham.

Helping: This Is About Humanity / Vote Riders upcoming events for volunteering virtually

Upcoming: Alex Crespo’s debut was announced and it sounds amazing: it’s a queer YA gothic mystery where two teens team-up to save another teen trapped inside a haunted mansion.


Browse all the books recommended in Unusual Suspects previous newsletters on this shelf. See upcoming 2022 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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