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Read or Dead is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the worlds of mystery and thriller literature.

Latest Episodes:

To Take or Not to Take? Jul 29, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about books you should take on your vacation and ones you should skip.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

The Getaway by Lamar Giles

One by One by Ruth Ware

Pretty Things by Janelle Brown

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Into the Sublime by Kate A. Boorman

The Devil Takes YouHome by Gabino Iglesias

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Let the Games Begin! Jul 15, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mysteries that feature all sorts of games.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

Good Rich People – Eliza Jane Brazier

The Devotion of Suspect X – Keigo Higashino

Never Have I Ever – Joshilyn Jackson

Under Lock and Skeleton Key – Gigi Pandian

We Lie Here – Rachel Howzell Hall

Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod – Casey Sherman

If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com

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Be Gay, Do Crimes Jul 01, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery and suspense reads to keep Pride alive all year long.

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Books Discussed

The Echo Wife – Sarah Gailey

Death Prefers Blondes – Caleb Roehrig

Ace of Spades – Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

The Verifiers – Jane Pek

Harlem Sunset – Nekesa Afia

Unnatural Ends – Christopher Huang

If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com

Otherwise, you can:

Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah

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And we will talk to you all next time!

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Mid-Year Way Too Much to Read Freak Out Jun 17, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about their anticipated mystery and suspense reads for the second half of 2022.

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Books Discussed

Vicious Creatures – Ashton Noone

Hokuloa Road – Elizabeth Hand

Kismet – Amina Akhtar

The Hacienda – Isabel Canas

Siren Queen – Nghi Vo

The Cherry Robbers – Sarai Walker

The Woman in the Library – Sulari Gentill

Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America’s Woods – Lyndsie Bourgon

Vera Kelly: Lost and Found – Rosalie Knecht

If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com

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Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah

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A One, and a Two, and a Three Jun 03, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery series you can dive into.

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Books Discussed

Final Girls by Riley Sager

Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry #1) by Sujata Massey

My Heart is a Chainsaw (The Lake Witch Trilogy #1) by Stephen Graham Jones

Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder (A Marion Lane Mystery) by T.A.Willberg

New Books

More Than You’ll Ever Know – Katie Gutierrez

Counterfeit – Kirstin Chen

If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com

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Time and Time Again May 20, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mysteries featuring some kind of time and inter-dimensional travel.

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Books Discussed

Shining Girls – Lauren Beukes

Dark Matter – Blake Crouch

The Anamoly– Herve Le Tellier

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August – Claire North

With Prejudice – Robin Peguero

Hide – Kiersten White

If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com

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Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah

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And The Award Goes To… May 06, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah take their picks from Edgar Award Nominees and talk you through them.

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Razorblade Tears – S.A. Cosby

Two Truths and a Lie: A Murder, a Private Investigator, and Her Search for Justice – Ellen McGarrahan

The Forest of Stolen Girls – June Hur

Never Saw Me Coming – Vera Kurian

The Firekeeper’s Daughter – Angeline Boulley

Clark and Division – Naomi Hirahara

Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders – Kathryn Miles

The Hacienda – Isabel Cañas

If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com

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You Never Forget Your First Apr 22, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah reminisce about their favorite debuts by mystery authors.

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Razorblade Tears – S.A. Cosby

The Conductors – Nicole Glover

The Intuitionist– Colson Whitehead

Tangerine by Christine Mangan

Miracle Creek – Angie Kim

Sharp Objects – Gillian Flynn

Her Name is Knight – Yasmin Angoe

I’ll Be You – Janelle Brown

The Wild Girls – Phoebe Morgan

If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com

Otherwise you can:

Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah

Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady

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Locked Up Tight Apr 08, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about locked room mysteries and all that the sub-genre has to offer.

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Books Discussed

A Death in the Family – Tessa Wegert

Under Lock & Skeleton Key – Gigi Pandian

Eighth Detective – Alex Pavesii

They All Fall Down – Rachel Howzell Hall

New Releases

Portrait of a Thief – Grace D. Li

Sense and Second-Degree Murder – Tirzah Price

If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com

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Netflix and Read Mar 25, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about some of their favorite TV shows and give read-a-likes for them.

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BOOKS DISCUSSED

Red Widow by Alma Katsu

Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe

The Given Day by Dennis Lehane

The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh

Empire of the Wild by Cherie Demaline

The Appeal by Janice Halett

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara

Her Last Affair by John Searles

Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto (release date March 29th)

If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com

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Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah

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