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Rincey is joined by guest co-host Liberty Hardy to talk about the trailer for the Tana French TV adaptation, Emily St. John Mandel's new mystery book, and World War I mysteries.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot's Mystery/Thriller Giveawayand Pretty, Guilty Womenby Gina LaManna

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Show Notes

Starz Sets Premiere Date For Crime Drama ‘Dublin Murders’ & Unveils First Trailer

NBCUniversal International Studios To Adapt Emily St John Mandel’s Mystery Novel ‘The Glass Hotel’ For TV

Life Is Imitating Stephen King’s Art, and That Scares Him

Books Mentioned

No Graves As YetAnne Perry

A Front Page Affairby Radha Vatsal

A Gentleman’s Murderby Christopher Huang

Maise Dobbsby Jacqueline Winspear

Legacy: Gangsters, Corruption and the London Olympics by Michael Gillard

Heaven, My Homeby Attica Locke

The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger

A Death in Harlem by Karla FC Holloway

Lives Laid Awayby Stephen Mack Jones

The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deathby Corrine May Botz

18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb

Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsessionby Rachel Monroe

The Return by Rachel Harrison

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Sufficiently Wary of Going Outside Aug 30, 2019

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Katie and Rincey talk about some interesting adaptations coming soon, survivalist thrillers and their love (or lack thereof) for the outdoors.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Whisper Man by Alex North and Chase Darkness with Me by Billy Jensen.

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‘Briarpatch’ Trailer: Rosario Dawson Stars As A Dogged Investigator In USA Network Series

‘Publishing is still a business that is owned by white men’: Three women on race and genre

Amy Adams ‘Woman In The Window’ Will Now Open In Early Summer

NBCU Streamer Orders ‘One Of Us Is Lying’ YA Mystery Drama Pilot Based On Book

Books Mentioned

Into the Jungleby Erica Ferencik

The River at Night by Erica Ferencik

Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Homeby Nando Parrado

Bird Box by Josh Malerman

To the Lions by Holly Watt

Iced in Paradise by Naomi Hirahara

The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Traceby Patricia Wiltshire

A Better Manby Louise Penny

The Girl Who Lived Twiceby David Lagercrantz

Force of Natureby Jane Harper

The Confessions of Frannie Langtonby Sara Collins

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Peaking in First Grade Aug 16, 2019

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Katie and Rincey talk about the Tiny Pretty Things adaptation, Tana French in the New Yorker, the real life Where the Crawdads Sing mystery and celebrate Women in Translation month.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Thirteenby Steve Cavanagh, and Libro.FM.

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Show Notes

Rufus Sewell, Kaya Scodelario to Star in Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s ‘The Pale Horse’

How Tana French Inhabits the Minds of Her Detectives

Netflix Orders Ballet School Drama ‘Tiny Pretty Things’

The Dark History Behind Where the Crawdads Sing

Books Mentioned

Betty Booby Claudia Pineiro

The Whispererby Karin Fossum

Miami Midnight by Alex Segura

Silent Cityby Alex Segura

The Swallows by Lisa Lutz

The Perfect Sonby Lauren North

The Whisper Man by Alex North

American Spyby Lauren Wilkerson

Clueby Paul Allor, illustrated by Nelson Daniel

Theme Musicby T. Marie Vandelly

Mr. Mercedesby Stephen King

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Looking For a Time Turner Aug 02, 2019

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Katie and Rincey talk about Dean Koontz's new Amazon book deal, Scottish mysteries, and more!

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Never Have I Everby Joshilyn Jackson, and TBR.

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Show Notes

Mindhunter, Season 2 will premiere on August 16th.

Adaptation for Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

Dean Koontz just signed a 5 book deal with Amazon

Author Laura Lippman has 5-book deal, not all of them novels

'Jack Reacher' TV Series in the Works at Amazon

Books Mentioned

The Dead Hourby Denise Mina

Field of Bloodby Denise Mina

His Bloody Projectby Graeme Macrae Burnet

Speaking of Summerby Kalisha Buckhanon

The Birthday Girlby Melissa de la Cruz

The Wolf Wants Inby Laura McHugh

The Turn of the Keyby Ruth Ware

The Needby Helen Phillips

Killers of the Flower Moonby David Grann

Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly

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Hitting All My Terrifying Buttons Jul 19, 2019

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Katie and Rincey talk about controversy around the Staunch Prize, James Patterson's book about Jeffrey Epstein and pick up some 2019 release that they haven't gotten to yet.

This episode is sponsored by Everything Trying to Kill You, Book Riot Insiders, Libro.fm.

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Author James Patterson on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Unbelievable’ Crimes

Film adaptation for Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

Organisers of the Staunch Prize, which honors books that don’t contain violence against women, have claimed that fictional depictions of sexual assault may influence the outcome of rape cases

Fotis Dulos, a defendant in a missing person’s case involving his estranged wife, is trying to argue that this is a real-life Gone Girl situation.

Books Mentioned

Spinby Lamar Giles

The Silent Patientby Alex Michaelides

Beijing Payback by Daniel Nieh

Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman

Theme Musicby T. Marie Vandelly

My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress by Rachel DeLoache Williams

An American Spyby Lauren Wilkinson

Lock Every Doorby Riley Sager

The Perfect Nannyby Leila Slimani

The Needby Helen Phillips

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The Perfect Blend of Structured Chaos Jul 05, 2019

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Katie and Rincey talk about a seven-figure film deal, Stranger Things, and celebrate their two year anniversary by talking about Nancy Drew.

This episode is sponsored by Everything Trying to Kill You and In The Darknessby Mike Omer, A Nearly Normal Familyby M. T. Edvardsson.

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Show Notes

Paramount makes a 7-figure film deal for the upcoming book The Chain by Adrian McKinty

Final trailer for Stranger ThingsSeason 3

‘Lock Every Door’ Series Based On Novel In Works At Paramount TV & Anonymous Content With ‘True Blood’ Duo

‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Drama From David E. Kelley & A+E Studios Gets CBS Series Production Commitment

The Not-So-Hidden Racism of Nancy Drew

Why Does It Matter Who Wrote Nancy Drew, Anyway?

Books Mentioned

The Phantom of Pine Hillby Carolyn Keene

The Secret of the Golden Pavilion by Carolyn Keene

The Clue in the Crossword Cipher by Carolyn Keene

The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene

Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Herby Melanie Rehak

Girls Like Usby Cristina Alger

Whisper Networkby Chandler Baker

The Chainby Adrian McKinty

The Stories You Tellby Kristen Lepionka

The Gone Deadby Chanelle Benz,

Murder in the Crooked House by Soji Shimada and Louise Heal Kawai

Just What Kind of Mother Are You?by Paula Daly

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

Killers of the Flower Moonby David Grann

Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani

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#54: They Were Just Here a Minute Ago Jun 21, 2019

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Katie and Rincey talk about some mysteries by Australian authors, along with some news about Linda Fairstein, women writing in the mystery genre, and more.

This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Amazon Publishing, and Book Riot Insiders.

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Dutton Will Drop Linda Fairstein

Linda Fairstein's WSJ Op-Ed

Linda Fairstein Jumps Into Debate About Linda Fairstein on Authors Guild Message Board

Sara Paretsky Letter to the Editor

He wrote/she wrote. On gender in mystery writing

Attica Locke and Tembi Locke Talk Sisterhood, Writing, and Being Brave

Books Mentioned

The Things She’s Seen by Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina