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Jamie Canavés is the Tailored Book Recommendations coordinator and Unusual Suspects mystery newsletter writer–in case you’re wondering what you do with a Liberal Arts degree. She’s never met a beach she didn’t like, always says yes to dessert, loves ‘80s nostalgia, all forms of entertainment, and can hold a conversation using only gifs. You can definitely talk books with her on Litsy and Goodreads. Depending on social media’s stability maybe also Twitter and Bluesky.
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Hi, mystery fans! A Family Affair is now streaming on Netflix, and the trailer had me howling with laughter, so I am absolutely watching it this weekend!
Bookish Goods
Book Girl Summer Shirt by ChapterCatchers
If you’re looking for a summer book tee! There are 8 color options for the shirt, up to 5XL. $23.
New Releases
Death in the Air by Ram Murali
For fans of remote mysteries and lawyer main characters!
Ro Krishna has decided to take the settlement from losing his job and go to a Himalayan spa. This sounds like a fantastic life choice, except he’s in a mystery book, so L O L, it’s the perfect place for a murder to take place! Now add in a group of guests who are all suspects and Ro being selected to look into the continuing murders because of his legal training!
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Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
For fans of fictional serial killers, aimless leads, and an uncomfortable look at society’s “obsession” with serial killers!
Hannah is in her 30s, living in Minneapolis, and finding things not going great for her. She works at a nonprofit where she doesn’t get promoted, she lies to her parents about her life, and she gets ghosted. While posting on an online community board of true crime that turns a focus to an Atlanta serial killer, she decides to write a letter to William Thompson, the lawyer accused of the crimes. She did not intend to seek him out for a relationship and now, she is suddenly his girlfriend and traveling to Atlanta for his trial. There, she gets entangled with his family and questions whether she’s dating a serial killer or not…
Riot Recommendations
Here are my last two audiobook checkouts from my library!
Into the Light by Mark Oshiro
For fans of YA, mystery, and nonlinear storytelling!
Manny is a 17-year-old kid who has been unhoused for about a year but is hopeful now that he has found some security with the Varela family,