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Read or Dead

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

Episode 65 Homicide for the Holidays

Katie and Rincey give some recommendations of books you can pick up during the holiday season to gift to the people in your life — or just get for yourself!

Episode 64 The Great Halloween Blizzard

Katie and Rincey talk about all of the recent mystery award winners and the books they picked up in honor of Nonfiction November.

Episode 63 Stephen King Scholar

Katie and Rincey talk Stephen King's writers' retreat, get confirmation on Tana French being the best living mystery writer, and more!

Episode 62 And Then More Stuff Happens

Katie and guest host Liberty talk about Knives Out, creepy mysteries, and more!

Episode 61 Whales Can Have Bad Breath

Katie and Rincey give readalikes for some of the best selling mystery writers like James Patterson, Louise Penny and more!

Episode 60 A Miniseries or a Regular Series for the BBC

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.

Episode 59 Sufficiently Wary of Going Outside

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

Episode 58 Peaking in First Grade

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. 

Episode 57 Looking For a Time Turner

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

Episode 56 Hitting All My Terrifying Buttons

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.