The Quarantine Doldrums

Katie and Rincey talk about Jane Harper’s new novel, the French serial killer expert who apparently isn’t an expert and books featuring religious elements that are not by Dan Brown. This episode is sponsored by Lit Stitch, Devoted by Dean Koontz, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter!

Show Notes

See the cover of the new Jane Harper novel! The filmmakers behind Doctor Sleep are tackling Stephen King’s novel Revival next HBO Max is adapting Throttle by Stephen King and Joe Hill SPOILER ALERT! The ending to the Defending Jacob adaptation is totally different than the book Christopher Pike’s Midnight Club is being adapted as a Netflix series Check out the trailer for Shirley, starring Elisabeth Moss as Shirley Jackson French author and serial killer expert Stéphane Bourgoin admits that much of his nonfiction work was made up

Books Mentioned

Shamed by Linda Castillo Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster by Mary Kay McBrayer These Women by Ivy Pochoda The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine Camp Murderface by Saundra Mitchell Dragonfish by Vu Tran Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden