The Indie Mystery/Thriller Bestseller List

The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide. Here is the Indie Mystery/Thriller Bestseller List, based on sales for the eight-week period ending August 2, 2026. It's interesting to me how many of these were actually published last year or even much earlier, as is the case with 2021's The Silent Patient, although the New York Times' recent list of the "Fifty Best Thrillers of the 21st Century" might have something to do with that.

1. Angel Down by Daniel Kraus, Atria Books

2. The Divorce by Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press

3. Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth, St. Martin's Press

4. It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell, Atria Books

5. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

6. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

7. Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press

8. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books

9. Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson, Bantam

10. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage

11. Heather by Caitlin Mullen, Celadon Books

12. The Keeper by Tana French, Viking

13. Strange Houses by Uketsu, Jim Rion (Transl.), HarperVia

14. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Penguin

15. Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben, Reese Witherspoon, Grand Central Publishing,

16. Death on the Lanai (Golden Girls Cozy Mystery Series) by Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Hyperion Avenue

17. Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell, Atria Books

18. Strange Buildings by Uketsu, HarperVia

19. Never Flinch by Stephen King, Scribner

20. My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney, Flatiron Books: Pine & Cedar

21. Strange Pictures by Uketsu, HarperVia

22. Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press

23. Ironwood by Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company

24. The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke, Harper

25. The Housemaid's Wedding by Freida McFadden

Media Murder for Monday

It's the start of a new week and that means it's time for a brand-new roundup of crime drama news:


THE BIG SCREEN/MOVIES

Netflix has announced the start of principal photography on a sequel to the 2025 action thriller, Ad Vitam, starring Guillaume Canet. With a working title of Ad Vitam Eternam, the new film sees Canet return in the role of ex-elite agent Franck Lazareff who spent the first installment investigating a deadly conspiracy plot after his pregnant wife was kidnapped by masked men. Per the synopsis, in the new film, Franck sets out to find out who wants him dead after surviving an assassination attempt upon his release from prison. He hides away with his family in the mountains, but French intelligence services track him down and offer him a deal: a covert mission in exchange for the truth Franck is seeking. Ludovic Colbeau-Justin (How To Make A Killing) takes over as director from Rodolphe Lauga, who shot the first film.


Actress Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning, Compulsion) is reuniting with writer Neil Marshall for the psychological thriller, The Spiral Down, directed by Aaron Mirtes (Whiskey Run) with cameras set to roll in Kentucky next month. In the film, Kirk plays Mary Doyle, who is kidnapped by a serial killer obsessed with perfection. But as detectives close in, they discover that Mary is far from a victim and is in fact a dangerous escapee from a psychiatric institution with a violent past of her own. After killing her captor and disappearing without a trace, the investigation is turned on its head, leaving law enforcement hunting an even greater threat.


Newly minted Tony winner, Alden Ehrenreich (who's also known for his turn in Solo: A Star Wars Story) is set to join Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler in the Universal Pictures film, Miami Vice ’85, an original take on the classic 1980s drama series. Joseph Kosinski is directing the picture from a script by Dan Gilroy. The film explores the glamor and corruption of mid-’80s Miami in an all-new version of Miami Vice, inspired by the pilot episode of the landmark Universal Television series that influenced culture and set the style of everything from fashion to filmmaking. Miami Vice ‘85  will be filmed for Imax and is set for release on May 19, 2028.

 
TELEVISION/STREAMING

The Lincoln Lawyer is eying a franchise expansion at Netflix with a spinoff series headlined by Cobie Smulders, reprising her role as Mickey Haller’s half-sister Artemisia "Emi" Finch. Emi was introduced at the end of Season 4, with Smulders promoted to a series regular for Season 5. In the upcoming fifth season, Mickey Haller’s (Manuel Garcia Rulfo) world is upended when the half-sister he never knew existed, Emi (Smulders), comes to him with a plea to help free a wrongfully convicted woman, a case he takes on, determined to set right an enormous miscarriage of justice. Emi is an original character who is not in Michael Connelly’s books, on which The Lincoln Lawyer is based. She fills a void in Mickey’s family dynamic caused in part by his half-brother, Harry Bosch, not being in the picture due to the rights to the character being owned by Amazon.


Sophia Stallone's Callisto Media and Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions are teaming up on Bourbon & Lies, a romantic suspense series for MGM Television based on the bestselling book series by Victoria Wilder. Set in Fiasco, Kentucky, the series follows ex-cop Grant Foxx, a man trying to keep his life quiet after leaving the force, and Laney Young, a beautiful stranger who arrives in town with too many lies and too much danger behind her. When Laney begins working at the Foxx family distillery, she pulls Grant back into a world of instinct, suspicion, and desire. What begins as distrust turns into something far more combustible as their pasts collide, the town’s mythology darkens, and the truth threatens to burn through everything they are trying to protect.


More than a year after FBI: International was canceled, the series’ star Jesse Lee Soffer and showrunner Matt Olmstead are reuniting for another crime drama project at CBS. Strike Force (working title), from Jerry Bruckheimer Television and CBS Studios, is written by Olmstead and centers on a battle-tested DEA agent (Soffer) who returns home to Kansas City to lead a multi-agency strike force.targeting the violent criminals now trying to exploit America’s heartland.


Shemar Moore, star of S.W.A.T.’s reboot, Exiles, posted an update about the show, announcing that Exiles has already been renewed for Season 2 ahead of the first season's premiere on the 2026 TV schedule. Moore plays Daniel Hondo Harrelson, a S.W.A.T. team veteran pulled out of retirement to lead a last-chance experimental unit composed of untested and unpredictable recruits.


Boris Kodjoe (Station 19, Soul Food) has joined the recurring cast of Fox's Memory of a Killer for its upcoming second season, set to premiere midseason 2027. Inspired by the book and award-winning 2003 Belgian film, De Zaak Alzheimer, Memory of a Killer stars Patrick Dempsey as Angelo Flannery/Doyle, who leads a dangerous double life while hiding an even deadlier personal secret: he is slowly losing his memory. Kodjoe will play Tré, the “Fourth Musketeer.” Tré is the closest childhood friend of Angelo (Dempsey), Dutch (Michael Imperioli), and Angelo’s brother Michael (Richard Clarkin). A high-level executive at a large company, he’s the only one out of the four who “broke good,” and is now being honored for saving their childhood community center.


The CBS series Marshals has added Marque Richardson (Unprisoned) to its Season 2 cast, recurring as Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Burns. In addition, Morgan Lindholm (Leverage: Redemption) will return to expand on her role as Maddie, the bartender at the local watering hole and Cal’s (Logan Marshall-Green) estranged daughter. Production on Season 2 began in Park City, Utah, in June, with the confirmed return of lead Luke Grimes playing Kayce Dutton, head of an elite unit of U.S. Marshals.


HBO Max has decided not to proceed with the drama pilot, American Blue, headlined by Milo Ventimiglia, although the studio behind it, Warner Bros Television, is looking to find a new home for the project. Written by Jeremy Carver and directed by David Ayer, American Blue centers on native son Brian “Milk” Milkovich (Ventimiglia), who returns to his hometown of Joliet, Illinois, to rescue a beleaguered police force while seeking redemption of his own. The series-regular cast also includes Kelly Jenrette, Carlito Olivero, Onye Eme-Akwari, Jess Gabor, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Paulina Olszynski, Algee Smith, Jeremy Bobb, Rich Sommer, Jesse Garcia, Wrenn Schmidt, Ellyn Jameson, and Maisie Merlock.


PODCASTS/RADIO/AUDIO
 
Murder Junction welcomed crime writer Chris McDonald to discuss his latest novel, The Wrong Man, and his side hustle as a rock musician.


Barbara Peters was in conversation with Chris Bohjalian on the Poisoned Pen Bookstore podcast, talking about Bohjalian's latest novel, The Amateur.


On Meet the Thriller Author, bestselling author, screenwriter, and television producer Kevin Wade discussed his latest crime novel, One Good Eye, the second installment in his Jeep Mullane series.


The Outliers Podcast welcomed veteran Navy helicopter pilot and mission commander-turned author, Ryan Pote, about his Blood and Treasure series, and also continuing the Fargo Series for the Clive Cussler Estate.


Authors on the Air spoke with Lucy Burdette about her writing and her Key West Mystery Series.


On the Sisters in Crime podcast, Deliah Lawrence, a Maryland-based attorney and award-winning author, stopped by to discuss her romantic suspense novels set in Baltimore.


House of Mystery Radio chatted with Bruce Borgos, author of the new novel, The Riddle Maker: A Porter Beck Mystery.


THEATRE

The Oakland Park, Illinois-based Ballet 5:8 has scheduled a national tour of its ballet, The Curious Life of Edgar Allan Poe, which "traces Poe's life through the short stories that made him immortal." Its creators are Ballet 5:8 artistic director Julianna Rubio Slager and choreographer Glorielle Niedfeldt. Upcoming cities in the tour include Baltimore, Maryland (October 3), Albuquerque, New Mexico (October 17), and South Bend, Indiana (March 6, 2027).

Sunday Music Treat

Music is naturally subjective, but I probably won't get much argument that one of the most sublimely lovely pieces ever composed is Beethoven's Piano Concerto #5 ("The Emperor"), with the middle movement being particularly haunting (it's one of Scott Drayco's favorites, and Beethoven is featured prominently in the next Drayco mystery, Lethal Lament). Here's a version played by the late Van Cliburn in Moscow in 1962 (the movement ends attaca into the 3rd, so if you want to "see how it ends," try this link):

 

Quote of the Week

 

Friday's "Forgotten" Books: The Saint in Europe

Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin (1907-1993), better known as Leslie Charteris, was born in Singapore and half-Chinese, half-English, which would later come to haunt him when he was excluded from permanent residency in the U.S. due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, a law prohibiting immigration for anyone with "50 percent or greater" Oriental blood. Eventually, after his success in literature and in Hollywood, an act of Congress personally granted him and his daughter the right of permanent residence in the United States.

It's probably safe to say that Charteris is one of the more colorful crime fiction authors in the genre. Before his literary success, he worked variously on a freighter, as a bartender, prospecting for gold, fishing for pearls, working in a tin mine and on a rubber plantation, touring England with a carnival, and driving a bus. He also rode on the Hindenburg on its successful maiden voyage.

His success lies almost entirely upon his famous literary creation, Simon Templar, known as "The Saint," featured in over 50 novels, novellas and short-story collections, as well as several TV and movie incarnations, and a long-running comic strip.

As to the genesis for the character, Charteris once said,

"Who knows where an idea comes from? The Saint was just originally a character who came to life in my head not so long after I started writing, but he was not the first character I thought of. He was, as a matter of fact, the fifth...I looked back over the characters I had created so far and picked the Saint, liked him the best, and decided to go on with him."

The books and stories never disclose Simon Templar's origins, other than the the possibility he started his career as a criminal. He was suave, mysterious, a daredevil, a gentleman thief or, as often called, a "modern day Robin Hood." In the earlier novels he was more violent than in later outings, such as the various short stories.

The Saint in Europe collection was first published in 1953, the 29th book to feature the character, and it marked not only a resumption of the book series after a five-year hiatus, but the 25th anniversary of the the Templar series. All seven stories in the collection were used as plots for episodes of the 1962-69 TV series, The Saint, starring Roger Moore (later James Bond).

The theme that ties all these stories together, if you can call it that, is the Saint traveling to different parts of Europe where he has runs into trouble of one kind or another. Or as Templar says, he "seldom went anywhere with the intention of getting into trouble. But trouble had that disastrous propensity for getting into him."

The first story is set in Paris and titled "The Covetous Headsman," in which the body of a young, honest, hardworking Parisian shipping clerk is found murdered and decapitated. Templar steps in to help when a web of money and betrayal dating back to the resistance during WWII threatens to make the naive sister of the victim the murderer's next target.

"The Rhine Maiden" is probably the best of the lot, hearkening back to the Templar of the earlier novels, where he was "judge and executioner." Templar gets drawn into the plight of a pitiable man and his daughter traveling with him on a train who have been swindled by the man's boss, also a passenger on the same train. The man, his daughter, and the boss remind Templar that

"the Saint has been something of a crook sometimes, even if that didn't hurt anybody but specimens like you. And since I reformed I've become rather sophisticated. Maybe it's a pity. Once loses sight of some simple elementary things that were very good."

The stories have some of the same flair as in the novels, with Templar's wit and imperturbability shining through. They're a good introduction to the character and Charteris style, and a pleasant enough way to while away an hour or so (it's a fairly short book). Meanwhile, fans of The Saint depictions on the small screen can rejoice with the news announced late last year that Paramount has plans to reboot the series with Rege-Jean Page starring in the title role.

Mystery Melange

The National Bouchercon Board has selected author and Sisters in Crime Executive Director Julie Hennrikus as recipient of the 2026 David Thompson Special Service Award. Named after David Thompson, a beloved Houston bookseller who passed away in 2010, the Special Service Award recognizes people and organizations who have demonstrated extraordinary efforts to develop and promote the crime fiction field. In addition to being SinC Executive Director, Julie has several mysteries published under the names Julie Hennrikus, Julia Henry, and Julianne Holmes. The David Thompson Award will be presented at the Bouchercon opening ceremonies in Calgary on October 22.


The Bloody Scotland festival returns to Stirling in six weeks, from September 18-20, but if you can't make it to this year's event in person, the conference is making available a digital-only series. Highlights include Festival Chair Denise Mina in conversation with Lee Child about his career and bestselling Jack Reacher series; Mina will also be chatting with multiple-award-winning author SA Cosby (Razorblade Tears; Blacktop Wasteland); plus, Dept Q showrunner Scott Frank and stars Matthew Goode (DCI Carl Morck), Kate Dickie (Chief Superintendent Moira Jacobson), Alexej Manvelov (Akram Salim) and Leah Byrne (DC Rose Dickson) will discuss how the TV series has achieved cult status and reveal behind-the-scenes secrets; and much more. Tickets are available as one-price-gets-all or you can purchase individual event tickets. To view all of the digital events, visit the official website and search for the term "online" in the search box.


On September 5, Sisters in Crime South Australia will present "Authors of True Crime and Crime Fiction," a panel discussion on writing and self-publishing in the crime genre, in the town of Charles Sturt at the Ngutungka West Lakes Library. Authors taking part are Samantha Battams, Diane Hester, H R Kemp and Dorothy Shorne. This event is free to attend, but registration is required.


On September 12, the Halifax Public Libraries are presenting Crime Will Tell, a free celebration of crime writing of all kinds, from cozy mysteries, to true crime, to thrillers. Author Tom Ryan (The Treasure Hunters Club) will host a panel of crime-writers, including Jane Doucet (Blood Typed), Vicki Grant (Death by Whoopie Cushion), Malcolm Kempt (A Gift Before Dying), and Marci Lin Melvin (Wednesday Night Whites). The authors will discuss their work, their craft, and what makes crime so compelling for readers and writers alike. This event will also launch the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia’s crime fiction anthology, The Blue Lobster Detective Agency.


On October 3, the Chorleywood Library in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire in the UK will be the site for the first Global Noir crime writing festival in partnership with the Chorleywood Bookshop, and in support of the Wycombe Homeless Connection charity. The event will include a series of panels featuring Nordic Noir, whodunnits, psychological crime, cozy crime, and thrillers. Authors scheduled to take part include Vaseem Khan, Sólveig Pálsdóttir, Tim Sullivan, Jón Atli Jónasson, Felix Francis, AA Chaudhuri, Erlender Arason, Paul Waters, and Quentin Bates. Plus, you can also book a one-to-one session with celebrated literary agent Nicky Lovick of WGM Atlantic and pitch your own book or idea. For ticket information, follow this link.


On October 10, Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter, will present the panel, "From the Classics to the Contemporary: How Does Crime Fiction of the Past Influence the Present?"  at Avon Free Public Library, in Avon, CT. The panel will feature authors Chris Knopf and Steve Liskow with moderator Erica Obey.


On October 17, the Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter, will also present the free event,  "A ticking clock: how do mystery writers keep the pace moving to raise the stakes of the story and create suspense?" The panel by local mystery authors Ann Aptaker, James McCrone, Mark McNease, and Rich Zahradnik will reveal techniques for moving the story forward and keeping the tension high.  


The Mystery & Detective Fiction Area of the Popular Culture Association invites proposals for the annual conference in Boston, Massachusetts, March 24-27, 2027, to be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. The deadline for submission is October 31, 2026. This year’s PCA conference theme is “Revolutions & Revisions in Popular Culture.” Presenters in Mystery & Detective Fiction are invited to consider how their work might engage with questions of transformation, reinterpretation, innovation, resistance, adaptation, or cultural change. You'll need to join the PCA in order to participate, but you can find more information about that via this link.


The Traveling Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy is currently on tour in the U.S. The 90-minute themed immersive pop-up experience allows guests to step into an intimate gothic setting where live performers bring four of Edgar Allan Poe’s works to life through dramatic storytelling, theatrical performances, and carefully timed cocktail pairings. It is scheduled for a limited number of performances in each venue before disappearing once again, capturing the fleeting "catch it while you can" speakeasy vibe. Guests are treated to four themed drinks throughout the evening, each crafted to complement a different tale and accompanied by its own dramatic introduction.


Writing for Forbes, David Lagercrantz compiled a "Scandi Noir Syllabus" starter list for readers to investigate Scandinavian crime fiction.


The Mercury News reported on "Crime writers’ new conundrum: How to get away with murder when cameras are everywhere," noting how cellphone data, license plate readers, and other digital trails are forcing authors to create smarter villains and faster-moving plots (or as many do, simply set their books in historical pre-tech eras).

Writing for Ellery Queen Mystery Magaznie's blog, Something is Gong to Happen, Josh Pachter explained how he happened to co-write a brand new short story in the magazine with William Bankier—who passed away in 2014.


Kevin Tipple's Thursday Treats blog post has news of new short crime fiction in The Yard: Crime Blog; Starlight Pulp Review; Black Cat Weekly; AHMM; EQMM;, the new anthologies, Sleuths Just Wanna Have Fun: Private Eyes in the Material World and Capital Crime Writers Presents: A Capital Mystery, and more.


This week's crime poem up at the 5-2 Crime Poetry Weekly is "Cutting Room Floor" by Chad Parenteau.


In the Q&A roundup, E.J. Copperman (the nom de plume for Jeff Cohen, writer of humorous murder mysteries) applied the Page 69 Test to his new novel, Where There’s Smoke, the second in his Haunted Paint Store Mystery series; Deborah Kalb chatted with Jennifer Ashley, the author of the new novel, Murder in Blackfriars, the ninth in her Below Stairs mystery series; Garry Disher, "Australia’s King of Crime," spoke with Crime Fiction Lover about his latest Hirsh novel, Mischance Creek, and his first ever crime standalone, Under the Cold Bright Lights, featuring retired cop turned cold case detective Alan Auhl; and Deborah Kalb welcomed Judy Foreman to talk about her new novel, The Scallop Plot.

Media Murder for Monday

It's the start of a new week and that means it's time for a brand-new roundup of crime drama news:


THE BIG SCREEN/MOVIES

Jason Clarke (The Last Frontier and Murdaugh: Death in the Family) has joined the cast of Supermax, the new action-thriller from Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax, although details about his character are unknown. The Australian actor is the second of the week to join following Jaafar Jackson, the breakout star of Lionsgate’s Michael, joining Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb, who play two FBI agents investigating a seemingly impossible murder within the impenetrable walls of a maximum-security prison. David Gordon Green is directing from a script by David Weil and David J. Rosen. Jason Clarke will also be seen coming up in the Taylor Sheridan-penned action thriller film, F.A.S.T.


Kate Beckinsale (Underworld), Dermot Mulroney (Chicago Fire), Robert Knepper (Prison Break), and rapper Sticky Fingaz have begun filming the action-thriller, Drifter, throughout Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Directed by Randall Emmett, the film also features Bill Sage, Beau Bommarito, Ema Horvath, Maia Kai, and entrepreneur and media personality John Cerasani. Set in a quiet Midwestern town, Drifter follows Wendy Ford, an interim police chief determined to prove she’s worthy of her late father’s badge. But when she arrests a mysterious drifter with a hidden past, Wendy finds herself trapped inside her isolated police station as impostors posing as FBI agents and a heavily armed mercenary team launch a deadly assault to free one of her prisoners. Forced into an uneasy alliance with the enigmatic stranger, Wendy must uncover the truth behind the attack before her town, and everyone inside the station, are wiped out.

 
TELEVISION/STREAMING

Andy Berman is eyeing a return to the USA Network with Sherlock’s Secretary, a new procedural based on a true story. The series follows a quirky London woman whose job is responding to the thousands of letters addressed to the world’s greatest detective. After years of answering them, she unknowingly becomes the closest living thing to Sherlock Holmes — and begins investigating real mysteries arriving at 221B Baker Street. Previously, Berman spent eight seasons on the hit detective series Psych, rising  from staff writer to co-executive producer while writing and directing many of the show’s fan-favorite episodes.


The rest of the cast has been announced for the upcoming adaptation of Hercule, based on the character of Belgian detective Hercule Poirot from Agatha Christie's novels. Joining Edward Bluemel in the title role are Henry Ashton (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), James D’Arcy (Oppenheimer), Calvin Demba (Supacell), Phil Dunning (Smoggie Queens), Jack Gleeson (House of Guinness), Tamsin Greig (Riot Women), James Nesbitt (Cold Feet), Guy Remmers (The Buccaneers), Rebecca Rittenhouse (Maggie), and Mawaan Rizwan (The Split Up). The six-part adaptation will chronicle how Poirot became the world’s greatest detective and is billed as an intimate study of Hercule Poirot the man and a portrait of Britain between the world wars. It will center on three of Christie’s early stories, while also introducing Poirot to future friends and allies and, producers said, one particular nemesis.


Paramount+ has greenlit Ascent, a character-driven thriller series starring Oscar and Emmy winner Viola Davis. It is created by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Skyfall, Gladiator, Michael), who will serve as showrunner. Set in the dangerous world of global corporate crisis and damage control, Ascent centers on elite corporate fixer Catriona Vail (Davis), who must weaponize the ruthless skills that have made her indispensable to billion-dollar clients when her estranged daughter is in danger.


MASTERPIECE Mystery! on PBS announced the premiere dates for its Fall 2026 shows, including The Marlow Murder Club (September 6); Marble Hall Murders (September 6); Maigret (October 18); and The Gold (October 18).


ITV confirmed that the new season of Professor T will premiere on August 19, more than two years after the season three finale aired in May 2024. Professor T stars Ben Miller as the titular Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius criminologist from Cambridge University who has OCD and lives with his mother. The local police force often ask for Jasper's assistance as he is an astute crime solver. The much anticipated season will pick up from season three's heartbreaking cliffhanger, which saw DS Lisa Donckers tragically struck in a hit and run. The new episodes of the crime drama – which is based on the Belgian series of the same name – will chart a new path with original stories, having extended past the Belgian series' three seasons.


PODCASTS/RADIO/AUDIO
 
The Better in Person podcast welcomed thriller author Harlan Coben to answer the question: "Does it Take a Twisted Mind to Write Twisted Stories?"


On the Get to Know podcast, Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle were in conversation with George Pelecanos, author of twenty-three novels and story collections set in and around Washington, D.C.  He was a writer and producer on HBO’s The Wire, The Pacific, Treme, The Deuce, We Own This City, and the feature film D.C. Noir.


On Crimetime FM, Michael Amos Cody chatted with Paul Burke about Avalon Moon; cultural mythology; education and young people; Walnut, North Carolina and the Appalachian mountains; saw mills and more.


Murder Junction hosts, Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee, discussed the five brilliant books shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize and continued the Scottish theme by exploring the life of Sawney Bean, Scotland's most notorious cannibal.


The Sisters in Crime podcast chatted with Douglas Dorow, a thriller writer from Minneapolis, Minnesota, about his FBI thrillers and short stories.


Elaine's Literary Salon welcomed Richard H. Smith, MSc., a futurist, technologist, and science policy expert, about his first full-length novel, the techno-thriller, WhiteGrass.