Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Summer Book Preview and 9 Thrillers to Read
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Rebecca
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier is a classic psychological thriller that follows a young second wife as she moves into a moody coastal estate, only to find herself haunted by the lingering memory and oppressive shadow of her husband's deceased first wife.
Discussed“so Rebecca Daphne dorier made to a famous Alfred Hitchcock movie”
Where to get it
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Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow is widely regarded as a classic legal thriller that explores the intense fallout within a prosecutor's office after a prominent attorney is accused of murdering his colleague.
Recommended“Presumed Innocent by Scott Tero”
Where to get it
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The Secret History
The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a gripping psychological thriller that follows a tightly knit group of classics students at an elite Vermont college who become morally corrupted after committing murder.
Recommended“the secret history by Donna tart”
Where to get it
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Going Zero
Going Zero by Anthony McCarten is a high-stakes techno-thriller that plunges ordinary citizens into a terrifying manhunt orchestrated by the world's most powerful tech surveillance company.
Recommended“so a recent book I would recommend is a delightful book called going Zero by Anthony mcarton”
Where to get it
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What Lies in the Woods
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall is a gripping thriller that follows three childhood friends who must confront the dark secrets of their past after the man they put away for a horrific crime is released.
Recommended“the next one is called what lies in the woods it's by Kate Alice Marshall”
Where to get it
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Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects is a dark thriller by Gillian Flynn that follows a troubled reporter returning to her hometown to cover the murders of two young girls while confronting her own deeply dysfunctional family and traumatic past.
Discussed“so for people who like that kind of thing like if you like Jillian Flynn's sharp objects I was just going to mention that one”
Where to get it
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My Murder
Discussed“I want to jump ahead to one that sounded particularly interesting which is called my murder”
Where to get it
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The Quiet Tenant
Discussed“so there's one that's been getting a lot of early Buzz called The Quiet tenant by clol michelon”
Where to get it
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All the Sinners Bleed
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A.
Recommended“it's called all the Sinners bleeds by ESS Cosby”
Where to get it
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Crook Manifesto
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead is a gritty, atmospheric crime novel and a direct sequel to Harlem Shuffle, following its protagonist through the turbulent criminal underworld of 1970s New York.
Recommended“he has a new book out called crook Manifesto”
Where to get it
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Harlem Shuffle
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead is a richly textured historical crime novel set in 1960s New York that follows a furniture salesman navigating the criminal underworld while trying to maintain his respectability.
Discussed“his first one came out in 2021 it was called Harlem Shuffle”
Where to get it
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Nothing Special
Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery is a compelling debut novel that delves into the lives of typists working for Andy Warhol during the height of the 1960s Pop art movement.
Recommended“so this is Nicole flattery's dayb she is an Irish writer”
Where to get it
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Daughter of the Dragon
Daughter of the Dragon by Yunte Huang is a captivating non-fiction work that examines the extraordinary life and cultural impact of early Hollywood icon Anna May Wong.
Recommended“yeah so this is called daughter of the dragon by Yun hang who's an academic at UC Santa Barbara”
Where to get it
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride is a critically acclaimed historical novel set in a vibrant, multi-ethnic Pennsylvania neighborhood in the mid-twentieth century.
Recommended“and he has a new one coming out this summer the Heaven and Earth grocery store”
Where to get it
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Silver Nitrate
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an imaginative and atmospheric horror-thriller that blends Mexican cinema history with dark occult magic and cursed films.
Recommended“and she has a new one out called silver nitrate that I believe is set in like the Mexican film industry”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (12) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“she wrote the little friend”
“and she wrote The Goldfinch”
“it's better than Gone Girl”
“it sounded a little bit like The Lovely Bones remember that book”
“I think a couple years ago he's had black top Wasteland and razor blade tears”
“one for underground railroad one for nickelbys”
“one for nickelbys”
“I think she may have been best known for Shanghai Express which she appeared in with Marlene Dietrich”
“you just read the color of water”
“his book deakon King Kong was one of the book reviews top 10 book books of 2020 I believe”
“she has written a bunch of wonderful books in various genres you might know her most recently for the daughter of Dr Maro and Mexican Gothic”
“and Mexican Gothic which was a particularly big book for her from a few years ago”