Episode · The Book Review · 2016-10-29
Books mentioned on Thrillers and True Crime
Charles Finch discussed The vanishing year by Kate Moretti, Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith, The Girl from Venice by Martin Cruz Smith and others, and Livia Lone by Barry Eisler. Gilbert Cruz discussed The long room by Francesca Kay, Who Killed These Girls? by Beverly Lowry, Murder in the Bayou by Ethan Brown, The Thieves of Threadneedle Street by Nicholas Booth, The Trials of the King of Hampshire by Elizabeth Foyster, Manhood in Early Modern England by Elizabeth A Foyster, and A Very English Scandal by John Preston. Alexandra Alter discussed The Sellout by Paul Beatty. Marilyn Stasio discussed The Notorious Mrs. Clem by Wendy Gamber. Greg Cowles discussed Swing Time by Zadie Smith. Pamela Paul discussed Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Also mentioned: War and turpentine by Stefan Hertmans.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The vanishing year
Discussed“well I think it's interesting you might say the vanishing year by Kate Moret”
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Gorky Park
Discussed“yeah exactly so I think he writes these great Thrillers set there the most famous being Gorky Park”
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The Girl from Venice
Discussed“this is a bit of a departure it's a standalone actually set during World War II um the girl from Venice”
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Livia Lone
Livia Lone by Barry Eisler is a high-octane thriller novel that delivers fast-paced action and suspense for readers seeking an adrenaline rush.
Discussed“um Livia Alone by Barry e that one um yeah Livia alone is is a is an interesting book because it starts out sort of as a cartoon”
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The Sellout
The Sellout by Paul Beatty is a bold, satirical novel about race and racism in contemporary America that made history as the first American novel to win the Booker Prize in 2016.
Discussed“uh the man Booker came out and it went to an American for the first time and the winner is Paul batty for his novel The sellout”
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The Notorious Mrs. Clem
Discussed“there's that for example the um notorious Mrs Clen”
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Who Killed These Girls?
Discussed“Who Killed These Girls? Cold Case the yogurt shop murders by Beverly Lowry is about a really gruesome crime that took place in 1991”
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Murder in the Bayou
Murder in the Bayou by Ethan Brown is a true crime investigation that examines the unsolved murders of the women known as the Jeff Davis 8 in Jennings, Louisiana.
Discussed“um murder in the bayou who kills the women known as the Jeff Davis Aid by Ethan Brown”
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The Thieves of Threadneedle Street
The Thieves of Threadneedle Street by Nicholas Booth is a true crime and thriller narrative that details the incredible story of the American forgers who nearly broke the Bank of England.
Discussed“let's talk about the thieves of thread needle Street the subtitle to that book is the incredible true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the bank of England by Nicholas Booth”
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The Trials of the King of Hampshire
Discussed“the trials of the king of Hampshire Madness secrecy and betrayal in Georg and England by Elizabeth foyer”
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Manhood in Early Modern England
Discussed“the trials of the king of Hampshire Madness secrecy and betrayal in Georg and England by Elizabeth foyer”
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A Very English Scandal
Discussed“and that third English book is called a very English Scandal Sex Lies on a murder plot at the heart of the establishment by John Preston”
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War and turpentine
War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans is a critically acclaimed Flemish novel that blends family history, art, and the devastating impacts of the First World War through the lens of a grandfather's notebooks.
Discussed“uh this week I started something actually that uh Greg talked a little bit about last week because I like to copy Greg which is Warren turpentine by Stefan herzman”
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Swing Time
Swing Time by Zadie Smith is an intricate novel that explores themes of race, class, friendship, and cultural identity through the lens of young girls dreaming of becoming tap dancers.
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Hamilton
Hamilton by Ron Chernow is a comprehensive and detailed biographical account of the life and times of founding father Alexander Hamilton, exploring his profound impact on American history.
Discussed“oh I speak for the slow readers of the world here because I'm still making my way through Hamilton”
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Other mentions in this episode (39) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Halloween is upon us and the books are good scary fun our reviewer Charles Finch is here to talk about the best new Thrillers”
“so um the books that you reviewed are we mentioned Lee Child a Jack Reacher novel the new one night school is the title”
“the long room by Franchesca K Livia lone by Barry Eisler The Vanishing year by Kate Moretti”
“Livia lone by Barry Eisler The Vanishing year by Kate Moretti”
“The Vanishing year by Kate Moretti and then uh a familiar name um to Thriller readers Martin Cruz Smith”
“his new book is called the girl from Venice how did you choose these books”
“ever since Gone Girl and then the girl in the Train the whole sub genre as you call it the domestic Thriller called the psychological thriller”
“ever since Gone Girl and then the girl in the Train the whole sub genre as you call it the domestic Thriller”
“and it reminded me a lot of some of my favorite of the Ripley novels like Ripley underwater by Patricia heith”
“it reminded me of the sort of menacing air you would find of um uncertainty and lurking violence in early Ian mchan like the cement Gardener”
“the comfort of strangers um so I loved that book The flaw guy”
“um with the caveat that I'm also the only human being in America who was immune to Anthony Do's book”
“um kind of maybe in the lineage of I would say Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
“the books he reviews include Lee child's night school his latest Jack Reacher novel”
“The Long Room by Francesca K”
“the girl from Venice by Martin Cruz Smith”
“The Vanishing year by Kate Moretti”
“One was a historical Thriller called his bloody project by gr McCrae Bernett”
“there was a linked short Story collection which I guess the judges were treating as a novel for this purpose by David Cay it's titled all that man is”
“and a genre bending debut novel Eileen by Essa m”
“there was another novel hot milk by Deborah Ley which made the the cut”
“so starting with who killed these girls? Cold Case the yogurt shop murders by Beverly Lowry”
“the notorious Mrs Clem murder and money in the Gilded Age by Wendy gamber”
“murder in the bayou who killed the women known as the Jeff Davis 8 by Ethan Brown the thieves of thread needle Street the incredible true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the bank of England by Nicholas Booth”
“the thieves of thread needle Street the incredible true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the bank of England by Nicholas Booth a very English Scandal Sex Lies and a murder plot at the heart of the establishment by John Preston”
“a very English Scandal Sex Lies and a murder plot at the heart of the establishment by John Preston and finally the trials of the king of Hampshire Madness secrecy and betrayal in Georgian England by Elizabeth foyer”
“and finally the trials of the king of Hampshire Madness secrecy and betrayal in Georgian England by Elizabeth foyer”
“and finally the trials of the king of Hampshire Madness secrecy and betrayal in Georgian England by Elizabeth foyer”
“who killed These Girls by Beverly Lowry”
“the notorious Mrs Clen by Wendy gamber”
“murder in the bayou Ethan Brown”
“the thieves of thread needle Street by Nicholas booth”
“a very English Scandal by John Preston”
“and the trials of the king of Hampshire by Elizabeth foyer”
“and the trials of the king of Hampshire by Elizabeth foyer”
“John Sanford continues his Virgil flowers series with a book called Escape Clause that's new at number one”
“chip gains and his wife Joanna gains who are famous as as the the hosts of the HGTV show fixer upper have a memoir they wrote with a guy named Mark dagostino that's called The Magnolia story and it's a deeper dive into their lives than than you get on the TV show”
“in that it's about a couple of girls growing up in the projects in North West London”
“I have not read a biography of Madison um nor of Washington but I read Americans thinks the um Joseph ell's biography of Jefferson”