Welcome to Unreliable Sources—a quick hit of mystery, murder, and mayhem.

In this episode, thriller author Mike Donohue explores the rise of absurdly long book titles dominating mystery shelves, shares a heartwarming story about a decade-old book club at Rikers Island, covers the boom in book retreat travel, and gets excited about Damon Lindelof adapting Adrian McKinty's The Chain for HBO.

He spotlights new releases then dives deep into cold case thrillers, delivering five essential reads that prove justice delayed doesn't mean justice denied.

Books & topics mentioned:– Genre trends: ⁠the mouthful mystery phenomenon⁠– ⁠Rikers Island women's book club⁠ (NYT feature)– ⁠Book retreats as travel trend⁠– ⁠The Chain adaptation⁠ (HBO series with Damon Lindelof)– ⁠The Exes by Leodora Darlington⁠– ⁠Jigsaw by Jonathan Kellerman⁠ (#49 Alex Delaware)– ⁠Dirty Metal by Allison LaMothe⁠– ⁠Double Trouble by Joyce Carol Oates⁠– ⁠Cold case thrillers deep dive⁠: ⁠The God of the Woods (Liz Moore)⁠, ⁠The Waiting (Michael Connelly)⁠, ⁠Listen for the Lie (Amy Tintera)⁠, ⁠The Book of Cold Cases (Simone St. James)⁠, ⁠Murder in the Family (Cara Hunter)⁠– What I'm reading/watching: ⁠Tell Me What You Did (Carter Wilson)⁠, ⁠Hide (Lisa Gardner — audio)⁠, ⁠The Rip (Netflix)⁠

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Until next time—stay sharp, follow the clues, and don't trust anyone who skips to the end.