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5 Books to Read for Fans of the Serial Podcast

5 Books to Read for Fans of the Serial Podcast

Are you a true crime fanatic looking for your next fix after binging the Serial podcast? Look no further! We’ve compiled a list of books that will satisfy your craving for suspenseful mysteries and shocking twists. From gripping whodunits to cozy mysteries, these books are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat!


Windekind

by Mark Lavine

Release Date: January 31, 2023

Murder, music and mayhem in the Vermont Woods. A young father and his eight-year-old son move to Vermont and soon find themselves unwittingly caught between a Mexican cartel and a drug-running syndicate in nearby Montreal. Together with a local detective, they set out to turn the tables on the cartel and free themselves from its deadly reach.

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Witchy Awakening (Midlife Potions Book 1)

by C. A. Phipps

Release Date: April 2, 2023

Discovering you’re a witch because your cat starts talking to you isn’t as fun as it sounds. When Jessica Lavender’s mother passes away, her life takes this unexpected turn, but it’s not the only one. Forced to return to her hometown, Jess must learn how to harness her magical abilities while solving a murder. How can she keep all this a secret?

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Murder in the Parish (Di Hillary Greene Book 20)

by Faith Martin

Release Date: April 6, 2023

Former Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team are handed an impossible case. Thirty years ago, two days before Christmas, the much-loved Reverend Keith Coltrane was hit over the head and left to die inside his own church. The killer was never caught. Even thirty years later, no one has a bad word to say about him — apart from his younger sister. Now, Hillary and her team of misfits are ready to find out the truth. They uncover old secrets, jealousies and long-standing feuds in the village. Secrets someone will kill to keep hidden.

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Not the Ones Dead (A Kate Shugak Investigation)

by Dana Stabenow

Release Date: April 11, 2023

The gripping new Kate Shugak novel by New York Times bestselling author Dana Stabenow. What seems a tragic accident soon becomes a murder investigation as Kate is drawn into a case of political intrigue.

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The Lost Son

by Cole Baxter

Release Date: April 1, 2023

How far would you go to find the truth? Former military woman Meg wakes up from a coma to the nightmare of her ten-year-old son’s murder. The police call it an accident. With no help from law enforcement, she enlists her son’s biological father and a washed-up ex-cop to find the men behind the blast that destroyed her life. Their search leads them into San Francisco’s criminal underworld and an ongoing war for the rule of its streets. She never expected to hear the news that her son is still alive. The answers to all her questions are far more terrifying than anything she could have ever imagined…

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