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Lesley brings another mystery, this time set in 1940s Mexico and featuring a con-man, a heist, and a secret fortune. 

Katie and Lesley tackle another Goodreads challenge category: Lasting Reads. Lesley reviews The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and Katie reviews The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. 

Katie reviews a new summery rom-com by Katherine Center called The Shippers.

Donald and Diana join us to talk about a murder mystery novel with a twist -- these teens are trying to solve a murder while competing on an escape room competition show. 

Valde joins us to talk about A Parade of Horribles, book 8 in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, and we talk about how Matt Dinniman has taken the world by storm! 

Lesley reviews a darkly comedic thriller about the two kinds of people no one ever expects to be murderers: little girls and old ladies. 

Lesley dives into this psychological horror/thriller about a tradwife influencer who is sent back in time in Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. 

Katie reviews a gothic Bulgarian horror where the only vampires are the cycles of violence we perpetuate against those we love: She Made Herself a Monster by Anna Kovatcheva. 

Cherie and Lisa discuss (after)life, love, and running a customer service desk in For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn.

Katie and Lesley talk about two books that qualify for the Goodreads "Star Selections" challenge, a mythical retelling called A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang and an award-winning Polish mystery called Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk.