Read or Dead is a bi-weekly mystery fiction podcast dedicated to the worlds of mystery and thriller literature.


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Read or Dead Ep. #8: Worshipping the Ground Stephen King Walks On

Katie and Rincey do a Stephen King themed episode! They talk about adaptations – including the new release of IT – their favorite books and more. This episode is...

Read or Dead Ep. #7: Acting Like Veruca Salt With Adaptations

Katie and Rincey talk about real life mysteries that have surrounded mystery writers. This episode is sponsored by The Blind and the Unusual Suspects newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Read or Dead Ep. #6: Murder at a Chippendales

Katie and Rincey run through a few mystery and thriller adaptations and talk about cozy mysteries that they’ve recently read. This episode is sponsored by Gone to Dust and Portrait...

Read or Dead Ep. #5: Crazy, Classified Antics

Katie and Rincey talk about James Patterson and Bill Clinton joining forces, The Snowman movie trailer, and provide some Scandinavian book recommendations. This episode is sponsored by The Dying Game and...

Read or Dead Ep. #4: The Essence of a Woman is Not Contained in a Bra

Katie and Rincey talk about male writers taking on ambiguous pseudonyms, more adaptations and give true crime recommendations. This episode is sponsored by Libby and Blackstone Publishing. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Mysteries Surrounding Strange, Severed Hands

Katie and Rincey go over the mystery and thriller books in Amazon’s Best Books of 2017 so far list and question if some of the books on there are actually...

Read or Dead Ep. #2: A Modern, Slightly Less Hairy, Sexy Hagrid

Rincey and Katie talk about the difference between mysteries, thrillers, and suspense books and provide some recommendations for each genre and sub-genre.  This episode is sponsored by The Outliers by...

Read or Dead Ep. #1: True Detective in 1890s New York City

Rincey and Katie kick off the first episode by talking about some adaptations they are excited to see and upcoming releases they can’t wait to read. This episode is...

Read or Dead Ep. #0: Dark, Demented, And Disturbing

In this episode Katie and Rincey introduce themselves and discuss how they came to love the genre, along with a few of their favorite books to recommend. See omnystudio.com/listener...

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