In this episode, I read the first three chapters of The Candidate, a murder mystery novella written by me. Before I read the first three chapters, I also read the book description and share a little bit about the series then I dive into the prologue.

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Suspicion: A James Lalonde Novella (James Lalonde, Book 1)

Duplicity: A James Lalonde Novel (James Lalonde, Book 2)

The Candidate: A Rookie Reporter Mystery 

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So, things are changing at the Book Nerd Podcast.

Why?

A few weeks ago, I discovered that another podcast has the exact same name as mine, but they have almost 88 episodes where, whereas I only have nine. So, I decided to do the right thing and change the name of the podcast to The Mystery Novel Nerd from this episode going forward.

So without further ado, let's get on with the episode.

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Join The Book Nerd Reader Club Facebook Group

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My Amateur Sleuth Mysteries **

The Lawn (Free short story)

Suspicion: A James Lalonde Novella (James Lalonde, Book 1)

Duplicity: A James Lalonde Novel (James Lalonde, Book 2)

The Candidate: A Rookie Reporter Mystery 

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In this episode, I'm going to discuss my favourite mystery and thriller novels that I read in 2021. I know what you're thinking, "It's been a while since the end of 2021," but hear me out. I wanted to put a bit of distance between the end of 2021 and my reading because I wanted to discuss the books that stood out to me the most. From memory, I read close to fifty books in 2021. Actually, I've checked, and it was 49 books read.

So without further ado, let's get on with the episode.

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The Books Mentioned in the Episode

A Dying Shame by Elizabeth Spann Craig *

Just One Piece by Katie Grayowski *

The Lost Library by A. M. Dean *

Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child *

The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury *

Along Came a Spider by James Patterson *

The Secret of Excalibur by Andy McDermott *

Death and Croissants by Ian Moore *

The Midnight Line by Lee Child *

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman *

My Amateur Sleuth Mysteries **

The Lawn (Free short story)

Suspicion: A James Lalonde Novella (James Lalonde, Book 1)

Duplicity: A James Lalonde Novel (James Lalonde, Book 2)

The Candidate: A Rookie Reporter Mystery 

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** Books written by me

As you can tell from the title of this episode, I'm going to discuss the Agatha Raisin television show on Acorn TV versus the books in order to avoid spoilers; I'm going to focus on how Agatha is portrayed, not the events in the show and novels.  Fingers crossed, I stick to my notes, and this show remains as spoiler free as possible. You get it. I've tried not to ruin things for you, but just be aware I could slip up and start talking plot before we get started.

I should also point out that I've watched season one and two, but not three, because I couldn't purchase it on Amazon Prime Video—it's only available on the Acorn TV streaming service. Actually, this isn't true anymore. I've caught up since I wrote this script, and I'm rewatching season one, but currently, there are seasons one to four available. We have finished watching season four, and Amazon Prime Video recommended the Quiche of Death, again, which is the pilot episode—it's not officially a part of season one. And I thought, "Ooh, maybe I wanna watch that." Then, I got trapped into watching season one again—the things you do as a podcaster. But I'm glad I did this because it refreshed my memory and it's reaffirmed the things that I've said in the script that I still hold to be true. On top of this, I'm also hoping to keep this as a short episode.

So without further ado, let's get into the episode.

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Agatha Raisin TV Series on Acorn TV

Agatha Raisin TV Series 1 on Amazon Prime Video *

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My Amateur Sleuth Mysteries **

The Lawn (Free short story)

Suspicion: A James Lalonde Novella (James Lalonde, Book 1)

Duplicity: A James Lalonde Novel (James Lalonde, Book 2)

The Candidate: A Rookie Reporter Mystery

Connect with Me on Social Media

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** Books written by me

Just like the previous episode, I've been saving the books up in piles on the floor in my office from shopping trips between October 2019 and March 2020, when my physical book-buying ban began. Since then, I've fallen off the bandwagon and "forgot" about my book-buying ban. As the title suggests, all the books in this haul feature female amateur sleuths who are amateurs and are not professional Detectives or police officers. For the sake of clarity, I do not include characters like Eve Dallas from the In Death Series. And I've managed to stop myself from reading these books before I haul them for you.

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Cluedo for Nintendo Switch

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The Books Mentioned in the Episode

Secrets at St Bride’s by Debbie Young  *

The Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox by Claire Gradidge *

Resort to Murder by TP Fielden  *

A Quarter Past Dead by TP Fielden *

Blood of an Englishman by M. C. Beaton *

Agatha Raisin: Dishing the Dirt by M.C. Beaton *

Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer by M.C. Beaton  *

Beating About the Bush by M. C. Beaton  *

Sail Away by Celia Imrie  *

(Bright Young Dead) The Mitford Affair by Jessica Fellowes  *

The Mitford Scandal by Jessica Fellowes *

My Amateur Sleuth Mysteries **

The Lawn (Free short story)

Suspicion: A James Lalonde Novella (James Lalonde, Book 1)

Duplicity: A James Lalonde Novel (James Lalonde, Book 2)

The Candidate: A Rookie Reporter Mystery 

Connect with Me on Social Media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysterynovelnerd

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mysterynovelnerd

FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booknerdpodcast

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** Books written by me

As you can tell by the super spoiler-y title of this video, I'll be doing the Book Buying Tag created by Megan Olivier. Even though this is quite an old tag, I loved it so much that I clearly couldn't resist filming it.  After much deliberation, I've decided to share this tag with you over on the podcast. For the sake of transparency, I filmed the original video in April 2020. In light of that, I do make a reference to the lockdown. I've tried to delete as much of this as possible so that you don't find it triggering.

Here are the questions:

1. Where do you buy your books?
2. Do you ever pre-order books, and if so, do you do this in-store or online?
3. On average, how many books do you buy a month?
4. Do you use your local library? If so, how my books can you or do you borrow at a time?
5. What is your opinion on library books?
6. How do you feel about charity shops or second-hand books?
7. Do you keep your read and TBR pile together on the same bookshelf or not?
8. Do you plan to read all of the books that you own?
9. What do you do with books you own that you feel you will never read or did not enjoy?
10. Have you ever donated books?
11. Have you ever been on a book-buying ban?
12. Do you feel that you buy too many books?

Thanks for listening!

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Previous Episode

Join The Book Nerd Reader Club Facebook Group

Got an idea for a podcast episode? Let me know

Subscribe by email and get my mystery short story, the Lawn, for free

My Amateur Sleuth Mysteries **

The Lawn (Free short story)

Suspicion: A James Lalonde Novella (James Lalonde, Book 1)

Duplicity: A James Lalonde Novel (James Lalonde, Book 2)

The Candidate: A Rookie Reporter Mystery 

Connect with Me on Social Media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysterynovelnerd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mysterynovelnerd

FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booknerdpodcast

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* This is an affiliate link where I receive a very small commission if you purchase this product.

** Books written by me

Coming up in this episode, I will share with you an embarrassingly long and overdue crime, mystery and thriller book haul. Perhaps on a not-so-surprising note, I have read some of these novels. As always, I will endeavour to be as spoiler free as possible. The crime, mystery, and thriller books in this haul were purchased over the last six months of 2019. Yes, some of these books have been sitting in a pile on the floor in my office for eighteen months.

What can I say? I'm a chronic procrastinator.

Way back in March, I planned on releasing this episode, but my husband started working from home, and I struggled to figure out how to continue to work with my new workspace colleague, so this podcast went on a hiatus. Well, I thought it would be a short hiatus, but it didn't work out like that, much like many other things in 2020. But, back to the books. As per my previous book hauls, I separated the novels according to the genre.

So, without further ado, let’s get into my giant crime, mystery, and thriller book haul.

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Hollywood Reporter Article on the Release Date of Death on the Nile

Article on Lee Child's Plans for Jack Reacher

Join The Book Nerd Reader Club Facebook Group

Got an idea for a podcast episode? Let me know

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My Amateur Sleuth Mysteries **

The Lawn (Free short story)

Suspicion: A James Lalonde Novella (James Lalonde, Book 1)

Duplicity: A James Lalonde Novel (James Lalonde, Book 2)

The Candidate: A Rookie Reporter Mystery 

Connect with Me on Social Media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysterynovelnerd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mysterynovelnerd

FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booknerdpodcast

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* This is an affiliate link where I receive a very small commission if you purchase this product.

** Books written by me