For today’s episode I got to sit down with Chelsea Hoffman and Yolanda Skeete, founders of Thrillers by the Book Club. I can tell you from personal experience that both of these women are sweet and kind in real life, but they have an affinity for, as Chelsea calls it, murder-y books. They found each other online and formed a book club, which has morphed into a real-life book group with 27 chapters around the world. I asked them to join me for a Thriller-Palooza, because I wanted the lowdown on the best of the best in the world of thrillers, and holy moly, did these ladies ever deliver. Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Do you have a book you want to tell me about? Go HERE to apply to be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast. Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram Chelsea Hoffman Instagram Yolanda Skeete Instagram Thrillers by the Book Club Instagram Thrillers by the Bookclub Pod Discussed in this episode: Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Ivy + Bean by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall Dork Diaries by Rachel Ren Russell The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene The Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon Verity by Colleen Hoover Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak The Push by Ashley Audrain His and Hers by Alice Feeney Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides The Maidens by Alex Michaelides This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky I Know Everything by Matthew Farrell Find Me by Anne Frasier Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews The Chain by Adrian McKinty The Island by Adrian McKinty The Damage by Caitlin Wahrer Blood Will Tell by Heather Chavez No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger (releases Nov 8, 2022) Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger The It Girl by Ruth Ware Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones (sequel to “My Heart is a Chainsaw;” releases Feb 7, 2023) Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica (releases Jan. 10, 2023) The Return by Rachel Harrison Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison (releases Oct 4, 2022) How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (releases Jan. 17, 2023) The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix The Maid by Nita Prose Frightmares by Eva V. Gibson The Counselors by Jessica Goodman A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you’re shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bestbookeverpodcast.substack.com

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