In the mood to scroll 130+ popular mystery and thrillers from the last decade? Maybe catch up on some adaptation news? Want to know what true crime book Stephen Colbert picked for his book club? Read on!
The Most Popular Mysteries & Thrillers of the Last Decade
Goodreads put together 136 crime novels that were popular over the last decade, slotting them by year. It’s worth a scroll if you’re looking to read something that’s been popular. Bonus: many of the authors have pretty big catalogs, so if it’s your first time reading them, there will be plenty more to enjoy.
The Colbert Late Show’s April Book Club Pick is a True Crime Book
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Book Club pick for April is London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe. It’s definitely one of the year’s best crime books as PRK continues his streak of writing excellent journalistic crime books that combine history and biography. So when you finish London Falling, also pick up Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, and Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks.
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Nurse Dana joins Count My Lies
Fans of The Pitt (HBO Max) will be thrilled to know that Katherine LaNasa has joined Shailene Woodley and Lindsey Lohan in Hulu’s adaptation of Sophie Stava’s suspense novel, Count My Lies. Woodley plays Sloane, a woman who lies her way into a dream job as a nanny for a wealthy and glamorous couple, to be played by Lohan and Kit Harington. But it turns out Sloane isn’t the only one telling lies here…
Will Trent’s Nico on Nonbinary Representation
Cora Lu Tran, the actor who plays fan favorite Nico on Hulu’s Will Trent, sat down for a chat with Queerty to discuss how the role has personally helped and inspired them, working with a dog co-star, being an animal lover, and more! Read the full interview here, and stream the show based on Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent novels on Hulu.
Browse the books recommended in Unusual Suspects’ previous newsletters on this shelf, and see 2026 releases! Until next time, come talk books with me on Bluesky, Goodreads, Litsy, and Multitudes Contained.
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