Welcome to Unreliable Sources—a quick hit of mystery, murder, and mayhem. In this episode, thriller author Mike Donohue runs through the week’s crime-fiction headlines — from the Obamas’ Higher Ground picking up S.A. Cosby’s All the Sinners Bleed for Netflix and flags a slate of late-summer adaptations. He also spotlights new releases, dives into how 1970s crime fiction reshaped the genre (Travis McGee, Matthew Scudder, Spenser, and the 87th Precinct), and shares what he’s been reading and watching.

Books & topics mentioned:
– All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
– She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper
– WSJ: 25 Best Mystery Novels of the Past 25 Years list
– Sheepdogs by Jordan Snowden
– Mississippi Blue 42 by Eli Cranor
– Departure 37 by Michael Koryta (writing as Scott Carson)
– Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman
– 1970s crime fiction primer & five essentials: The Deep Blue Good-by (John D. MacDonald), The Sins of the Fathers (Lawrence Block), Cotton Comes to Harlem (Chester Himes), Promised Land (Robert B. Parker), Ten Plus One (Ed McBain)
– What I’m reading/watching: King of Ashes (S.A. Cosby), Joe Country (Mick Herron — audio), Smoke (Apple TV)

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Until next time—stay sharp, follow the clues, and don’t trust anyone who skips to the end.