this episode has us feeling spooked to the core as we dip our toes into the bone-chilling waters of the mystery/thriller genre. for the month of October we are reading A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson and asking ourselves the age old question: how spooky is too spooky?

we explore a variety of accents, apologise for past and present (and future) judgements on American listeners, talk dead dogs, precocious teens, the audiobook listening experience and the pitfalls of Young Adult fiction.

books mentioned in this episode:
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson
Eileen - Otessa Moshfegh
Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty
None of This is True - Lisa Jewel
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson
Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin
Stone Cold Fox - Rachel Coller Croft
Darling Girls - Sally Hepworth
Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
Sharp Object - Gillian Flynn
Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng

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