Welcome to Unreliable Sources—a quick hit of mystery, murder, and mayhem.

In this episode, thriller author Mike Donohue digs into the controversy around Michael Connelly's true crime podcast Killer in the Code and why even the best crime fiction minds can fall into confirmation bias, covers Mike Flanagan's latest Stephen King adaptation announcement, and spotlights strong new releases from Don Winslow, Johnny Compton, and Nalini Singh.

He then tackles a topic every reader knows too well—the reading slump—with ten specific thriller prescriptions matched to exactly where your brain is at.

Books & topics mentioned:– Killer in the Code podcast controversy (Michael Connelly)– Mike Flanagan adapting Stephen King's The Mist– The Final Score by Don Winslow– Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh– Dead First by Johnny Compton– The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera– Reading slump deep dive: The Crash (Freida McFadden), None of This Is True (Lisa Jewell), The Man Who Died Seven Times (Yasuhiko Nishizawa), The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)

What I'm reading/watching: The Final Score (Don Winslow), Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Jesse Q. Sutanto — audio, narrated by Eunice Wong), Steal (Prime Video)

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