50 - Mystery, Monsters, and the Irish Countryside

In this episode of Books Uncovered, Bella takes the lead while Holly visits the Melbourne Writers Festival. She explores a variety of mystery and thriller novels that blend genres, starting with the Hugo Award-winning biopunk fantasy The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. Bella discusses the unique detective dynamic in a world of biological horror and leviathans before moving into the atmospheric world of Irish noir. She reviews The Keeper by Tana French, the final book in the Cal Hooper trilogy, describing it as a slow-burn excavation of community secrets and rural decline in the Irish countryside. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

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