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Sun-Drenched Thrills: A New Summer Mystery + 4 More Reads You Need | Jaclyn Goldis

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This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.What if your thriller author and your meditation teacher turned out to be the same person? That's exactly how this conversation started — and it only gets better from there.Laura sits down with author Jaclyn Goldis, whose upcoming novel The Last Time We Saw Her follows a group of former campers who return to the volcanic Azores Islands a decade after one of their own vanished — only for another death to shatter the reunion. It's a twisty, sun-drenched thriller full of unreliable narrators and cold-case documentary vibes, perfect for summer reading. They also dig into Vedic meditation, the creative benefits of boredom, and a stack of thriller and mystery recommendations you'll want to add to your TBR immediately.📚 Books MentionedThe Last Time We Saw Her by Jaclyn Goldis — Buy on Amazon | Thriller My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney — Buy on Amazon | Psychological Thriller We Solve Murders by Richard Osman — Buy on Amazon | Cozy MysteryMagpie Murders (series, Book 1) by Anthony Horowitz — Buy on Amazon | Mystery Rewilding by Jane Green — Buy on Amazon | Memoir / Nonfiction ⏱️ Timestamps[00:00] Welcome & how Laura and Jaclyn know each other[01:00] Jaclyn's background: lawyer turned novelist, life in Tel Aviv[02:00] The Last Time We Saw Her — summer camp, the Azores, cold case documentary[04:00] Vedic meditation — what it is and why Jaclyn swears by it[08:30] The creative benefits of boredom & phone-free walks[10:00] Jaclyn's reading tastes — thrillers, rom-coms, nonfiction[10:30] My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney[11:30] The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman[12:00] Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz[13:00] Rewilding by Jane Green — memoir, Jane Green's reinvention[15:30] Where to find Jaclyn onlineJoin the ConversationSubscribe to our Substack for exclusive recommendations. (wtrnblog.substack.com)Follow & Subscribe: What to Read Next Blog | YouTube: What to Read NextSubscribe & leave a review!

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