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Ep. 313

I interview Ellery Lloyd about their latest book “The Final Act Of Juliet Willoughby” 

I review: 

Isolation Island by Louise Minchin

Holmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin, 

Mistress of Lies by K. M. Enright

& Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose 

Ellery Lloyd recommend:

The Last Truths We Told By Holly Watt

The Sirens by Emilia Hart

A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay 

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