Read or Dead
Hosted by Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester · Book Riot
4.2from 252 ratings
- 234
- Episodes
- 28
- Transcribed
- 252
- Ratings
- 2017
- First episode
- 956K
- YouTube views
About Read or Dead
Read or Dead is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the worlds of mystery and thriller literature.
- Publisher
- Book Riot
- Category
- arts · fiction · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 May 2017
- Latest episode
- 29 May 2026
Latest episodes
28 of 234 episodes have a transcript.
29 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Forever, Read or Dead
15 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Our Most Anticipated New Book Releases 2026 Pt. 2
1 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Forever, Read or Dead
Published 29 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But there's something kind of odd that they notice about the will, which is that all three of these women have signed their inheritance over to a charity. And Parveen is concerned that they have been forced into this and But because of the family's religious beliefs, these women are not allowed to speak to men other than their husbands. uses her legal background and her identity as a woman to talk to them and figure out what's going on. And this book, I mean, I would not say it's a cozy, but it's definitely not, there really isn't much overt violence. […]
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- YouTube views
- 955,779
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 221 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 31 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 92 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 97
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester host the show. Published by Book Riot.
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