In the first of an occasional series, Brook and Sarah discuss the ways that victims meet their ends in the mystery fiction that we love. This week, we discuss poisons and the different reasons authors choose to use this popular method. Discussed and mentioned The Poisoned Chocolates Case (1929) Anthony […]
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Brook and Sarah continue discussing Agatha Christie’s recurring sleuths and characters. In this episode, they look into Inspector Japp. Discussed and mentioned The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) Agatha Christie Lord Edgeware Dies (1933) Agatha Christie Death in the Clouds (1935) Agatha Christie One Two Buckle My Shoe (1940) Agatha […]
Mystery and thriller author Catherine McKenzie/Catherine Mack, author of recent What Would You Do episode feature Please Join Us (2022) and the popular Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies (2024) and its sequel No One Was Supposed to Die At This Wedding (2025) joins Brook and Sarah in […]
It’s wedding season! And what better way to celebrate love than with a mystery. Discussed and mentioned In a Dark, Dark Wood (2015) Ruth Ware “A Deadly Wedding Day” in The Miss Marple Collection: New Tales of Jane Marple (2022) Dreda Say Mitchell The Plus One (2024) S.C. Lalli The […]
In today’s episode, Brook and Sarah take a virtual tour of mystery-themed bookshops. Discussed and mentioned Mysterious Bookshop: https://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/ Chronicles of Crime: https://chronicles-of-crime-your-mystery-bookshop.square.site/ Dead Write Books: https://www.deadwrite.com/dw.html Mystery Loves Company: https://www.mysterylovescompany.com/browse/book Whodunit Books: https://whodunitbooks.ca/ Poisoned Pen Bookstore: https://store.poisonedpen.com Sleuth of Baker Street: https://sleuthofbakerstreet.ca/ Crime in Store: http://www.covent-garden.co.uk/SITES/crimeinstore/ Bodies in the […]
In today’s episode, Brook and Sarah discuss the lasting legacy of Ellery Queen and the co-writing cousins behind the name. Discussed and mentioned The Roman Hat Mystery (1929) Ellery Queen Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (1941-present) Ellery Queen’s Minute Mysteries (listen on YouTube) Ellery Queen’s Mysteries Radio Show (listen on YouTube) For more […]
On today’s episode, Brook and Sarah are joined by Jakob Kerr, author of Dead Money (2025) to discuss white collar crime and its place in mystery. Discussed and mentioned Dead Money (2025) Jakob Kerr Michael Clayton (2007 film) Shudder Island (2003) Dennis Lehane Sharp Objects (2006) Gillian Flynn About Jakob […]
Fraud, money laundering, and Ponzi schemes can make for fascinating mysteries. In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss white collar crime in fiction and in real life. Discussed and mentioned White Collar Crime (1949) Edwin H. Sutherland Catch Me If You Can (1980) Frank Abagnale Jr. and Stan Redding Catch […]
We proudly declare our love of mystery in each episode of Clued in Mystery. In the first episode of Season 10, we share why. Discussed and mentioned Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache series The Girl on the Train (2015) Paula Hawkins Richard Osman, author of The Thursday Murder […]
This episode was originally released April 12, 2022. Brook and Sarah discuss Dorothy L. Sayers, her life, her writing, and her advocacy for the mystery genre as a member of the Detection Club. Resources Women of Mystery: The Lives and Works of Notable Women Crime Novelists. (2000). Martha Hailey DuBose, St. […]
This is a replay of an episode that was originally released on October 3, 2023. In a continuation of our occasional series exploring Agatha Christie’s sleuths, Brook and Sarah discuss Harley Quin. Discussed Mysterious Mr. Quin (1930) Agatha Christie “The Coming of Mr. Quin” (1923) Agatha Christie The Passing of Mr. […]
This is a replay of an episode that was originally released on October 17, 2023. Brook and Sarah are joined by author Tom Mead to continue their discussion about magic and mysteries. Discussed and mentioned Death and the Conjuror (2022) Tom Mead The Murder Wheel (2023) Tom Mead The Best Mystery Stories […]
In this week’s episode, Brook and Sarah are joined by author and lecturer Kate Winkler Dawson to discuss true crime. Discussed and mentioned American Sherlock (2020) Kate Winkler Dawson Death in the Air (2018) Kate Winkler Dawson All That is Wicked (2022) Kate Winkler Dawson The Sinners All Bow (2025) […]
Brook and Sarah are doing another Clued In Book Club. This time, we’re reading The Black Echo (1992) by Michael Connelly. Join the Cartel to join us for this three-part series where we discuss the books. Discussed and mentioned The Black Echo (1992) Michael Connelly The Poet (1996) Michael Connelly […]
The Anthony Awards. The Edgars. Grand Master awards. In today’s episode, Brook and Sarah discuss different mystery awards and whether readers pay attention to them. Discussed and mentioned Agatha Awards (presented at Malice Domestic) Anthony Awards (presented at Bouchercon) Lefty Awards (presented at Left Coast Crime) Silver Falchion Awards (presented […]