Get a Clue, Dad!

Today's episode of Get a Clue, Dad could really be called Get a Clue, Parents as we have our first guest. Eleven year old MJ's Mom joins in the fun as we discuss P. G. Bell's fairytale mystery, The Beanstalk Murder . It's a fun book that uses the Jack and the Beanstalk fairytale as a starting point for a murder mystery! As always, our discussion is split into two parts. The first i...

The Case of the Left-Handed Lady is the second novel in Nancy Springer's Enola Holmes series. This picks up shortly after the first left off, with Enola searching for her mother in London and trying to find a missing young member of the aristocracy. In this case, a young woman who vanished from her bedroom. As always, our discussion is split into two parts. The first is a spoiler-free chat abo...

Get a Clue, Dad!  is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode seven, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss  Poached by Stuart Gibbs. In Poached , Teddy finds himself accused of stealing Kazoo the koala. With Security Chief Marge looking to have him arrested, Teddy must find the truth. At stake isn't just his future or that of his parents. Ko...

Get a Clue, Dad!  is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode six, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss  The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer. The Case of the Missing Marquess introduces readers to Enola Holmes, Sherlock Holmes' sister. When her mother vanishes on her fourteenth birthday, Enola decides to head to London to sea...

Get a Clue, Dad!  is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode five, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss  Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens. Jolly Foul Play is the fourth novel in the Wells and Wong mystery series. Set in the 1930s, this story takes the characters back to Deepdean School. The new head girl is found murdered during the school's G...

Get a Clue, Dad!  is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode four, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss  Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs. Belly Up is the first novel in the Fun Jungle mystery series. The book takes place at an attraction that is part safari, part amusement park. When "Teddy" learns that Fun Jungle's ornery hippopotamus, Henry, has be...

Aidan from Mysteries Ahoy! briefly explains what a locked room mystery is and what its distinctive elements are. Books for adults referenced in this episode: The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (a short story in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) Books for middle grade readers referenced in this episode: The Mystery of the Disappea...

Get a Clue, Dad!  is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode three, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss  First Class Murder by Robin Stevens. First Class Murder is the third novel in the Wells and Wong mystery series. Set in the 1930s, this story sees our young sleuths traveling on the famous Orient Express with Hazel's father. When they hear...

Aidan from Mysteries Ahoy! briefly explains what a closed circle mystery is and what its distinctive elements are. Books for adults referenced in this episode: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie Books for middle grade readers referenced in this episode: Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens Poison is Not Polite by Robin Stevens Blog posts referenced...

Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode two, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss Poison is not Polite (known in the UK as Arsenic for Tea ) by Robin Stevens. Poison is Not Polite is the second novel in the Wells and Wong mystery series. Set in the 1930s, this story sees our young sleuths and several school chums spending t...

Aidan briefly explains what a historical mystery is, using a few examples of books aimed at adult and middle grade readers. Books for adults referenced in this episode: The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie (used as an example of an older book that is not a historical mystery) Death Comes at the End by Agatha Christie A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters Death in Delft by Graham Brack Books for m...

Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode one, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss Murder is Bad Manners (known in the UK as Murder Most Unladylike ) by Robin Stevens. Murder is Bad Manners is the first novel in Stevens' Wells and Wong mystery series, set in the mid-1930s. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have formed a Detective S...