Clued in Mystery Podcast

Bad guys or misunderstood? In this week's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss all things villainous, including anti-heroes and what makes a good villain. Discussed in order "The Final Problem" (1893) Arthur Conan Doyle The Valley of Fear (1914) Arthur Conan Doyle Moriarity (2014) Anthony Horowitz "The Ides of March (1898) E.W. Hornung "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin" (1905) Maurice Leblanc Lupin (2021) N...

This week, Brook and Sarah revisit spy fiction and discuss spy characters other than those created by Ian Flemming and John le Carré. Discussed in order Ian Flemming John le Carré Christopher Marlowe Kit Marlowe Series (2011-2020) MJ Trow The Rose Code (2021) Kate Quinn The Alice Network (2017) Kate Quinn Foul Lady Fortune (2022) Chloe Gong The Librarian Spy: A Novel of World War II (2022) Madelin...

This week is another What Would You Do episode. This time, Brook and Sarah discuss Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. It’s crime fiction, but is it a mystery? Discussed in order Luckiest Girl Alive (2015) Jessica Knoll Luckiest Girl Alive (2022) Netflix For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansoun...

In this week's episode, Brook and Sarah are joined by Eve Lazarus to share her experiences writing about true crime in Vancouver and British Columbia. Discussed in order Cold Case Vancouver (2015) Eve Lazarus Murder by Milkshake (2018) Eve Lazarus In Cold Blood (1965) Truman Capote The Blooding (1989) Joseph Wambaugh Who Killed Janet Smith (1984) Edward Starkins The Pickton File (2007) Stevie Came...

If you can't get  read, watch, or listen to enough true crime, this episode is for you. This week, Brook and Sarah discuss what makes true crime such a popular part of the mystery genre. Discussed in order In Cold Blood (1966) Truman Capote "Murder, Considered as One of the Fine Arts" (1827) Thomas de Quincey American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels, and Scandals (2007-2022) The Murder of Roger Ackr...

What happens when someone famous for something else writes a mystery? In this week's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss mysteries written by authors famous for other achievements. Discussed in order David Walliams State of Terror (2021) Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny Mycroft Holmes (2015) Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse Mycroft and Sherlock (2018) Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Anna Waterh...

As with books, mystery is one of the most popular television genres. In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss some of their favorite TV shows. Shows mentioned in this episode: Poirot Columbo Murder She Wrote Midsomer Murders Law and Order The X-Files Doctor Who Telecrime Quincy House The Practice Magnum PI Moonlighting Wednesday Veronica Mars Da Vinci's Inquest Miss Scarlet Shetland Wallander S...

After a short hiatus, Brook and Sarah are back for Season 3, starting with a recap of what they watched and read over the holiday break. TW: Reference to mass shooting at 23.5 minutes. Discussed in order The Wintringham Mystery (1926) Anthony Berkeley Monster She Wrote: The women who pioneered horror and speculative fiction (2019) Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson The Perfect Crime (2022) Vaseem...

While we take a short break for the holidays, we are re-releasing some  of our earlier episodes. This week is the our cozy mystery episode (originally released on June 28, 2022) where Melissa Bourbon joins Brook and Sarah to discuss what makes a mystery cozy and current trends in cozies.   Authors discussed: Tonya Kappes Allison Brennan    Books and television discussed  S...

While we take a short break for the holidays, we are re-releasing some of our earlier episodes. This week is the second of our Agatha Christie episodes where Brook and Sarah discuss some of the tropes she used and what rules of mysteries she created and broke.   RESOURCES Agatha Christie, An Autobiography Agatha Christie (1977) Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in t...

While we take a short break for the holidays, we are re-releasing some of our earlier episodes. Up first is our very first episode: Agatha Christie. Resources Agatha Christie, An Autobiography (1977) Agatha Christie Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making (2009) John Curran Agatha Christie’s Murder in the Making: Stories and Secrets from Her Archive (2011) John C...

In today’s episode, Sarah and Brook share what they’ll be reading and watching while Clued in Mystery takes a short break for the holidays. Clued in Mystery will be back in January with new episodes. Until we return, we will release some of our earliest episodes so new listeners can catch up. Happy holidays! Discussed in order Monster She Wrote: The women who pioneered horror and speculative ficti...

Reading in bite sizes is a great way to test out a new genre or author. This week, Sarah and Brook share some of their favorite short stories. Works and authors mentioned "The Three Apples" 1001 Nights Gongan Stories Monk CSI Bones "The Lottery" (1948) Shirley Jackson The Haunting of Hill House (1959) Shirley Jackson "The Tell-tale Heat" (1843) Edgar Allan Poe The Cask of Amontillado" (1846) Edgar...

It’s time for another What Would You Do episode! This week, Brook and Sarah discuss  Then She Was Gone  by Lisa Jewell and share their thoughts on this domestic thriller. Books and authors mentioned Then She Was Gone  (2017) Lisa Jewell For more information Instagram:  @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansou...

  Can you imagine a famous singer solving crimes? Or a former president and vice president? Brook and Sarah discuss this fun sub-genre of mystery fiction featuring real celebrities. Listen to find out who they would write as their own celebrity sleuths.   Books and authors mentioned   Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery (2018) Andrew Shaffer   White House Pantry Murder (198...

This week's episode is a little different: If you are doing some holiday shopping, we have a treat for you. Manon Wogahn (also known as Mystery Manon) talks about mystery with Brook and Sarah and shares some of the gifts on her annual Cluesletter Holiday Gift List, including a Clued in Mystery exclusive! Find Manon Online Manon's website Manon on Instagram For more information Instagram: @cluedinm...

Liar? Naïve? Or impaired? What if the narrator of the story isn't telling the truth? In this week's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss surprising twists and the clues that they're coming. Works mentioned or discussed Gone Girl (2012) Gillian Flynn The Rhetoric of Fiction (1961) Wayne C. Booth The Woman in Cabin 10 (2016) Ruth Ware The Silent Patient (2019) Alex Michaelides The Murder of Roger Ackroy...

Brook and Sarah continue their conversation about continuing the story. In this episode, they speak with Ann Claire about drawing inspiration from another author in her Christie Bookshop Mysteries. For more information about Ann Claire Ann at Penguin Random House Instagram: @annclaireauthor Facebook: Ann Claire Mysteries Ann's website     Books and Films Mentioned A Carribean Mystery (19...

Brook and Sarah discuss the different ways an author's world is continued after they stop creating it. We discuss Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sue Grafton Dorothy L. Sayers Ian Fleming Anthony Horowitz Lee Child Andrew Child Agatha Christie Sophie Hannah Moneypenny Diaries series by Samantha Weinberg Young Bond series by Charlie Higson Enola Holmes series by Nancy Springer Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Myste...

Jane Kalmes, The Fiction Technician, joins Brook and Sarah to break down locked room mysteries and their solutions. Please note: This episode contains spoilers of two episodes of Monk and one of Murder She Wrote . We Discuss "Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival" Monk "Death Casts a Spell" Murder She Wrote "Mr. Monk and the Panic Room" Monk "The Terribly Strange Bed" (1852) Wilkie Collins "The Murders in...

A group of friends on a holiday retreat. A crime nobody could have committed. Sarah and Brook discuss closed circle and locked room mysteries and the links between the two. Short stories, novels, authors, shows, and films discussed "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841) Edgar Allan Poe "A Terribly Strange Bed" (1852) Wilkie Collins Murder on the Orient Express (1934) Agatha Christie And Then There...

Have you ever read a mystery where the sleuth is an author? Sarah and Brook discuss mysteries with writers as the central characters. Authors, Books, and TV shows mentioned Hammett Unwritten (2013) Gordon McAlpine writing as Owen Fitzstephen Agatha Christie Series by Andrew Wilson Murder She Wrote Castle The Ghost (2007) Robert Harris The Thirteenth Tale (2006) Diana Sutterfield The Woman in Cabin...

What do you turn to when you're looking for a mystery without murder? In this week's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss some less violent, but very satisfying, mysteries. Books, films, and TV shows discussed Super Structure: The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story (2015) James Scott Bell Gaudy Night (1935) Dorothy L Sayers Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts (2019) Kate Racculia "L" is for Lawless (2009...

This week, USA Today best selling author Sara Rosett joins Brook and Sarah to discuss historical mystery. Sara Rosett is the USA Today bestselling author of over 30 cozy and historical mysteries as well as books and courses for writers including "How to Write a Series" and "How to Outline a Cozy Mystery". She also hosts a podcast for readers, Mystery Books Podcast . SaraRosett.com Mystery Books Po...

Whether set in ancient Egypt or the 1920s, readers are sure to find a historical mystery set in a period they love. In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss the origins of historical mysteries and share some of their favourites. Books and authors mentioned: William Shakespeare Leo Tolstoy Sir Walter Scott Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Agatha Christie Death Comes as the End Brother Cadfael series by Ellis...