The Clued in Mystery podcast explores mystery and the different ways we enjoy the genre through books, TV, film, and podcasts. Your hosts, authors Brook Peterson and Sarah M Stephen, love reading, watching, listening to, and talking about mysteries. Join us as we celebrate good mysteries everywhere.
Brook and Sarah take a deep dive into Sophie Hannah's Perfect Little Children. What would you do if you saw an old friend after twelve years and her children hadn't aged? Discussed Perfect Little Children (2020) Sophie Hannah For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: [email protected] Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Transcript...
Agatha Christie's work has long been a source of screen adaptations. In this week's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss some recent adaptations, and some they should check out with guest Teresa Peschel from Peschel Press. Teresa, along with her husband Bill, watched and reviewed 201 Agatha Christie adaptations for Agatha Christie, She Watched: One Woman's Plot to Watch 201 Agatha Christie Movies Without Murdering the Director, Screenwriter, Cast, or Her Husband . Discussed Murder on the Orient Expr...
What happens when a day at the office goes wrong? In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss workplace mysteries and thrillers. Mentioned "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather" (1845) Edgar Allan Poe Murder Must Advertise (1933) Dorothy L. Sayers Murder Must Advertise (1979) BBC Radio Adaptation by Alistair Beaton Cat Among the Pigeons (1959) Agatha Christie The Firm (1991) John Grisham The Showrunner (2018) Kim Moritsugu The Maid (2022) Nita Prose The Machinist (2004) The Circle (20...
Brook and Sarah are joined by Tom Mead to continue their discussion about magic and mysteries. Discussed Death and the Conjuror (2022) Tom Mead The Murder Wheel (2023) Tom Mead The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 20 21 (2021) Lee Child (editor) Knives Out (2019) Netflix Death in Paradise (2011-2023) BBC Jonathan Creek (1997-2016) BBC Gigi Pandian Secret Staircase Mysteries Death from a Top Hat (1938) Clayton Rawson The Hangman’s Handyman (1942) Hake Talbot Rim of the Pit (1944) Hake Talbot “Mur...
Mysteries set in magical worlds or with mystical elements are popular and in today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss why. Discussed The Prestige (1995) Christopher Priest The Rivers of London (2011) Ben Aaronovitch "The Eyes Have It" (1964) Randall Garrett The Life of Crime (2022) Martin Edwards The Magician's Secret (2015) Carolyn Keene Now You See Me (2013) Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate Films Clayton Rawson Jonathan Creek (1997-2016) BBC The Librarian of Crooked Lane (2022) C.J. Archer Magic...
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. Quin (1928) Agatha Christie Three Act Tragedy (1934) Agatha Christie "The Harlequin Tea Set" (1971) Agatha Christie Fight Club (1996) Chuck Palahniuk For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: [email protected] Music: Signs To Nowhere by S...
We love reading about ordinary people who solve fictional mysteries. What about ordinary people who solve real mysteries? In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss real life sleuths. Discussed Abraham Shakespeare case I’ll Be Gone in the Dark (2018) Michelle McNamara I’ll Be Gone in the Dark (2020) HBO Scamanda Podcast Real Estate fraud Title fraud: How a Toronto real estate lawyer helped thwart alleged scammers Jan Marsh case Home Before Dark (2020) Apple TV For more information Instagram: @c...
As a follow up to earlier conversations about mysteries on screen, Brook and Sarah discuss what they're watching and what they're looking forward to. Discussed The Lincoln Lawyer (2022-present) Netflix The Lincoln Lawyer (2005) Michael Connelly The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) Lionsgate Bones (2005-2017) Fox Television Sister Boniface (2022-present) BBC Father Brown (2013-present) BBC Only Murders in the Building (2021-present) Hulu The Afterparty (2022-present) Apple TV The Sinner (2017-2021) USA Netw...
Brook and Sarah are joined by Patricia Meredith to learn more about detective fiction pioneer Anna Katharine Green. Mentioned A Deed of Dreadful Note (2023) Patricia Meredith The Leavenworth Case (1878) Anna Katharine Green The Clocks (1963) Agatha Christie The Mysterious Key and What it Opened (1867) Louisa May Alcott The Affair Next Door (1897) Anna Katharine Green The Golden Slipper and Other Problems for Violet Strange (1915) Anna Katharine Green More about Patricia Meredith Website YouTube ...
Have you ever not finished reading a mystery? Brook and Sarah discuss the reasons why they have put a book down before finishing it and share ideas on what to do when a book just isn't right for you (right now). Discussed "Guilt Complex: Why Leaving a Book Half-Read Is So Hard" Wall Street Journal (June 5, 2013) Matthew Willhelm "You Really Don’t Have to Finish Every Book You Start" Tor.com (October 28, 2021) Molly Templeton The Alienist (1994) Caleb Carr For more information Website: https://cl...
Brook and Sarah return from a summer break with an update on their summer reading. Discussed In a Dark, Dark Wood (2018) Ruth Ware A is for Alibi ( 1982) Sue Grafton B is for Burglar (1985) Sue Grafton Murder in Mesopotamia (1936) Agatha Christie Cat Among the Pigeons (1959) Agatha Christie Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators (2022) Martin Edwards Warrior Girl Unearthed (2023) Angeline Boulley The Cameo’s Secret (2023) Brook Peterson Mystery of Mysteries: The Lif...
This is a re-release of an episode originally published July 5, 2022. Summer camp. Boarding school. A high school classroom. Classic settings for YA mystery. Brook and Sarah discuss the appeal of these mysteries, even though they are written for younger audiences. Discussed Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) Nancy Drew Hardy Boys Enid Blyton Dear Evan Hanson (YA Musical) Ace of Spades (Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé) PMS Girls (Lisa Alfano) The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)...
This is a re-release of an episode originally published September 27, 2022. New episodes of Clued in Mystery will return after a summer break. 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 (2...
This is a re-release of an episode originally published November 22, 2022. 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. Discussed Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery (2018) Andrew Shaffer White House Pantry Murder (1987) Elliott Roosevelt (featuring Eleanor Roosevelt) Pale Blue Eye (2003)...
In our final episode before a summer break, Brook and Sarah discuss what they're hoping to read. We'll return with new episodes in a few weeks, and before then, we'll pop into your feed with some of our favourites from past seasons. Discussed In a Dark, Dark Wood (2018) Ruth Ware A is for Alibi ( 1982) by Sue Grafton Murder in Mesopotamia (1936) Agatha Christie Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators (2022) Martin Edwards Warrior Girl Unearthed (2023) Angeline Boulle...
In a special interview episode, Brook and Sarah are joined by Kemper Donovan, host of All About Agatha , to discuss what he's learned in over five years of deep diving into Agatha Christie's work. Discussed A Mysterious Affair at Styles (1922) Agatha Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) Agatha Christie The Secret of Chimneys (1925) Agatha Christie The Seven Dials Mystery (1929) Agatha Christie The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie (2022) Carla Valentine A is for Arsenic:...
Brook and Sarah discuss another of Agatha Christie's sleuths this week. In this episode, they look at duo Tommy and Tuppence. The pair appeared in five books: four novels and one short story collection. Find out why Brook and Sarah find them so interesting and what they learned about Christie's writing. Discussed The Secret Adversary (1922) Agatha Christie Partners in Crime (1929) Agatha Christie N or M? (1941) Agatha Christie By the Pricking of My Thumbs (1968) Agatha Christie Postern of Fate (...
In another "What Would You Do" episode, Brook and Sarah discuss Laura Dave's The Last Thing He Told Me. Discussed The Last Thing He Told Me (2021) Laura Dave Feedspot 40 Best Mystery Book Podcasts (2023) For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: [email protected] Website Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Transcript...
As much as we love coming up with the solution before the sleuth in fictional mysteries, there is something about unsolved mysteries that is fascinating. In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss four well-known unsolved mysteries and their enduring appeal. A quick note: two of the mysteries we discuss in this episode involve the deaths of real people, which can be more upsetting to hear about than fictional cases. We don't get into detail, but understand if you choose to skip this one. Discus...
This week, Brook and Sarah discuss Agatha Christie's character Parker Pyne. Is he a detective? Are his methods reasonable if they bring happiness? Pyne appeared in 14 short stories in the 1930s, though many of the stories had different names when they appeared in US and the UK publications. Discussed Parker Pyne Investigates (1934) The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (1939) Death on the Nile (1937) And Then There Were None (1939) Murder on the Orient Express (1934) Parker Pyne stories For more...
Private investigators have long been favorites of mystery authors and readers, and they feature in both gritty and cozy tales. In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss the different types of PIs that readers might encounter and what they like about this sub-genre. Discussed Alfred Hitchcock's Three Investigators series, (1964-1987) Robert Arthur Jr. Kinsey Milhone in the Alphabet series, (1982-2017) Sue Grafton Cormoran Strike series, (2013-present) Robert Galbraith Maisy Dobbs series, (2003-...
Brook and Sarah continue their exploration of G.K. Chesterton this week. They discuss his mysteries featuring Father Brown and the legacies of this ecclesiastical sleuth. Discussed The Man Who Was Thursday (1908) G.K. Chesterton Father Brown Mysteries (2013-present) BBC Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022-present) BBC Father Dowling Mysteries (1987-1991) NBC, ABC Radio adaptations of Father Brown Chesterton’s work on Project Gutenberg For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello...
This week, in the first of two episodes about G.K. Chesterton, Brook and Sarah look at his life and find out why he was such a fascinating man and the influence he had on literature and life in the early 20th century. Discussed Orthodoxy (1908) G.K. Chesterton Chesterton's work on Project Gutenberg Radio adaptations of Father Brown For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: [email protected] Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Website Transcrip...
To kick off Season 4, Brook and Sarah discuss mysteries with international sleuths and settings. The discussion includes mysteries from South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. We'd love to hear your recommendations. Send us an email at [email protected] or drop us a message on social media @cluedinmystery. Correction: In this episode, Sarah referred to The Missing but meant to refer to The Killing. Discussed in order AUTHORS AND BOOKS Agatha Christie Arthur Conan Doyle Arsène Lupin (crea...
This is a re-release of an episode originally published September 6, 2022. In the first of an occasional series, “What Would You Do,” Brook and Sarah consider what they would do if they were in the same situation as the main character of a novel. This time, they discuss Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10 . We’d love to hear what you would do. For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: [email protected] Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com...
Clued in Mystery is taking a short break. While we are off, we are re-releasing some of our favourite episodes from Season 3. This week, Historical Mystery part 2 with Sara Rosett. This episode originally released September 20, 2022. About Sara 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 Po...
Clued in Mystery is taking a short break. While we are off, we are re-releasing some of our favourite episodes from Season 2. This week: Historical Mystery (part 1). 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 Tolsoy Sir Walter Scott Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Agatha...
Brook and Sarah celebrate their 50th recorded episode by reflecting on what they've learned, their favourite episodes so far, and a few future episode ideas. Discussed in order Agatha Christie (February 22, 2022) Arthur Conan Doyle (March 22, 2022) Dorothy L. Sayers (April 12, 2022) Anna Katharine Green (May 3, 2022) Wilkie Collins (May 10, 2022) Noir and Hardboile d (May 24, 2022) Historical Mystery with Sara Rosett (September 20, 2022) For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us...
Brook and Sarah speak with author Elle Wren Burke to discuss representation in mysteries and sleuths with disabilities (and why we need more of them!). Discussed in order A Fang to Remember (2002) Elle Wren Burke Bones (2005-2017) Sherlock Holmes Jeffrey Deaver Truly Devious series (2018) Maureen Johnson Get a Life Chloe Brown (2019) Talia Hibbert Shadow and Bone (2021) Netflix List of mysteries with representation About Elle Wren Burke Website Instagram Twitter Pintrest Facebook For more inform...
For many mystery fans, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys are their first introduction to the genre. In this week's episode, Sarah and Brook discuss the enduring appeal of these young sleuths and the legacy they leave. Discussed in order The Agathas (2022) Liz Lawson and Kathleen Glasgow Truly Devious (2018) Maureen Johnson Ace of Spades (2021) Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Outer Banks (2020-2023) Netflix Wednesday (2023) Netflix New York Nell the Boy Girl Detective (1880) Edward L. Wheeler "Welcome to Camp ...
