This episode features the mystery short story Swan Song written by Donalee Moulton. It is read by local actor Sean Hopper. Swan Song was published in Cold Canadian Crime in 2022 by the Crime Writers of Canada. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or ...
Jul 25, 2023•42 min•Ep. 129
This episode features the first chapter of Messenger Bags and Murder (A Haley Randolph Mystery) by Dorothy Howell. It is read by actor Ren Burley. Messenger Bags and Murder was published in April of 2019 and is available for purchase. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this ...
Jul 10, 2023•25 min•Ep. 128
This episode features an excerpt from Renovated to Death, the first Domestic Partners in Crime Mystery by Frank Anthony Polito. It is read by actor Ian Jones. Renovated to Death was published in May of 2022 by Kensington and is available for purchase. You can learn more about the author on his website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If ...
Jun 20, 2023•19 min•Ep. 127
This episode features the mystery short story Lewenda Gets Married, written by Francelia Belton. It is read by local actor Jessica Williams. This story was first published in the anthology, Glimpse: A New World, in 2016, and is part of the collection, Crime & Passion: Three Short Stories , published in 2021. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley....
Jun 05, 2023•13 min•Ep. 126
This episode features the prologue and first chapter of Last Liar Standing by Danielle Wong. It is read by local actor Molly Heng. Last Liar Standing was published in June of 2022 by Red Adept Publishing and is available for purchase. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed thi...
May 16, 2023•18 min•Ep. 125
This episode features the mystery short story The Rabbi’s Wife Stayed Home By Debra H. Goldstein. It is read by local actor Donna Beavers. The Rabbi’s Wife Stayed Home was published in Mysterical-E – Mystericale.com in April of 2014. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this e...
May 01, 2023•10 min•Ep. 124
This episode features the prologue and first chapter of With a Twist by Cathi Stoler and it is read by local actors Ariel Linn and Sean Hopper. With a Twist was published in February of 2023 by Level Best Books. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review o...
Apr 17, 2023•13 min•Ep. 123
This episode features the mystery short story Easter Spam by John Weagly and it is read by local actor Sean Hopper. Easter Spam was published by SHOTGUN HONEY in April 2022. You can find the author on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that help...
Apr 04, 2023•7 min•Ep. 122
This episode features the first chapter of Murder at the Menger, A Sydney Lockhart Mystery by Kathleen Kaska, and it is read by local actor Ariel Linn. Murder at the Menger was published in June of 2022. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate i...
Feb 27, 2023•17 min•Ep. 121
This episode features the mystery short story Thrilled No More by Chuck Brownman. It is read by local actor Theodore Fox. Thrilled No More was the winner of the 2017 Arizona Mystery Writers Jim Martin Memorial Adult Short Story Contest. In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more...
Feb 07, 2023•19 min•Ep. 120
This episode features something a bit different, an excerpt from a Sci-Fi novel that has a bit of mystery to it, The Path by Peter Riva. It is read by local actor Terrance McArthur. The Path will be published in the summer of 2023 by Open Road Media. You can learn more about the author on his website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If y...
Jan 23, 2023•15 min•Ep. 119
This episode features the mystery short story Owl Be Damned, A Jaye Jordan Vermont Radio Mystery written by Nikki Knight. It is read by local actor Ariel Linn. Owl Be Damned was published in Tough Magazine on August 8, 2022. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode pl...
Jan 10, 2023•23 min•Ep. 118
This episode features the mystery short story Saint Nicked by Herschel Cozine. It is read by local actor Larry Mattox. Saint Nicked was published by Untreed Reads in 2011. In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able to find us! Also, consider subscribing so you nev...
Dec 13, 2022•22 min•Ep. 117
This episode features the mystery short story The Afternoon Before Christmas by Mark Murphy, and it is read by local actor Sean Hopper. The Afternoon Before Christmas was published by mysteryauthors.com in 2006, and in 2014 it was reprinted in Over My Dead Body! You can learn more about the author on his website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin ...
Dec 05, 2022•14 min•Ep. 116
This episode features an excerpt from Lost and Found in Harlem by Delia C. Pitts. It is read by local actor Theodore Fox. Lost and Found in Harlem was published in October of 2017 and is available for purchase . You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review o...
Nov 28, 2022•16 min•Ep. 115
This episode features the mystery short story They Shoot Pumpkins Don't They? by Margaret S. Hamilton, and it is read by local actor Donna Beavers. They Shoot Pumpkins Don't They? was published on the Writers Who Kill blog You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode plea...
Nov 15, 2022•16 min•Ep. 114
This episode features the mystery short story Grist For the Mill and it is read by local actor Joseph Ham. Grist for the Mill was published in A Murder of Crows from Darkhouse Books. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more ...
Nov 01, 2022•21 min•Ep. 113
This episode features the mystery short story The Artists of Chartres Street by Ellen Byron and it is read by local actor Amelia Ryan. The Artists of Chartres Street was published in 2021 in Suspense Magazine. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or ...
Oct 17, 2022•22 min•Ep. 112
This episode features the first chapter of Trouble Down Mexico Way by Nancy Nau Sullivan. It is read by local actor Ariel Linn. Trouble Down Mexico Way was published by Light Messages Publishing on June 29, 2021 and is available for purchase . You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjo...
Oct 03, 2022•11 min•Ep. 111
This episode features the first chapter of Bait and Witch by Angela M. Sanders, book one in her Witch Way Librarian Mysteries series. It is read by local actor Ariel Linn. Bait and Witch was published by Kensington in December of 2020 and is available for purchase . You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Ke...
Sep 12, 2022•14 min•Ep. 110
This episode features the first chapter of Slightly Murderous Intent by Lida Sideris. It is read by local actor Casey Ballard. This is the second time a book from this series has been featured here--you can check out the episode featuring the second book in the series here. Slightly Murderous Intent was published in October of 2020 by Level Best Books and is available for purchase . You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and ...
Aug 22, 2022•12 min•Ep. 109
This episode features the mystery short story Bubble’s Baubles by Elaine Faber, read by local actor Thomas Nance. Bubble's Baubles was first published in 2013 in the Sacramento Sisters in Crime anthology, Capital Crimes and later published in 2017 in Elaine’s anthology of 21 cat stories, All Things Cat. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our them...
Aug 08, 2022•21 min•Ep. 108
This episode features an excerpt from The Witch’s Child by Susan Van Kirk. It is read by local actor Kathie Chestnut Mollica. The Witch’s Child was published by Prairie Lights Publishing in September of 2021 and is available for purchase . You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed...
Jul 19, 2022•15 min•Ep. 107
This episode features the mystery short story Nobody Home by Joseph S. Walker. It is read by local actor Sean Hopper. Nobody Home was published in Coming Through In Waves: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Pink Floyd in February of 2021 and the anthology is available for purchase (we mistakenly said in the episode that it had not been published). You can learn more about the author on his website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters rea...
Jul 04, 2022•20 min•Ep. 106
This episode features an excerpt from Pint of No Return by Dana Mentink, read by local actor Ariel Linn. Pint of No Return was published by Poisoned Pen Press on May 25, 2021 and is available for purchase. You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rat...
Jun 20, 2022•15 min•Ep. 105
This episode features an excerpt from The Player by Joe Cosentino, read by local actor Duncan Hoge. The Player was published in September of 2020 and is available for purchase. You can learn more about the author on his website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people...
Jun 08, 2022•20 min•Ep. 104
This episode features the mystery short story Death on the Rocks written by Guy Belleranti. It is read by local actor Larry Mattox. You can learn more about the author on his website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able to find us! Also, consider subscribi...
May 16, 2022•9 min•Ep. 103
This episode features the first chapter of Maximum Rossi, A Las Vegas Noir Mystery novel by Paul W. Papa, and it is read by local actor Sean Hopper. Maximum Rossi was published in January of 2020 and is available for purchase . You can learn more about the author on his website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode...
May 02, 2022•10 min•Ep. 102
This episode features a mystery short story with a Western slant, A Confluence in Time, written by Reavis Z. Wortham. It is read by local actor Ian Jones. You can learn more about the author on his website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able to find us! A...
Apr 18, 2022•16 min•Ep. 101
This episode features an excerpt from Here Comes the Body by Maria DiRico aka Ellen Byron and it is read by local actor Ariel Linn. Here Comes the Body was published in February of 2020 by Kensington and is available for purchase . You can learn more about the author on her website . In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this epi...
Apr 04, 2022•17 min•Ep. 100
