Clued in Mystery Podcast
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.
Episodes
It's summer reading season! In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss what they're planning to watch and read over the break.
Discussed and mentioned
The Poisonous Solicitor: The True Story of a Nineteen Twenty’s Murder Mystery (2022) Stephen Bates
The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder (2024) C.L. Miller
Listen for the Lie (2024) Amy Tintera
Lord Edgware Dies (1933) Agatha Christie
The Secret Adversary (1922) Agatha Christie
The...
What would you do if your daughter was marrying into a wealthy, slightly eccentric family? Find out what Brook and Sarah would do as they discuss Jason Rekulak's 2024 release The Last One at the Wedding. Note: This episode gets into detail about the book and its plot. Please read the book first if you want to avoid spoilers.
Discussed and mentioned
The Last One at the Wedding (2024) Jason Rekulak
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Brook and Sarah discuss modern great CJ Sansom, author of the Shardlake historical mystery series.
Discussed and mentioned
Dissolution (2003) CJ Sansom
Winter in Madrid (2006) CJ Sansom
Dominion (2012) CJ Sansom
Sovereign (2006) CJ Sansom
"A life in books: CJ Sansom" (November 15, 2010) Sarah Crown in The Guardian
"CJ Sansom, author of the Shardlake novels, dies aged 71" (April 29, 2024) Lucy Knight in The Guardian
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 Berkeley
Strong Poison (1930) Dorothy L. Sayers
The Lost Apothecary (2021) Sarah Penner
Knives Out (2019) Rian Johnson
Glass Oni...
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 Christie
Death on the Nile (1937) Agatha Christie
Evil Under the Sun (1941) Agatha Christie
Taken...
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 today's episode to discuss writing thrillers, mysteries, and what makes a great story.
Discussed and mentioned
Please Join Us (2022) Cath...
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 Last Suppers (1995) Diane Mott Davidson
Engaged in Death (2016) Stephanie Blackmoore
The Guest List (2020) Lucy Foley
The Unwedding (2024) Ally Condie
We...
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/
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)
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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 Kerr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakob_kerr/
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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 Me If You Can (2002 film)
Owning Mahowney (2003 film)
Panama Papers - The Laundromat (2019 film)
A Death in Cryptoland (podcas...
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 Club and We Solve Murders series
For more information
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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. Martins Press
Whose Body. (1923) Dorothy L. Sayers
Unnatural Death. (1927) Dorothy L. Sayers
The Unpl...
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. Quin (1928) Agatha Christie
Three Act Tragedy (1934) Agatha Christie
“The Harlequin Tea Set” (1971) Agatha Christie
F...
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 of the Year 20 21 (2021) Lee Child (editor)
Knives Out (2019) Netflix
Death in Paradise (2011-2023) BBC
Jonathan Creek (1997-2016)...
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) Kate Winkler Dawson
The Scarlet Letter (1850) Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Ghost Club (2023) Kate Winkler Dawson
About Kate Winkler ...
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 Lincoln Lawyer (2005) Michael Connelly
Bloodwork (1998) Michael Connelly
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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 at Killer Nashville)
McCavity Awards (presented by Mystery Readers Internation...
Loyal companion and friend, Capitan Arthur Hastings helps Hercule Poirot in many of Agatha Christie's mysteries. In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss the crucial role Hastings plays for the reader and the detective.
Discussed and mentioned
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) Agatha Christie
Poirot Investigates (1924) Agatha Christie
Black Coffee (1930) Agatha Christie play
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-2013) ITV
Curta...
Agatha Christie, Julia Child, and Abraham Lincoln feature in Colleen Cambridge's mysteries. In this week's episode, she joins Brook and Sarah to discuss what writing mysteries that include real people.
Discussed and mentioned
An American in Paris Mysteries (series featuring Julia Child) Colleen Cambridge
Phyllida Bright Mysteries (series featuring Agatha Christie) Colleen Cambridge
Lincoln's White House Mysteries (series featu...
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