As we head into the holiday season, Brook and Sarah are thrilled to have Mystery Manon share her 2025 Mystery Lovers Gift Guide. Which item is your favourite?

Discussed and mentioned

Mystery Manon: https://www.manonwogahn.com/

Manon's gift guides: https://www.manonwogahn.com/gift-guides

Related episodes

2022 Gift Guide [https://cluedinmystery.com/mystery-lovers-gift-guide-with-mystery-manon/]

2023 Gift Guide [https://cluedinmystery.com/2023-gift-guide-with-mystery-manon/]

2024 Gift Guide [https://cluedinmystery.com/mystery-lovers-holiday-guide-24-with-mystery-manon/]

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2025 Mystery Lovers' Gift Guide with Mystery Manon

Siblings create an excellent opportunity to create tension in mysteries. In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss the twists and turns that can accompany family bonds.

Discussed and mentioned

"The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) Edgar Allan Poe

We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962) Shirley Jackson

El Dorado Drive (2025) Megan Abbott

Julie Chan is Dead (2025) Liann Zhang

The Prestige (2006 film)

Clouds of Witness (1926) Dorothy L. Sayers

Such Charming Liars (2024) Karen M. McManus

Death at Morning House (2024) Maureen Johnson

Daisy Darker (2022) Alice Feeney

The Inheritance Games (2020) Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Six Weeks to Live (2021) Catherine McKenzie

The Better Sister (2025) Prime series

The Better Sister (2019) Alafair Burke

Related Episodes

Interview with Megan Abbott [https://cluedinmystery.com/bonus-interview-with-megan-abbott/] (released July 29, 2025)

Interview with Catherine McKenzie [https://cluedinmystery.com/catherine-mckenzie/] (released June 3, 2025)

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Siblings

In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss Miss Lemon and Colonel Race, two of Agatha Christie's supporting characters.

Discussed and mentioned

Death on the Nile (1937) Agatha Christie

Cards on the Table (1936) Agatha Christie

The Man in the Brown Suit (1924) Agatha Christie

Death on the Nile (1978 film)

The Man in the Brown Suit (1989 adaptation)

Death on the Nile (2022 film)

Hickory Dickory Dock (1955) Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-2013 series)

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For a full episode transcript, visit https://cluedinmystery.com/11-11-christies-characters-lemon-and-race/

Christie's Characters: Lemon and Race

If you've watched Slow Horses on Apple+ TV, you have enjoyed Mick Herron's story telling. He is the 2025 Diamond Dagger recipient, and in this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss his impact on the mystery genre.

Discussed and mentioned

Down Cemetery Road (2003) Mick Herron

Slow Horses (2010) Mick Herron

Dead Lions (2013) Mick Herron

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Modern Great: Mick Herron

In "What Would You Do?" episodes, Brook and Sarah break down how they would react to different situations faced by the main character of a domestic thriller. This time, they take on Lo Blacklock in Ruth Ware's 2025 release The Woman in Suite 11.

Discussed and mentioned

The Woman in Cabin 10 (2016) Ruth Ware

The Woman in Suite 11 (2025) Ruth Ware

Related episodes

What Would You Do? The Woman in Cabin 10 [https://cluedinmystery.com/what-would-you-do-the-woman-in-cabin-10/] (released September 6, 2022)

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What Would You Do? The Woman in Suite 11

Over three episodes, Brook and Sarah break down Josephine Tey's classic novel The Daughter of Time (1951). The first episode looks at chapters 1 through 5. The remaining episodes are available subscribers of the free Clued in Chronicle. (Sign up here: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/)

Discussed and mentioned

The Daughter of Time (1951) Josephine Tey

Rear Window (1954) Alfred Hitchcock film

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[Bonus] Read Along: Daughter of Time

The screen adaptation of Ruth Ware's mystery thriller The Woman in Cabin 10 is finally here. In today's episode, Brook and Sarah share their thoughts.

Discussed and mentioned

The Woman in Cabin 10 (2016) Ruth Ware

The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025 film) Netflix

The Woman in Suite 11 (2025) Ruth Ware

What Would You Do? The Woman in Cabin 10 [https://cluedinmystery.com/what-would-you-do-the-woman-in-cabin-10/] (released September 6, 2022)

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The Woman in Cabin 10 Review

Brook and Sarah are joined by three fantastic mystery authors: Sara Rosett, Trixie Silvertale, and Tom Mead to play some mystery fun and games. Based on Author, Author, a mystery game show created by Ellery Queen in 1939, our guests come up with solutions to a mystery scene... a Clued in Conundrum.

Discussed and mentioned

Author, Author featuring Ellery Queen [https://archive.org/details/ElleryQueen/Ellery_Queen_39_04_07_001_Author_Author_Two_Thousand_and_One_Dollar_Watch.mp3]

Tom Mead [https://tommeadauthor.com/]

Sara Rosett [https://www.sararosett.com/]

Trixie Silvertale [https://trixiesilvertale.com/]

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Clued in Conundrums

Technology can be thrilling element in contemporary mysteries. In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss what makes a Techno Thriller and how technology can drive a story.

Discussed and mentioned

The Lost World (1912) Arthur Conan Doyle

Jurassic Park (1990) Michael Crichton

The Lost World (1995) Michael Crichton

Prey (2002) Michael Crichton

The Andromeda Evolution (2019) Daniel H. Wilson

The Andromeda Strain (1969) Michael Crichton

Micro (2011) Richard Preston and Michael Crichton

Chrysalis (2022) Lincoln Child

Origin (2017) Dan Brown

The Net (1995) film, directed by Irwin Winkler

Enemy of the State (1998) film, directed by Tony Scott

The Deepest Fake (2025) Daniel Kalla

Zero Day (2025) Netflix series, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter

Little Brother Novels (2008-2020) Corey Doctorow

Tracers in the Dark (2022) Andy Greenberg

Zero Days (2023) Ruth Ware

Sneakers (1992) film, directed by Phil Alden Robinson

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Techno Thrillers

Father-daughter writing team Anna Elliott and Charles Veley join Brook and Sarah to discuss writing within the world created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Discussed and mentioned

Remember, Remember (2017) Anna Elliott and Charles Veley

The Sign of Four (1890) Arthur Conan Doyle

A Study in Scarlet (1887) Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventure of the Time Machine (2024) Anna Elliott and Charles Veley

"The Adventure of the Red Circle" (1911) Arthur Conan Doyle

The Valley of Fear (1915) Arthur Conan Doyle

Christmas on the Nile (2020) Anna Elliott and Charles Veley

The Jubilee Problem (2017) Anna Elliott and Charles Veley

The House of Silk (2011) Anthony Horowitz

About Anna and Charles

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Sherlock Retellings part 2: Interview with Anna Elliott and Charles Veley

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.

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