In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss mysteries that include paranormal elements with author Naomi Kuttner, author of the paranormal mystery series The Retired Assassin's Guide.

Discussed and mentioned

Thursday Murder Club (2021) Richard Osman

The Retired Assassin's Guide to Country Gardening(2025) Naomi Kuttner

The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting (2025) Naomi Kuttner

The Retired Assassin's Guide to Amateur Theatrics(2026) Naomi Kuttner

Murder on the Orient Express (1934) Agatha Christie

About Naomi Kuttner

Website: https://naomikuttner.com/

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Paranormal Mysteries with Naomi Kuttner

In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss mysteries that include paranormal elements: ghosts, spirits, and other unexplainable phenomena.

Discussed and mentioned

The Last Seance (1926) Agatha Christie

Kincaid Strange series by Kristi Charish

Mitzi Moon series by Trixie Silvertale

Pebble Cove series by Eryn Scott

Halloween Party (1969) Agatha Christie

Lockwood & Co series by Jonathan Stroud

London Séance Society (2023) Sarah Penner

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Paranormal Mysteries

Brook and Sarah are joined by Ande Pliego to discuss suspense, Christie, and tropes.

Discussed and mentioned

You Are Fatally Invited (2025) Ande Pliego

The Library After Dark (2026) Ande Pliego

And Then There Were None (1939) Agatha Christie

Spells for Forgetting (2022) Adrienne Young

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Tropes: Interview with Ande Pliego

Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None is one of the most read books of all time. In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss why it continues to be a favourite and the tropes that it features.

Discussed and mentioned

And Then There Were None (1939) Agatha Christie

One by One (2020) Ruth Ware

The Sanatorium (2021) Sarah Pearse

The Invisible Host (1930) Gwen Bristow and Bruce Manning

Among Us (2018) Innersloth

The Decagon House Murders (2015 translation of 1987 original) Yukito Ayatsuji

Daisy Darker (2022) Alice Feeney

In the Dark (2019) Loreth Anne White

The Guest List (2020) Lucy Foley

Murder Mystery Roblox

Clue boardgame

You Are Fatally Invited (2025) Ande Pliego

The Library After Dark (2026) Ande Pliego

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Tropes: And Then There Were None

Hercule Poirot is Agatha Christie's most famous sleuth, and the last one in Brook and Sarah's series exploring her characters. In this episode they discuss his origins and why he continues to be popular.

Discussed and mentioned

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) Agatha Christie

Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (1975) Agatha Christie

At the Villa Rose (1910) A. E. W. Mason

Hickory Dickory Dock (1955) Agatha Christie

The Big Four (1927) Agatha Christie

Alibi (1928) Michael Morton

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-2013) ITV Television Series

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Christie's Sleuths: Poirot

Brook and Sarah discuss why reading, and reading mysteries in particular, is good for you.

Discussed and mentioned

Sam Goldstein, "Why We Love a Good Mystery [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/common-sense-science/202503/why-we-love-a-good-mystery]" (14 March 2025) Psychology Today

Everybody Loves Raymond (American TV Sitcom 1996-2005)

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Mental Health and Mysteries

In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss how a mystery is typically structured and what happens when a mystery takes a different approach.

Discussed and mentioned

His & Hers (2025) Netflix-based on the book (2020) by Alice Feeney

Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996) CBS

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Mystery Structure

In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss the difference between mysteries on screen resolved in a single episode and ones that take multiple episodes to resolve.

Discussed and mentioned

The Woman in Suite 11 (2025) Ruth Ware

Telecrime (1938-39 and 1946) BBC

Agatha Christie's Marple (2004-2013) ITV

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-2013) ITV

Knives Out (2019) Netflix

Thursday Murder Club (2025 film) Netflix

Gone Girl (2014 film) 20th Century Fox

Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996) CBS

Law & Order (1990-2010; 2021-present) NBC

Father Brown (2013-present) BBC

Poker Face (2023-2025) Peacock

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024) Netflix

Department Q (2025) Netflix

The Lincoln Lawyer (2022 to present) Netflix

The Lincoln Lawyer (2011 film)

Bosch (2014-2021) Amazon Prime Video

The Woman in Cabin 10 (2016) Ruth Ware

The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025 film) Netflix

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Mysteries on Screen: Episodic vs Series Arcs

This is a re-release of an episode that originally aired May 3, 2022.

In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss Anna Katharine Green, whose writing inspired Agatha Christie. Green’s 1878 novel, The Leavenworth Case, is one of the first to include a detailed coroner’s inquest and ballistic evidence and set the stage for generations of future mystery authors.

Discussed and mentioned

The Leavenworth Case (1878) Anna Katharine Green
A Strange Disappearance (1880) Anna Katharine Green
“The House in the Mist,” (1905) Anna Katharine Green
Women of Mystery: The Lives and Works of Notable Women Crime Novelists. (2000). Martha Hailey DuBose, St. Martins Press.

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[Re-release] Anna Katharine Green

This is a re-release of an episode that originally aired May 16, 2023.

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 [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfqJyqD2ss2dsGu7QIDlTuLeQ-Qw9RIqy]

Chesterton’s work on Project Gutenberg [https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/80]

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[Re-release] G.K. Chesterton (part 2)

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