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 Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (BBC Radio drama from 1975)
“Five Red Herrings” The Geography of Literature Podcast by Sarah Drew
Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World. Mark Aldridge (2020). Harper Collins.

Podcast Recommendation Mysteryratsmaze.podbean.com

Other Resources

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2022/03/10/cooking-with-dorothy-sayers/
https://www.sayers.org.uk/

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[re-release] Dorothy L. Sayers

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

Fight Club (1996) Chuck Palahniuk

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[Re-release] Christie's Characters: Harley Quin

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) 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

“Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) Edgar Allan Poe

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[Re-release] Magic and Mystery with Tom Mead

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 Dawson

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Related episodes

True Crime Part 1 [https://cluedinmystery.com/true-crime-part-1/] (originally released January 31, 2023)

True Crime part 2 [https://cluedinmystery.com/true-crime-part-2/] (originally released February 7, 2023)

True Crime Part 3 with Kate Winkler Dawson

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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Bonus: The Black Echo Read Along

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 International)

Barry Awards (presented by Deadly Pleasures)

Crime Fiction Lover Awards (presented by Crime Fiction Lover)

Ned Kelly Awards (presented by Australian Crime Writers Association)

International Thriller Awards (presented at ThillerFest)

Shamus Awards (presented by Private Eye Writers of America)

Awards of Excellence (presented by the Canadian Crime Writers Association)

Please Join Us (2023) Catherine McKenzie

The Drowning Woman (2023) Robyn Harding

Edgar Awards (presented by the Mystery Writers of America)

"Stop, You're Killing Me!" [https://www.stopyourekillingme.com/]

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Mystery Awards

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

Curtain (1975) Agatha Christie

Murder on the Orient Express  (1934)

Death on the Nile (1937)

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Christie's Characters: Hastings

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 featuring Abraham Lincoln) C.M. Gleason

My Life in France (2006) Julia Child and Alex Prud'homme

A Fashionably French Murder (2025) Colleen Cambridge

And Then There Were None (1939) Agatha Christie

Death on the Nile (1937) Agatha Christie

French Chef  (1963-1973 TV series) PBS

The Body in the Library (1942) Agatha Christie

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) Agatha Christie

The ABC Murders (1936) Agatha Christie

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Celebrity Sleuths [https://cluedinmystery.com/celebrity-sleuths/] (released November 22, 2022)

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Fictional Mysteries Featuring Real People (Interview with Colleen Cambridge

Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, Roger Fairbairn. These are pen names of prolific Golden Age author John Dickson Carr, who earned his fame for writing puzzle mysteries. In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss this author who is often considered to be the best in locked room mysteries.

Discussed and mentioned

It Walks By Night (1930) John Dickson Carr

The Hungry Goblin: A Victorian Detective Novel (1972) John Dickson Carr - features Wilkie Collins as the sleuth

The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes (1954) John Dickson Carr with Adrian Conan Doyle

The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1949) John Dickson Carr

The Murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey (1936) John Dickson Carr

The Hollow Man (1935) John Dickson Carr

The Black Spectacles (1939) John Dickson Carr

Collection of John Dickson Carr radio mysteries [https://www.otrcat.com/p/john-dickson-carr] (for purchase)

Suspense - radio plays by John Dickson Carr

The White Priory Murders (1934) John Dickson Carr (published as Carter Dickson)

The Golden Age of Murder (2015) Martin Edwards

The Life of Crime (2022) Martin Edwards

Colonel March of Scotland Yard [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GuZv31e4LY] (1956) Series featuring Boris Karloff

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Golden Age: John Dickson Carr

What would you do if you were struggling at work and you were invited to join an exclusive club that promised to help elevate your career? Find out in the latest installment of our What Would You Do series when Brook and Sarah discuss Please Join Us (2022) by Catherine McKenzie.

Discussed and mentioned

Please Join Us (2022) Catherine McKenzie

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What Would You Do: Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie

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