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/

Poisoned Pen Bookstore: https://store.poisonedpen.com [https://store.poisonedpen.com/]

Sleuth of Baker Street: https://sleuthofbakerstreet.ca/

Crime in Store: http://www.covent-garden.co.uk/SITES/crimeinstore/

Bodies in the Bookshop: https://bodiesinthebookshop.co.uk/

https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/mystery-bookstores

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Mystery Bookshop Tour

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 [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLneoVXdPCzrccOFaFW_1_GYYc8WF_b8ii])

Ellery Queen's Mysteries Radio Show (listen on YouTube [https://youtu.be/QKUggSL7gqo])

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Golden Age Authors: Ellery Queen

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

https://www.jakobkerr.com [https://www.jakobkerr.com/]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakob_kerr/

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White Collar Crime (part 2): Interview with Jakob Kerr

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 [https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/904-a-death-in-cryptoland] (podcast about Gerald Cotten and Quadriga)

American Greed (television series - MSNBC)

Red Team Blues (2023) Cory Doctorow

Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder (2024) C.L. Miller

The Water Rat of Wanchai (2011) Ian Hamilton

The Accountant (2016 film)

The Firm (1991) John Grisham

Margin Call (2011 film)

Boiler Room (2000 film)

Erin Brockovich (2000 film)

The Missing American (2020) Kwei Quartey

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) Patricia Highsmith

Tracers in the Dark (2022) Andy Greenberg

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White Collar Crime (part 1)

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

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Why We Love Mystery

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

Website: https://www.katewinklerdawson.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katewinklerdawson/

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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 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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