This is a repeat of an episode originally released on November 8, 2022. Liar? Naïve? Or impaired? What if the narrator of the story isn’t telling the truth? In this week’s episode, Brook and Sarah discuss surprising twists and the cues that they’re coming. Works mentioned or discussed Gone Girl (2012) Gillian Flynn The Rhetoric of Fiction (1961) Wayne C. Booth The Woman in Cabin 10 (2016) Ruth Ware The Silent Patient (2019) Alex Michaelides The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) Agatha Christie The Guest List (2020) Lucy Foley One by One (2020) Ruth Ware Rebecca (1938) Daphne Du Maurier Forrest Gump (1994) The Office (US) Fight Club (1999) The Sixth Sense (1999) For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

If you can’t get read, watch, or listen to enough true crime, this episode is for you. This week, Brook and Sarah discuss what makes true crime such a popular part of the mystery genre. Discussed in order In Cold Blood (1966) Truman Capote “Murder, Considered as One of the Fine Arts” (1827) Thomas de Quincey American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels, and Scandals (2007-2022) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) Agatha Christie “The Bizarre Appeal of True Crime” Wisecrack YouTube Channel Mark Seltzer Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (2003) Erik Larson Thunderstruck (2006) Erik Larson The Dropout (2019) Rebecca Jarvis with ABC Podcasts A Death in Cryptoland (2021) CBC Podcasts Billionaire Boys Club (2020) Wondery Podcasts Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen (2020) Campside Media Charles Dickens Edgar Allan Poe Louise Penny For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/

Brook and Sarah kick off the Clued in Book Club with a short introduction to their first pick: Holmes, Marple & Poe by James Patterson and Brian Sitts. Find out why they picked the book and why they think the title is different in Canada and the US. Future episodes will be available to members of the Clued in Cartel, the Clued in Mystery paid subscription. The base price is $120 US dollars annually, but we want membership to be accessible with choose-what-you-pay pricing. Your support helps us continue to create our free podcast. We hope to see you there! Join the Clued in Cartel without any discounts ($120/year or $12/month) Choose Agatha’s discount (11% off for the number of days Agatha Christie was missing) Choose Campion’s discount (19% off for the number of Albert Campion novels Margery Allingham penned) Choose Sherlock’s discount (56% off for the number of Sherlock Holmes short stories) Choose a 90% discount because times are tight but you love mystery (only available for annual plan) Discussed Holmes, Marple & Poe (2024) James Patterson and Brian Sitts For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript This transcript is generated by a computer and there may be some mis-spellings and strange punctuation. We try to catch these before posting, but some things slip through.

This is a release of an episode originally published on June 6, 2023. As much as we love coming up with the solution before the sleuth in fictional mysteries, there is something about unsolved mysteries that is fascinating. In today’s episode, Brook and Sarah discuss four well-known unsolved mysteries and their enduring appeal. A quick note: two of the mysteries we discuss in this episode involve the deaths of real people, which can be more upsetting to hear about than fictional cases. We don’t get into detail, but understand if you choose to skip this one. Discussed he Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (2019) Hallie Rubenhold https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/ A Private Disgrace: Lizzie Borden by Daylight (2012) Victoria Lincoln The Trial of Lizzie Borden (2019) Cara Robertson Amelia Earhart Part I: The Lady Vanishes | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic Amelia Earhart Part II: The Lady’s Legacy | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic D.B. Cooper, Where are You? (2022)Netflix For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

In this episode, Brook and Sarah are joined by Mike Ripley, who has authored an additional 12 novels featuring Margery Allingham's sleuth Albert Campion. Mike shares his experiences continuing another author's work. Discussed Mr. Campion's Farewell (2014) Mike Ripley after P. Youngman Carter Cargo of Eagles (1968) Margery Allingham with P. Youngman Carter Mr. Campion's Farthing (1969) Youngman Carter Mr. Campion's Falcon (1970) Youngman Carter Sweet Danger (1933) Margery Allingham Tiger in the Smoke (1952) Margery Allingham Tiger in the Smoke (1956) directed by Roy Baker Campion (1989-1990) BBC Mystery Mile (1930) Margery Allingham Angel series (1988-2015) Mike Ripley Shots Mag For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ About Mike Ripley Recent reviews in Shots Mag Mike Ripley on Facebook Transcript

This week, Brook and Sarah take a deep dive into the life and writing of Golden Age author and "queen of crime" Margery Allingham. Discussed The Crime at Black Dudley (1929) Margery Allingham Blackerchief Dick (1923) Margery Allingham Women of Mystery: The Lives and Works of Notable Women Crime Novelists (2000) Martha Hailey DuBose Golden Age of Murder (2015) Martin Edwards Traitor's Purse (1940) Margery Allingham Sweet Danger (1933) Margery Allingham Mystery Mile (1930) Margery Allingham Death of a Ghost (1934) Margery Allingham The Oaken Heart (1941) Margery Allingham Campion (1989-1990) BBC For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

Brook and Sarah start a new series exploring the life and writing of modern masters of the mystery genre. This week, they discuss Sue Grafton, author of 25 novels in the Alphabet series featuring PI Kinsey Milhone. Titles mentioned Keziah Dane (1967) Sue Grafton The Lolly-Madonna War (1973) Sue Grafton A is for Alibi (1982) Sue Grafton E is for Evidence (1988) Sue Grafton U is for Undertow (2009) Sue Grafton Y is for Yesterday (2017) Sue Grafton Writing Mysteries (2002) Sue Grafton (ed.) Kinsey and Me: Stories (2013) Sue Grafton The Gashleycrumb Tinies (1963) Edward Gorey Stephanie Plum series (1994-present) Janet Evanovich Grafton's writing journals: https://www.suegrafton.com/journal-notes.php References "Sue Grafton’s ‘Z Is for Zero’ Will Remain an Unwritten Mystery" Bookbub (September 10, 2020)  Kristina Wright "Sue Grafton’s Alphabet Novels to Be Adapted for Television" Hollywood Reporter (October 7, 2021) The Associated Press For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

Eric Rutin from Hallmark Mysteries and More joins Brook and Sarah to share his expertise on favorite Hallmark mysteries adapted from books. Second of a two-part conversation. Discussed Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers (2024) Hallmark Murder at the Breakers (2014) Alyssa Maxwell Mystery 101 (2019-2021) Hallmark The Gourmet Detective (2015) Hallmark Case of the Mystery Lane (2023) Hallmark Curious Caterer Mysteries (2022-2023) Hallmark Murder She Baked/Hannah Swensen Mysteries (2015-2023) Hallmark Chronicle Mysteries (2019) Hallmark True Justice (2024) Hallmark About Eric Rutin and Hallmark Mysteries and More Website: https://hallmarkmysteriesandmore.com/ Instagram: @hallmarkmysteriesandmore For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

Eric Rutin from the podcast Hallmark Mysteries and More joins Brook and Sarah to share his expertise on favorite Hallmark mysteries adapted from books. First of a two-part conversation. Discussed The Gourmet Detective (1994) Peter King The Gourmet Detective (2015) Hallmark Mystery 101 (2019-2021) Hallmark Flower Shop Mysteries (2016) Hallmark Darrow and Daroow (2017-2019) Hallmark Murder She Baked/Hannah Swensen Mysteries (2015-2023) Hallmark Hannah Swensen mystery series (2001-2023) Joanna Fluke The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (2015-2023) Hallmark Aurora Teagarden mystery series 1990-2017) Charlaine Harris Curious Caterer Mysteries (2022-2023) Hallmark Culinary mysteries (1990-2013) Dianne Mott Davidson Dying for Chocolate (2022) Hallmark Gilded Newport Mysteries (2024) Hallmark Murder at the Breakers (2014) Alyssa Maxwell About Eric Rutin and Hallmark Mysteries and More Website: https://hallmarkmysteriesandmore.com/ Instagram: @hallmarkmysteriesandmore For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

In this week's episode, Brook and Sarah are joined by middle-grade author Lori Briley Fairchild to speak about what goes into a mystery for young sleuths. Discussed Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective (1963) Donald J. Sobol Nancy Drew Mystery Stories (1930-2003) Carolyn Keene Hardy Boys Mystery Stories (1927-2005) Franklin W. Dixon Agatha Christie Enid Blyton Trixie Belden Mysteries (1948-1986) Bobbsey Twins (1904-1979) Laura Lee Hope A to Z Mysteries (1997-2005) Ron Roy Harriet the Spy (1964) Louise Fitzhugh The InvestiGators (2020-2024) John Patrick Green Aven Green, Sleuthing Machine (2021) Dusti Bowling Good Omens (1990) Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Lori Briley Fairchild Website: https://www.ldfairchildauthor.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LDFairchild/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/l.d.fairchild/ For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

Brook and Sarah discuss the 2023 release The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding and what they would do in the main character's situation. Discussed The Drowning Woman (2023) Robyn Harding For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

In this week’s episode, Brook and Sarah explore mysteries with bad neighbors who turn your home–the place you should feel safest–into a dangerous place. Discussed Rear Window (1954 film) Alfred Hitchock The House Across the Lake (2022) Riley Sager The Manor House (2023) Gilly Macmillan The Watcher (2022 series) Netflix Those People Next Door (2023) Kia Abdullah When No One is Watching (2020) Alyssa Cole Girls in the Garden (2015) Lisa Jewell And Then She Was Gone (2017) Lisa Jewell One Little Secret (2019) Kate Holahan The Woman in the Window (2018) A.J. Finn The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window (2022 series) Netflix For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

Avid mystery fans are familiar with the expectations of the genre. Occasionally, an author will try something new and delight fans in the process. In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss mysteries that bend genre conventions. Discussed Wrong Place Wrong Time (2023) Gillian McAllister Love Letters Between a Nobleman and his Sister written (1684) Aphra Behn Dracula (1897) Bram Stoker Woman in White (1859) Wilkie Collins A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2019) Holly Jackson The Christmas Appeal (2023) Janice Hallet The Appeal (2021) Janice Hallett The Woman in the Library (2022) Sulari Gentill The Documents in the Case (1930) Dorothy L. Sayers Ink Black Heart (2022) Robert Galbraith The Block Party: A Novel (2023) Jamie Day Security (2016) Gina Wohlsdorf Murder in the Family (2023) Cara Hunter Tell Me What Really Happened (2023) Chelsea Sedoti The Twyford Code (2022) Janice Hallett The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels (2023) Janice Hallett Sliding Doors (1998) film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) film For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

Brook and Sarah continue their exploration of Agatha Christie's sleuths. In this episode, they discuss Superintendent Battle, who appeared in five novels between 1925 and 1944. Discussed The Secret of Chimneys (1925) Agatha Christie The Seven Dials Mystery (1929) Agatha Christie Cards on the Table (1936) Agatha Christie Murder is Easy (1938) Agatha Christie Towards Zero (1944) Agatha Christie A Haunting in Venice (2023 film) Death on the Nile (2022 film) And Then There Were None (1939) Agatha Christie The Clocks (1963) Agatha Christie The Secret of Chimneys (2010) ITV episode Murder is Easy (2023) BBC Murder is Easy (1982) TV Movie The Seven Dials Mystery (1981) TV Movie Inspector Gadget (1983-1985) TV Series And Then There Were None (1939) Agatha Christie For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

Snow and darkness are the hallmarks of winter (at least in the Northern Hemisphere). They are also perfect for setting up an intriguing mystery. In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss what makes a great winter mystery and a few of their favourites. Discussed And Then There Were None (1939) Agatha Christie Murder On the Orient Express (1934) Agatha Christie The Sittaford Mystery (1931) Agatha Christie In a Dark, Dark Wood (2015) Ruth Ware One by One (2020) Ruth Ware The Hunting Party (2018) Lucy Foley An Unwanted Guest (2018) Shari Lapena The Sanatorium (2020) Sarah Pearse Death and the Dancing Footman (1941) Ngaio Marsh Midwinter Murder: Fireside Mysteries from the Queen of Crime (2020) Agatha Christie Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries (2017) ed. Martin Edwards Dead of Winter (1987) Arthur Penn (director) The Woman in Red (1941) Anthony Gilbert Trapped (2016- 2021) "Has an Old Soviet Mystery at Last Been Solved?" New Yorker (May 10, 2021) Douglas Preston For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

After a short break, Brook and Sarah return with the first episode of Season 6: a recap of their reading over the winter 2023 break. Discussed In Cold Blood (1966) Truman Capote To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) Harper Lee The Twyford Code (2022) Janice Hallett The Appeal (2021) Janice Hallett Brook’s list The Last Devil to Die (2023) Richard Osman Murder at the Vicarage (1930) Agatha Christie Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee (2019) Casey Cep The Christmas Appeal (2023) Janice Hallett Mother Daughter Murder Night (2023) Nina Simon (Sarah’s recommendation for Brook) Sarah’s list Opium and Absinthe: A Novel (2020) Lydia Kang Murder at the Vicarage (1930) Agatha Christie The Christmas Card Crime (2018) Martin Edwards (Ed.) Long Time Coming (2010) Robert Goddard (Brook’s recommendation for Sarah) For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Transcript

This is a re-release of an episode originally published on March 28, 2023. Brook and Sarah speak with author Elle Wren Burke to discuss representation in mysteries and sleuths with disabilities (and why we need more of them!). Discussed A Fang to Remember (2002) Elle Wren Burke Bones (2005-2017) Sherlock Holmes Jeffrey Deaver Truly Devious series (2018) Maureen Johnson Get a Life Chloe Brown (2019) Talia Hibbert Shadow and Bone (2021) Netflix List of mysteries with representation About Elle Wren Burke Website Instagram Twitter Pintrest Facebook For more information Instagram: @cluedinmysteryContact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Transcript

This is a re-release of an episode originally published on January 17, 2023. As with books, mystery is one of the most popular television genres. In today’s episode, Brook and Sarah discuss some of their favorite TV shows. Shows mentioned in this episode: Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-2013) BBC Columbo (1968-1978; 1989-2003) NBC and ABC Murder She Wrote (1984-1996) USA Network Midsomer Murders (1997-2023) ITV Law & Order (1990-2023) NBC The X-Files (1993-2018) Fox Doctor Who (1963-2023) Telecrime (1938-1946) BBC Quincy (1976-1983) NBC House (2004-2012) Fox The Practice (1997-2004) NBC Magnum PI (1980-1988) Moonlighting (1985-1989) ABC Wednesday (2022) Netflix Veronica Mars (2004-2019) The WB Da Vinci’s Inquest (1998-2006) CBC Miss Scarlet and the Duke (2020-2023) PBS Shetland (2013-2023) BBC Wallander (2008-2016) BBC Slow Horses (2022-2023) Apple TV Inspector Morse (1987-2000) ITV Lewis (2006-2015) ITV Endeavour (2012-2023) ITV Only Murders in the Building (2021-2023) Hulu Spooks (2002-2011) BBC The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (2022) Netflix For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Transcript

This is a re-release of an episode originally published on February 28, 2023.  Bad guys or misunderstood? In this week’s episode, Brook and Sarah discuss all things villainous, including anti-heroes and what makes a good villain. Discussed  “The Final Problem” (1893) Arthur Conan Doyle The Valley of Fear (1914) Arthur Conan Doyle Moriarity (2014) Anthony Horowitz “The Ides of March (1898) E.W. Hornung “The Arrest of Arsène Lupin” (1905) Maurice Leblanc Lupin (2021) Netflix Catch Me if You Can (2022) Steven Spielberg Toy Story (1995) Darth Vader Hannibal Lector The Grinch Breaking Bad (2008-2013) AMC Tom Ripley Tony Soprano Dexter (2006-2013) Ocean’s Eleven (2001) Warner Bros. Hustle (2004-2012) BBC Gone Girl (2012) Gillian Flynn Counterfeit (2022) Kristin Chen For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Transcript

It's the final new episode of 2023 and Brook and Sarah cap off a great year with what they're planning to read over the winter break, which we will re-cap in early January. Until then, Clued in Mystery will re-release favorite episodes for listeners to catch up on. Discussed 4:50 to Paddington (1957) Agatha Christie In Cold Blood (1966) Truman Capote The Appeal The Twyford Code (2022) Janice Hallett The Appeal (2021) Janice Hallett Brook's list The Last Devil to Die (2023) Richard Osman Murder at the Vicarage (1930) Agatha Christie Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee (2019) Casey Cep The Christmas Appeal (2023) Janice Hallett Mother Daughter Murder Night (2023) Nina Simon (Sarah's recommendation for Brook) Sarah's list The Christmas Card Crime (2018) Martin Edwards (Ed.) Murder at the Vicarage (1930) Agatha Christie Opium and Absinthe: A Novel (2020) Lydia Kang Long Time Coming (2010) Robert Goddard (Brook's recommendation for Sarah) For more information Instagram: @cluedinmystery Contact us: hello@cluedinmystery.com Music: Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers – www.silvermansound.com Sign up for our newsletter: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-cartel/ Join the Clued in Cartel: https://cluedinmystery.com/clued-in-chronicle/ Transcript