Brook and Sarah continue discussing Agatha Christie's recurring sleuths and characters. In this episode, they look into Inspector Japp.

Discussed and mentioned

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) Agatha Christie

Lord Edgeware Dies (1933) Agatha Christie

Death in the Clouds (1935) Agatha Christie

One Two Buckle My Shoe (1940) Agatha Christie

Death on the Nile (1937) Agatha Christie

Evil Under the Sun (1941) Agatha Christie

Taken at the Flood (1948) Agatha Christie

“The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim” (1923) Agatha Christie

“The Affair at the Victory Ball” (1923) Agatha Christie

Curtain (1975) Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-2013) ITV series

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Mystery and thriller author Catherine McKenzie/Catherine Mack, author of recent What Would You Do episode feature Please Join Us (2022) and the popular Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies (2024) and its sequel No One Was Supposed to Die At This Wedding (2025) joins Brook and Sarah in today's episode to discuss writing thrillers, mysteries, and what makes a great story.

Discussed and mentioned

Please Join Us (2022) Catherine McKenzie

Every Time I Go on Vacation Someone Dies (2024) Catherine Mack

No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding (2025) Catherine Mack

For more about Catherine Mack/Catherine McKenzie

website: catherinemackauthor.com

Instagram: @catherinemckenzieauthor

X/Twitter: @CEMcKenzie1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatherineMcKenzieAuthor

Related episodes

What Would You Do: Please Join Us (released February 18, 2025)

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It's wedding season! And what better way to celebrate love than with a mystery.

Discussed and mentioned

In a Dark, Dark Wood (2015) Ruth Ware

“A Deadly Wedding Day” in The Miss Marple Collection: New Tales of Jane Marple (2022) Dreda Say Mitchell

The Plus One (2024) S.C. Lalli

The Last Suppers (1995) Diane Mott Davidson

Engaged in Death (2016) Stephanie Blackmoore

The Guest List (2020) Lucy Foley

The Unwedding (2024) Ally Condie

Wedding Cake Murder (2016) Joanne Fluke

Something in the Water (2018) Catherine Steadman

Marriage, Monsters-in-Law, and Murder (2016) Sara Rosett

Death at an English Wedding (2017) Sara Rosett

No One Was Supposed To Die At This Wedding (2025) Catherine Mack

The Perfect Couple (2024) Netflix

The Last One at the Wedding (2024) Jason Rekulak

Other episodes you might like

What Would You Do: Something in the Water (released June 18, 2024)

Historical Mystery with Sara Rosett (released September 20, 2022)

What Would You Do: Please Join Us (released February 18, 2025)

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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

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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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)

Ellery Queen's Mysteries Radio Show (listen on YouTube)

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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

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

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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 (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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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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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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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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