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!"

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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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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

More about Colleen Cambridge

Website: https://www.colleencambridge.com/ or https://www.colleengleason.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColleenGleason.Author

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Other episodes you might enjoy

Celebrity Sleuths (released November 22, 2022)

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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 (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 (1956) Series featuring Boris Karloff

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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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For some mystery fans, there is no place for romance, and for others they can't get enough of it. Brook and Sarah discuss when (and if) romance and mystery should mix.

Discussed and mentioned

Truly Devious series, starting with Truly Devious (2018) Maureen Johnson

The Inheritance Games series, starting with The Inheritance Games (2020) Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Alphabet series, starting with A is for Alibi (1982) Sue Grafton

Temperance Brennan series, starting with Déjà Dead, (1997) Kathy Reichs

Wrexford and Sloane series, starting with Murder on Black Swan Lane (2017) Andrea Penrose

Lane Winslow series, starting with A Killer in King's Cove (2016) Iona Whishaw

Cormoran Strike series, starting with The Cuckoo's Calling (2013) Robert Galbraith

Inspector Gamache series, starting with Still Life (2005) Louise Penny

Lord Peter Wimsey series, starting with Whose Body? (1923) Dorothy L. Sayers

Thursday Murder Club series, starting with The Thursday Murder Club (2020) Richard Osman

The Cameo's Secret (2023) Brook Peterson

Veronica Speedwell series, starting with A Curious Beginning (2015) Deanna Raybourn

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An isolated cabin, and old manor house, a creepy apartment building. These make for great settings for mysteries and in this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss some of the most mysterious buildings.

Discussed and mentioned

"The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) Edgar Allan Poe

The Paris Apartment (2022) Lucy Foley

Jane Eyre (1847) Charlotte Brontë

The Wife Upstairs (2021) Rachel Hawkins

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) Agatha Christie

The Decagon House Murders (1987 in Japanese; 2015 in English) Yukito Ayatsuji

Rebecca (1938) Daphne du Maurier

The Sanatorium (2021) Sarah Pearse

The Retreat (2022) Sarah Pearse

And Then There Were None (1939) Agatha Christie

Devil in the White City (2003) Erik Larson

The Death of Mrs. Westaway (2018) Ruth Ware

Daisy Darker (2022) Alice Feeney

The Christmas Murder Game (2021) Alexandra Benedict

Only Murders in the Building (2021-present) Disney+

The New Couple in 5B  (2024) Lisa Unger

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Author coach Samantha Skal joins Brook and Sarah to discuss what makes a great twist and what mystery fans are looking for when being surprised by a mystery.

Discussed and mentioned

Gone Girl (2012) Gillian Flynn

The House Across the Lake (2022) Riley Sager

Rear Window (1954 film)

The Last Mrs. Parish  (2017) Liv Constantine

One Perfect Couple (2024) Ruth Ware

Alice Feeney

Taylor Adams

The Thursday Murder Club (2020) Richard Osman

About Samantha Skal

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Shadows and Secrets writing retreat: https://www.shadowsandsecretsretreats.com/

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During his writing career, Peter Robinson--the creator of the Alan Banks series and author of several stand alone novels--won awards in multiple countries, including the Grand Master Award from the Crime Writers of Canada. In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss the works and career of this modern great.

Discussed and mentioned

Gallows View (1987) Peter Robinson

Before the Poison (2011) Peter Robinson

Standing in the Shadows (2023) Peter Robinson

References

"Peter Robinson reflects on writing his latest Inspector Banks mystery novel in a post-Brexit world" (August 21, 2020) The Next Chapter. CBC Radio

"Peter Robinson, Remembered" (May 4, 2023) Crime Reads

"About Peter Robinson" InspectorBanks.com

"Peter Robinson Celebration of Life, May 2023" InspectorBanks.com

"A Tribute to Peter Robinson" Harrogate International Festivals (click on the "watch online now" button)

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In today's episode, Brook and Sarah share their favorite mysteries from 2024.

Discussed and mentioned

Slow Horses (books and TV series) Mick Herron

Murder in the Basement (1932) Anthony Berkeley

Before the Fact (1932) Francis Iles - Pen name of Anthony Berkeley

Kate Ellis - The Wesley Peterson series starts with The Merchant's House (1998) and the latest release was in 2024.

One Perfect Couple (2024) Ruth Ware

First Lie Wins (2024) Ashley Elton

Festivals, Funnel Cakes and Felonies (2024) Sally Bayless

Marlow Murder Club (2021) Robert Thorogood

Death in Paradise (TV series: 2011-present) BBC/Britbox

Thursday Murder Club (2021) Richard Osman

Devil's Island (2024) Midge Raymond and John Yunker

Katherine Faulkner -  motherhood suspense books Greenwich Park (2021) and The Other Mothers (2023)

An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good (2018) Helene Tursten translated from Swedish

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