Mystery Books Podcast

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The Sloane Square Mystery Aug 26, 2021

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S2 E13 / If you have a soft spot for rather dense sidekicks and you miss detectives from the 1920s, you'll enjoy The Sloane Square Mystery, a novel from one of Golden Age fiction's prolific writers, Herbert Adams.

🕵 Published in 1925, The Sloane Square Mystery gives us a look at how the Bright Young People lived in High Society, and how they handled the stress of the Great War. Plus we get a look at a well-rounded female secondary character who embodies the Plucky Young Woman trope.

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The Thursday Murder Club Aug 19, 2021

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S2 E12 / The Thursday Murder Club was the feel-good hit of 2020—and we certainly needed that in 2020!

📖 I think the novel is also an example of a new type of subgenre, upscale mystery book club fiction.

🔎 Join me for a look at this new subgenre, plus an exploration of the Gang of Misfits trope and what it all has to do with yet another possible new trope, retirement club fiction. #SoManyTropes

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Intro to Season 2 Aug 19, 2021

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Mystery Books Podcast is back (finally!) with Season Two. 😀🔎📚

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Murder on a Midnight Clear Dec 10, 2020

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S1 E11 / Are you fond of a jolly little Christmas mystery? I certainly am. Join me for a look at the inspiration and research behind Murder on a Midnight Clear, a 1920s Christmas mystery.
❄️ I can’t pass up a mystery set at a snowbound country estate, so that’s exactly the situation I put my characters in for the sixth book in the High Society Lady Detective series.
🧳 In this episode I delve into the wonderful world of vintage luggage, American slang from the 1920s, and my research trip to London and what it has to do with a world-wide lockdown.

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Come Hell or Highball by Maia Chance Dec 03, 2020

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S1 E10 / Love 1920s mysteries? Ready for a fresh setting? Maia Chance's Come Hell or High Ball is just what you're looking for.

🥂This American-set 1920s mystery with an odd-couple pairing is a madcap twist on Downton Abbey, with a murder added, of course.

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The Good Byline by Jill Orr Nov 26, 2020

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S1 E9 / A small town cozy with plenty of humor and lots of Southern tropes? Yes, please!

🗞️ In this episode, we take a look at the clever set-up of this amateur sleuth mystery that features an obit writer who suspects the death of her old school friend wasn't suicide, but murder.
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The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith by Patricia Wentworth Nov 19, 2020

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S1 E8 / If you like Agatha Christie's mystery The Secret Adversary, you'll want to check out Patricia Wentworth's The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith.

🕵️‍♀️ It features a plucky young woman set on adventure, a dashing Scotland Yard man, and a mansion on a cliff by the sea. Gothic tropes abound!

🔎 Plus find out the connection between Jane Smith and Ethan Hunt of the Mission Impossible franchise. #BonusTrivia
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The Mallorca Files Nov 12, 2020

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S1 E7 / Sara pivots to look at mystery television in this episode.

🌴 By-the-book British detective Miranda Blake goes to sunny Mallorca to escort a prisoner back to the UK, but things go very wrong. She must work with a relaxed German detective to solve the case, which results in some funny scenes and an enteratining odd couple pairing.
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Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen Nov 05, 2020

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S1 E6 / If you love Downton Abbey, Miss Fisher, and The Crown, this episode is for you. Her Royal Spyness is a historical mystery set in the 1930s London with fun tidbits of royal trivial and intrigue.

🏛️ Why are country house mysteries such an enduring trope and what is a discreet sleuth?

🔎 Find out in this episode of Mystery Books Podcast.

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Enola Holmes and the Missing Marquess Oct 29, 2020

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MBP S1 E5 / Does the world need another Sherlock Holmes spinoff? If the answer involves Enola Holmes, the answer is yes. Join USA Today mystery author Sara Rosett for an in-depth look at the much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes. Discover the secret language of Victorian women and how Enola co-ops fashion for her own ends. Plus, find out what Enola Holmes has in common with A Series of Unfortuante Events and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
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