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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.

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.

Dead Money (2025) Jakob Kerr

Michael Clayton (2007 film)

Shudder Island (2003) Dennis Lehane

Sharp Objects (2006) Gillian Flynn

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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.

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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In another "What Would You Do" episode, Brook and Sarah discuss Laura Dave's The Last Thing He Told Me.

The Last Thing He Told Me (2021) Laura Dave

Feedspot 40 Best Mystery Book Podcasts (2023)

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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.

The 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

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This week, Brook and Sarah discuss Agatha Christie's character Parker Pyne. Is he a detective? Are his methods reasonable if they bring happiness?

Pyne appeared in 14 short stories in the 1930s, though many of the stories had different names when they appeared in US and the UK publications.

Parker Pyne Investigates (1934)

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (1939)

Death on the Nile (1937)

And Then There Were None (1939)

Murder on the Orient Express (1934)

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Private investigators have long been favorites of mystery authors and readers, and they feature in both gritty and cozy tales. In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss the different types of PIs that readers might encounter and what they like about this sub-genre. 

Discussed

• Alfred Hitchcock's Three Investigators series, (1964-1987) Robert Arthur Jr.
• Kinsey Milhone in the Alphabet series, (1982-2017) Sue Grafton
• Cormoran Strike series, (2013-present) Robert Galbraith
• Maisy Dobbs series, (2003-2022) Jaqueline Winspear
• Spenser novels, (1973-2011) Robert B. Parker (series continued written by Ace Atkins)
• A to Z Mysteries, (1997-2005) Ron Roy
• Calendar Mysteries (2009-2014) Ron Roy
• The Missing American (2020) Kwei Quartey
• IQ (2016) Joe Ide
• W.I.S.E Enquiries Agency series (2015-present) Cathy Ace
• The Wakeland series (2016-present) Sam Wiebe
• Hammerhead Jed series (2018-present) A.J. Devlin
• Agatha Raisin series (1992-present) M.C. Beaton

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Brook and Sarah continue their exploration of G.K. Chesterton this week. They discuss his mysteries featuring Father Brown and the legacies of this ecclesiastical sleuth.

The Man Who Was Thursday (1908) G.K. Chesterton

Father Brown Mysteries (2013-present) BBC

Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022-present) BBC

Father Dowling Mysteries (1987-1991) NBC, ABC

Radio adaptations of Father Brown

Chesterton’s work on Project Gutenberg

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This week, in the first of two episodes about G.K. Chesterton, Brook and Sarah look at his life and find out why he was such a fascinating man and the influence he had on literature and life in the early 20th century.

Orthodoxy  (1908) G.K. Chesterton

Chesterton's work on Project Gutenberg

Radio adaptations of Father Brown

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To kick off Season 4, Brook and Sarah discuss mysteries with international sleuths and settings. The discussion includes mysteries from South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. We'd love to hear your recommendations. Send us an email at hello@cluedinmystery.com or drop us a message on social media @cluedinmystery. Correction: In this episode, Sarah referred to The Missing but meant to refer to The Killing.

AUTHORS AND BOOKS
Agatha Christie
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arsène Lupin (created by French author Maurice Leblanc)
Edgar Allan Poe
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1909) Gaston LeRoux - France
Kurt Wallander (created by Swedish author Henning Mankell)
Jo Nesbø - Norway
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005) Steig Larsson - Sweden
Death Going Down (2017) María Angélica Bosco - Argentina
The Devotion of Suspect X (2011) Keigo Higashino - Japan
Malice (2015) Keigo Higashino - Japan
Accra Noir (2020) Akashic Books - Ghana
Vancouver Noir (2018) Akashic Books - Canada
Deon Meyer - South Africa
Ovidia Yu - Singapore

TV
The Bridge (2011-2018) Sweden/Denmark
Spiral (2005-2020) France
Midsomer Murders (1997-2022) UK
Lidia Poët (2023) Netflix - Italy
Trapped (2015-2019) Iceland
The Killing (2007) Denmark [Note: Sarah referred to this as Missing in the episode]
Hinterland (2013-2016) Wales

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