Speaking of Mysteries

Speaking of Mysteries


Latest Episodes

Episode 265: Robert Crais
January 16, 2025

There is nothing more frightening than the secrets our loved ones keep from us, says Robert Crais about Elvis Coles latest case in The Big Empty. Traci Beller, an influencer known as The Muffin Gir

Episode 264: Sharon Short
December 07, 2024

Sharon Short first heard the story of Great Aunt Ruththe inspiration for Aurelia Escalante, the protagonist of Trouble Islandright before her wedding when she was gifted Aunt Ruths ring, which she

Episode 263: Margaret Mizushima
October 07, 2024

In Gathering Mist, the ninth installment in Margaret Mizushimas engaging series featuring Deputy Mattie Wray and her K-9 partner, Robo, both Mattie and Robo find themselves seconded from the Colorado

Episode 262: Andrew Bridgeman
September 23, 2024

At the beginning of Fortunate Son, Andrew Bridgemans debut thriller, Ben Danvers thinks his biggest challenge is giving a presentation to the executives at his company. Then he finds he isnt who he

Episode 261: Taylor Moore
September 16, 2024

Theres a blizzard on its wayand not just the snow and ice kindin Cold Trail, the fourth installment in Taylor Moores series featuring Garrett Kohl. Someone is blowing up natural gas facilities and

Episode 260: Nicholas Meyer and Les Klinger
August 26, 2024

Renowned Sherlockian, Les Klinger discusses Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell, with Nicholas Meyer, his sixthedit of a heretofore undiscovered manuscript by John H. Watson M.D. The stakes a

Episode 259: Karin Slaughter
August 19, 2024

Everyone needs more Will Trent in their lives. In This Is Why We Lied, Karin Slaughters 12th Will Trent mystery, Will and his bride Sara Linton are off on their honeymoon at the off-the-grid McAlpine

Episode 258: Tom Straw
May 10, 2024

Tom Straws The Accidental Joe: The Top Secret Life of a Celebrity Chef, blends murder, mirth, high-stakes espionage, gastronomic highs and lows and killer locales for an appetizing thriller that laun

Episode 257: Don Winslow
April 03, 2024

Fans of Don Winslow areunderstandablyin denial that City in Ruins is his final crime fiction novel. But if its true, if Don has put away the keyboard to devote himself to political activism, City i

Episode 256: Val McDermid
December 11, 2023

In Past Lying, the seventh novel in Val McDermids series featuring Karen Pirie, the actionor restriction thereofis in and about Edinburgh during lockdown in Spring 2020, as Karen and her team inves