Many mystery fans love to craft, or so it seems based on the number of titles in this popular sub-genre. In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss what makes a craft and hobby mystery.

Discussed and mentioned

Picking Up the Pieces (2024) J. B. Abbott

Button Holed (2011) Kylie Logan

Crossword Mysteries (2019-2021) Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Garage Sale Mystery (2013-2019) Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2007) BBC

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In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss reverse mysteries, or "how catch 'ems," where the audience knows who the culprit is from the beginning.

Discussed and mentioned

Columbo (1971–2003) Television series

Malice Aforethought (1931) Francis Iles (Anthony Berkeley Cox)

The 12:30 from Croydon (1934) Freeman Wills Crofts

Mr. Pottermack’s Oversight (1930) R. Austin Freeman

Dial M for Murder (1954) Alfred Hitchcock — Film adaptation of Frederick Knott’s 1952 play

How to Kill Your Employer (2022) Rupert Holmes

Dexter (TV Series: 2006-2013)

Midsomer Murders (TV series: 1997-present)

Catch Me If You Can (2002 film)

You (2014) Caroline Kepnes (Netflix adaptation: 2018-2025)

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In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss Mary Roberts Rinehart's lasting impact on mystery fiction, even if readers aren't directly familiar with her work.

Discussed and mentioned

The Circular Staircase (1908) Mary Roberts Rinehart

The Bat (1920) Mary Roberts Rinehart with Avery Hopwood

The Window at the White Cat (1910) Mary Roberts Rinehart

Mary Roberts Rinehart's papers at University of Pittsburgh

Correspondence with Ellery Queen

References

Improbable Fiction: The Life of Mary Roberts Rinehart (1980) Jan Cohn

Had She But Known: A Biography of Mary Roberts Rinehart(1994) Charlotte MacLeod

On Project Gutenberg

On Librivox

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