Épisodes

  • They're New to Us: Two Vintage Agatha Christie Television Adaptations Recently Made Available
    Oct 18 2025

    "For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought." Words of wisdom courtesy of Edmund Spenser (and Colonel Brandon, as played by the inimitable Alan Rickman, RIP). And I'm taking them to heart in this episode, as we get to discover two Christie television adaptations that were not readily available to us until quite recently, a Poirot and a Marple. It isn't often that I can say this, but: hooray for the Internet!

    You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! It comes out in late June 2026, but pre-orders are hugely helpful to me. Thank you, as always, for your support.

    Here are the links to the two television episodes discussed in this podcast episode: Poirot in the U.S. from 1962, and Estonian Miss Marple from 1990. Enjoy!

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    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

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    37 min
  • Interview with Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper, Author and Illustrator of The Creeping Hand Murder
    Oct 3 2025

    Who doesn't love a puzzle? Maureen and Jay have gone *full bore* on the notion of a solvable Golden Age mystery. Call it a mashup between Agatha Christie and Dennis Wheatley's "crime dossiers" (if you know you know). I have a feeling many of you will enjoy the heck out of it.

    You can check out the book, which is now available in the U.S. and UK, on Maureen's website here.

    Here are those links I mentioned at the end of the episode to the two previously inaccessible Christie adaptations I'll be discussing in two weeks' time: Estonian Miss Marple from 1990, and Poirot in the U.S. from 1962. Enjoy! I can't wait to discuss.

    You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! (Coming out July 2026.) At the very least, click on this link to check out the pretty yellow cover! Pre-orders help me a ton, so I thank you in advance.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page (Hound of the Baskervilles coming up next!), click here.

    Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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    53 min
  • *LIVE!* Episode - True Crime Queen: The Real-life Murders in Agatha Christie's Fiction (Recorded at the 2025 Agatha Christie Festival)
    Sep 19 2025

    Rejoice: it is time for another live episode from the Agatha Christie Festival, in Christie's birthplace of Torquay! This time I braved the stage all by myself, to discuss Christie's use of true crime in her fiction. As usual, I had an absolute blast.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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    59 min
  • Summer Rerun - Gone Girl: The Notorious Real-Life Disappearance of Agatha Christie
    Sep 5 2025

    Please enjoy this time capsule from early 2017, all about the real-life disappearance of our favorite author.... See (some of) you in England! Details below regarding my two appearances there.

    I'll be appearing first, in London, 12-13 September, at Silent Echoes: Golden Age Crime Fiction and Trauma, hosted by Golden Age Mysteries and Florida State University's College of Communication & Information.

    And then I'm heading down to the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay! My panel will be on 18 September at 4:00pm.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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    55 min
  • Interview with Marthe Jocelyn, Author of YA Mystery Series Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen
    Aug 22 2025

    At long last, another episode about YA mystery! If you haven't yet heard of Marthe Jocelyn's Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, you are in for a treat....

    Visit Marthe on her website, or on Instagram, or just check out the Aggie Morton books directly. Marthe wanted me to note that the illustrator is Isabelle Follath, who you can visit on Instagram here. And please note that these books are also available as audio books, voiced by Sarah English.

    Here is a link to the upcoming Golden Age Mysteries Conference, which Marthe and I will be attending!

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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    1 h et 7 min
  • Interview with Riley Sager, Author of With a Vengeance (and Many Other Mysteries)
    Aug 9 2025

    Riley Sager has been producing bestselling mystery thrillers with Christie-like consistency for nine years now. His latest, With a Vengeance, is his most Christie-like yet. It was a pleasure to speak with him about the book, Christie's influence, and what it's like to be a mystery writer in the world of publishing today.

    You can visit Riley and peruse his prodigious output on his website here.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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    56 min
  • Click Clack Click Clack DING: The (Real) Secretaries of Agatha Christie (with Guest Co-Host Helen Frank)
    Jul 25 2025

    I could not be more thrilled to welcome back A+++ listener, and now two-time guest co-host, Helen Frank, to discuss the flesh-and-blood secretaries of Agatha Christie's life. We already covered the ones that Christie created for herself out of ink, so this episode is a completist's delight. So many secretaries!

    For those of you in the SoCal area, consider purchasing tickets for Christie's adaptation of Towards Zero, directed by former guest co-host Christopher Diehl!

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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    1 h et 16 min
  • All About the Audiobooks of Agatha Christie (with Special Guest Gray Robert Brown)
    Jul 13 2025

    How has it taken me this long to talk about audiobooks?! Huge thanks to Gray Robert Brown, for his willingness to share his considerable expertise on this topic. Thank you also to Hugh Fraser, for the many, many hours he has spent speaking Agatha Christie's words into a microphone. We salute you, Captain Hastings.

    You can find Gray at his website here, and if you aren't listening yet, please do check out his stupendous podcast The Swinging Christies, co-hosted with Dr. Mark Aldridge.

    I made use of the website Everything Agatha while researching this episode, in particular its informative page about Christie audiobooks.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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    2 h et 21 min