Épisodes

  • School for Sleuths: Closed Circle Mysteries
    Feb 14 2026

    Aidan from Mysteries Ahoy! briefly explains what a closed circle mystery is and what its distinctive elements are.

    Books for adults referenced in this episode:

    And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

    Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie

    Books for middle grade readers referenced in this episode:

    Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens

    Poison is Not Polite by Robin Stevens

    Blog posts referenced in this episode:

    Five to Try: And Then There Were None Homages (Mysteries Ahoy!)

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    8 min
  • 2. Poison is not Polite (Arsenic for Tea) by Robin Stevens
    Feb 7 2026

    Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode two, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss Poison is not Polite (known in the UK as Arsenic for Tea) by Robin Stevens.

    Poison is Not Polite is the second novel in the Wells and Wong mystery series. Set in the 1930s, this story sees our young sleuths and several school chums spending their holidays at Daisy's family home and preparing for her birthday party. When one of the house guests is murdered after a big row with Daisy's father, the pair have to work out who was really responsible!

    The discussion is split into two parts. We start with a spoiler-free conversation before we dish everything after the spoiler warning drops.

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    31 min
  • School for Sleuths: Historical Mysteries
    Jan 31 2026

    Aidan briefly explains what a historical mystery is, using a few examples of books aimed at adult and middle grade readers.

    Books for adults referenced in this episode:

    The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie (used as an example of an older book that is not a historical mystery)

    Death Comes at the End by Agatha Christie

    A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

    Death in Delft by Graham Brack

    Books for middle grade readers referenced in this episode:

    Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens

    The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

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    3 min
  • 1. Murder is Bad Manners (Murder Most Unladylike) by Robin Stevens
    Jan 26 2026

    Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode one, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss Murder is Bad Manners (known in the UK as Murder Most Unladylike) by Robin Stevens.

    Murder is Bad Manners is the first novel in Stevens' Wells and Wong mystery series, set in the mid-1930s. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have formed a Detective Society at their school, but their cases so far have only been small ones. Hazel finds a teacher murdered but before she can get help the body mysteriously vanishes...

    The discussion is split into two parts. We start with a spoiler-free conversation before we dish everything after the spoiler warning drops.

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    36 min