Episode 73: 2025 Mystery Fiction Books

Get the scoop on all the amazing thrillers and mystery fiction books we’ll read in 2025!

Fire and Bones by Kathy Reichs

Kathy Reichs joins us to discuss the latest book in the Tempe Brennan “Bones” series.

Kemper Donovan’s Agatha Christie Podcast and The Busy Body

Kemper Donovan is the host of the All About Agatha podcast AND he’s also an author himself. That’s right, folks, you’re going to love his novel The Busy Body. It’s a witty literary mystery and a joy to read, and he makes a wonderful guest.

Hercule Poirot Books (Agatha Christie)

The A.B.C. Murders is confounding and delightful and full of twists. Agatha Christie is in fine form, and All About Agatha podcaster Kemper Donovan joins us to talk all things Agatha. Oh, and Carolyn and Sarah are at Ucross Foundation in Ucross, Wyoming, pop. 26!

Dorothy L Sayers Books

Z.J. Czupor (Zoltan James) joins us for another episode to discuss Dorothy L. Sayers books – Gaudy Night, Strong Poison, The Nine Tailors, and more. We’re so glad former guest Dan Drake told us to read Strong Poison before Gaudy Night. Game changer. Let us know if you agree …

Harriet Vane (Gaudy Night)

Dorothy L. Sayers is one of the Queens of Crime, and we dig deep into Strong Poison and Gaudy Night with the help of our fabulous guest, Z.J. Czupor (pen name Zoltan James). We thought we didn’t like Harriet Vane. But we were wrong. She’s complex, no question, but she won us over.

Glacier National Park Mystery Series

Christine Carbo keeps Sarah and Carolyn turning pages because the suspense is killing us. She also reminds us why we both love Glacier National Park so very much. It’s The Wild Inside, folks. Listen in (no spoilers, we promise!) and buy the book!

Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer

You’ve heard of Georgette Heyer. Or you haven’t. Either way, you’ll want to get in on this episode. Our guest, Jennifer Kloester, is a font of knowledge on 1930s mysteries and regency romances. Listen, then prepare to set aside ~$1,487 to buy all 50+ of Heyer’s books.

Regency Romance Mystery

Jennifer Kloester, expert on all things Georgette Heyer, joins Sarah and Carolyn from her home in Melbourne, Australia, to talk about regency romance mystery Death in the Stocks. Georgette and Jennifer make quite the team. We were riveted. You will want to listen in.

Rex Stout & Nero Wolfe

Okay, so we said we love Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, but what we really meant is that we like Nero and love Archie! Rex Stout, you created a gem of a character in Archie. We talk all about it with Ira Brad Matetsky (The Wolfe Pack), who joins us on a second episode!