Episode 89: Farewell My Lovely – Raymond Chandler Books

Owen Hill returns to discuss Raymond Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely, where the lines between hero and villain are blurred.

Episode 88: Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

Owen Hill joins us to discuss Raymond Chandler’s beautiful and controversial Farewell, My Lovely.

Episode 86: More About The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Anthony Rizzuto returns to talk more about Raymond Chandler’s debut novel, The Big Sleep!

Episode 85: Philip Marlowe and The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Anthony Rizzuto joins us to discuss Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep (and Philip Marlowe).

Episode 83: 2024 Retrospective (Mysteries, Thrillers & Detective Fiction)

Carolyn Daughters and Sarah Harrison discuss the history of mystery (1934-1939)!

Episode 73: 2025 Mystery Fiction Books

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

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!

Nero Wolfe Mystery: The League of Frightened Men

Ira Brad Matetsky (Werowance, The Wolfe Pack) joins Sarah and Carolyn to talk all things Nero Wolfe and never once asks how in creation they’ve never read a Nero Wolfe novel before now. It’s a mystery, folks, all the more so because we LOVE Nero and Archie Goodwin!

The Postman Always Rings Twice Novel and Films

In a dusty roadside diner, love ignites a murderous plot. Or maybe it’s just lust. Or maybe it’s shared psychopathology. Special guest Rebecca Heisler joins Sarah and Carolyn to talk about this groundbreaking noir tale. The postman does indeed rings twice. This story’s dark, folks.

Nick and Nora (The Thin Man)

Dashiell Hammett’s granddaughter Julie Rivett joins us on a second episode to discuss The Thin Man, Nick and Nora Charles, and all things Dashiell Hammett. Color us honored, which I envision as pleurigloss with a hint of alpha plaid. What a DELIGHTFUL conversation. Folks, you want to hear what Julie has to say. Trust me.