Episode 73: 2025 Mystery Fiction Books

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

The Lady Vanishes: Ethel Lina White

The Wheel Spins is an exceptional train mystery/thriller. Hitchcock used it as the basis for his film The Lady Vanishes. Ethel Lina White expert Alex Csurko joins Sarah and Carolyn and shares insights you can’t get anywhere else.

The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White

How had we never heard of this fabulous book? Tis a mystery indeed. The Wheel Spins is a fantastic train mystery/thriller with a lovely and fascinating protagonist, Iris Carr. Special guest, Ethel Lina White expert Alex Csurko, weighs in. Join us, won’t you?

Phantom Orbit by David Ignatius

David Ignatius is known for his uncanny ability to predict the next great national security headline, and his newest book, Phantom Orbit, had us on the edge of our seats. We’re talking space warfare, folks. This thriller is intriguing from start to finish. READ THIS BOOK!

The 39 Steps (Part II)

Sarah and Carolyn and special guest Wendi Anderson discuss approximately 492 topics related to but not directly about John Buchan’s short, fast-paced espionage thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps. We learn that both Sarah and Wendi will open the door when a stranger knocks. Sarah will even let that someone use her phone.

The Thirty-Nine Steps

Sarah and Carolyn and special guest Wendi Anderson love The Thirty-Nine Steps, a fast-paced man on the run thriller published in 1915. Warning: Listening to this episode will make you want to become a freelance spy and move to Scotland. If you’re already a freelance spy and live in Scotland, we’re jealous.