Episode 104: Otto Penzler and The Mysterious Bookshop

Joining us to discuss the Golden Age of Mystery is the wonderful Otto Penzler (The Mysterious Press and The Mysterious Bookshop).

Episode 103: Wartime Stories: Green for Danger by Christianna Brand

GREEN FOR DANGER (1944) by Christianna Brand is a wonderful wartime mystery with a Golden Age bent. Guest Sergio Angelini joins us!

Episode 102: Green for Danger by Christianna Brand

GREEN FOR DANGER (1944) by Christianna Brand is set in a British hospital during the Blitz. It’s a standout among Golden Age mysteries.

Episode 101: Graham Green Espionage Fiction (The Ministry of Fear)

Dr. Rob Willingham provides historical perspective about wartime espionage thriller THE MINISTRY OF FEAR (1943) by Graham Greene.

Episode 100: The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene

THE MINISTRY OF FEAR (1943) by Graham Greene is a thrilling blend of espionage and psychological mystery set in wartime London.

Episode 98: Rear Window by Cornell Woolrich

Rear Window by Cornell Woolrich (It Had to Be Murder), published in 1942, is an exceptional noir tale that inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s film.

Episode 97: CW Grafton (Mary Roberts Rinehart Mystery Contest Winner)

Have you started The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope (1943) yet? Let’s just say that Sue Grafton wasn’t the only major talent in that family.

Episode 96: The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope by CW Grafton

The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope (1943) is a GREAT crime thriller by Sue Grafton’s father, C.W. Grafton. Oh, and we love Gil Henry.

Episode 94: Laura by Vera Caspary

Laura by Vera Caspary (1943) is a cornerstone of noir fiction and a STUNNING 1940s thriller!

Episode 87: Trouble Is My Business by Raymond Chandler & Arvind Ethan David

Arvind joins us to discuss his graphic novel Trouble Is My Business (Raymond Chandler).