Death of the Reader
379 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsJoin Flex and Herds as they take you on a Murder Mystery World Tour in Death of the Reader. From classic British puzzles in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction to the weirdest of foreign detective fiction, explore everything in the grizzly world of the 'locked room'. Each week we'll feature academics, authors and more as we trace the influences of the genre around the world.
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Episodes
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears by Tony Tilse - Movie Special
March 29, 2020 23:00 - 30 minutesWe discuss the Australian Murder Mystery film 'Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears'. Taking fan-favourite detective Phryne Fisher on a wild adventure across the world, throwing back to the tales of Sherlock Holmes that inspired her, a complex mystery unfurls. Our standard affair goes to a wild new level that most definitely sits outside the world of Knox and Van Dine.
Opening Night at the Vulcan by Ngaio Marsh - Part Three
March 22, 2020 23:00 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 8-11 of Opening Night, or Night at the Vulcan by Ngaio Marsh. As our interrogations lead towards a crawling solution, Flex unveils the real reason for the breakup of the book in this case, as an interesting setup starts to peel back, revealing a hollow interior. How did this book lead to Ngaio Marsh being Damed? Has it held up? We also speak with author Peter Swanson about his latest book, Eight Perfect Murders, or Rules for Perfect Murders, and the resurgence of crime fic...
Opening Night at the Vulcan by Ngaio Marsh - Part Two
March 15, 2020 23:00 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 6-7 of Opening Night, or Night at the Vulcan by Ngaio Marsh. As our murder finally takes place, Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn finally shows up to solve the murder of Bennington, a crime seemingly copycatting the murder that previously closed the Vulcan Theatre years ago. With only a couple of chapters of clues, can Herds pull through using symbolism as a weapon and take his points? We also speak with Chris Hamilton, President of the Hunters Hill Theatre, about crime ...
Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh Part Three
March 08, 2020 23:37 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss chapters 24-37 of Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh. As the conspiracy behind the crime unravels, two separate mysteries bubble to the surface, taking Alleyn and his allies beneath the hospital into tunnels that would have Father Knox scratching his head. We also talk with Dr. Jamie Bernthall-Hooker about his studies of the golden age, the reworking Stella Duffy did of Alleyn, and the stage implications of Money in the Morgue.
Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh Part Two
March 08, 2020 23:36 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBWe discuss chapters 12-23 of Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh. As Alleyn takes each and every suspect in for questioning, the puzzle only gets more and more unclear. As the personal struggles of the cast start to take Alleyn's mind away from the case, can Flex piece together a solution sane enough to work?
Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh Part One
March 08, 2020 23:34 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss the first 11 chapters of Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh. Taking the first 3 chapters left behind by Dame Ngaio Marsh, and turning it into a full novel, Stella Duffy bridges Roderick Alleyn into the world of modern crime fiction, as he finds himself investigating a curious conspiracy in a country hospital in WW2 New Zealand. Transforming Marsh's draft into a well-written novel with tribute aplenty to the golden ages of theatre and crime fiction, Stella Duffy se...
Opening Night at the Vulcan by Ngaio Marsh - Part One
March 08, 2020 23:00 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 1-5 of Opening Night, or Night at the Vulcan by Ngaio Marsh. As the Vulcan Theatre prepares to open for its' first production in a long time, The Revisit, Martyn Tarne is faced with a theatre that seems to have a sinister life of its' own. As the backstage politics of the cast starts to cause turmoil, can the production go ahead, and can Herds even find a mystery to solve? We also speak with friend of the show and independent playwright and producer Andrew Fallon to talk m...
EXTRA: Stella Duffy on Money in the Morgue
March 06, 2020 23:00 - 29 minutesFull spoilers in this one! We finally got the chance to sit down with Stella Duffy to chat about her amazing work with Money in the Morgue. After the team at Harper Collins approached her with just four chapters and notes from an incomplete Ngaio Marsh novel, she managed to work it into a brilliantly authentic love-letter to Marsh while bringing her work comfortably in the modern day. We talk about how the project came about, how much free reign there was, and how important the original work ...
Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh - Part Three
March 01, 2020 23:37 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 24-37 of Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh. As the conspiracy behind the crime unravels, two separate mysteries bubble to the surface, taking Alleyn and his allies beneath the hospital into tunnels that would have Father Knox scratching his head. We also talk with Dr. Jamie Bernthall-Hooker about his studies of the golden age, the reworking Stella Duffy did of Alleyn, and the stage implications of Money in the Morgue.
Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh - Part Two
February 23, 2020 23:36 - 28 minutesWe discuss chapters 12-23 of Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh. As Alleyn takes each and every suspect in for questioning, the puzzle only gets more and more unclear. As the personal struggles of the cast start to take Alleyn's mind away from the case, can Flex piece together a solution sane enough to work?
Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh - Part One
February 16, 2020 23:34 - 30 minutesWe discuss the first 11 chapters of Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh. Taking the first 3 chapters left behind by Dame Ngaio Marsh, and turning it into a full novel, Stella Duffy bridges Roderick Alleyn into the world of modern crime fiction, as he finds himself investigating a curious conspiracy in a country hospital in WW2 New Zealand. Transforming Marsh's draft into a well-written novel with tribute aplenty to the golden ages of theatre and crime fiction, Stella Duffy see...
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie - Part Three
February 11, 2020 00:18 - 30 minutesWe discuss Part 3, the 24th through 32nd chapters of Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. Taking until the dying seconds for the truth to come out, Murder on the Orient Express' conclusion draws a masterclass on an intense but subtle end to a story. How close was Herds able to come to the intricate solution Christie laid out in her most famous novel? With double points on the line it's a contentious debate to see if this game was played fair. We're joined by 2SER's own Sean E. Bri...
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Part Three
February 11, 2020 00:18 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss Part 3, the 24th through 32nd chapters of Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. Taking until the dying seconds for the truth to come out, Murder on the Orient Express' conclusion draws a masterclass on an intense but subtle end to a story. How close was Herds able to come to the intricate solution Christie laid out in her most famous novel? With double points on the line it's a contentious debate to see if this game was played fair. We're joined by 2SER's own Sean E. Br...
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Part Two
January 26, 2020 00:16 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss Part 2, the 9th through 23rd chapters of Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. As Poirot takes suspect after suspect in for interrogation, the complexities of the situation on the train grows seemingly insurmountable. With iron-clad alibis and no apparent motive other than a memory of the kidnapping of Daisy Armstrong, could this truly be a perfect crime? Herds takes a dive straight in the deep end to try solve it before time runs out. We also sit down and speak with Fr...
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie - Part Two
January 26, 2020 00:16 - 30 minutesWe discuss Part 2, the 9th through 23rd chapters of Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. As Poirot takes suspect after suspect in for interrogation, the complexities of the situation on the train grows seemingly insurmountable. With iron-clad alibis and no apparent motive other than a memory of the kidnapping of Daisy Armstrong, could this truly be a perfect crime? Herds takes a dive straight in the deep end to try solve it before time runs out. We also sit down and speak with Fro...
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Part One
January 20, 2020 00:56 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss Part 1, the first 8 chapters of the iconic Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. To launch our 2020 Murder Mystery World Tour, we visit one of, if not the most famous pieces of Detective Fiction of all time, joining the illustrious Hercule Poirot as his journey back to London on the Orient Express is interrupted by an extraordinarily suspicious murder. Trapped in a snowdrift with a potential killer close at hand, can Poirot unravel impossible circumstances in time? We a...
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie - Part One
January 20, 2020 00:56 - 30 minutesWe discuss Part 1, the first 8 chapters of the iconic Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. To launch our 2020 Murder Mystery World Tour, we visit one of, if not the most famous pieces of Detective Fiction of all time, joining the illustrious Hercule Poirot as his journey back to London on the Orient Express is interrupted by an extraordinarily suspicious murder. Trapped in a snowdrift with a potential killer close at hand, can Poirot unravel impossible circumstances in time? We ar...
Review Season: The Floating Admiral by The Detection Club - 2019 12th Place
December 14, 2019 23:00 - 4 minutesComing in at 12th Place for 2019 is The Floating Admiral by The Detection Club. Our least recommended novel for the year is The Floating Admiral. A short affair written by some of history’s most illustrious detective fiction authors, The Floating Admiral is a good experiment long, long before it is a good story. The question is - is it still worth reading?
Knives Out by Rian Johnson Movie Special
December 10, 2019 22:12 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss the brand new murder mystery film Knives Out by writer-director Rian Johnson for our final episode of 2019. With a colourful cast, a clever puzzle and a tasteful balance between following and breaking genre conventions, Knives Out pains a modern murder mystery like no other. As acclaimed mystery writer Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) dies on the night of his 85th birthday, excessively Tennessean detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is summoned to solve a case as the truth t...
Knives Out by Rian Johnson - Movie Special
December 07, 2019 23:00 - 30 minutesWe discuss the brand new murder mystery film Knives Out by writer-director Rian Johnson for our final episode of 2019. With a colourful cast, a clever puzzle and a tasteful balance between following and breaking genre conventions, Knives Out pains a modern murder mystery like no other. As acclaimed mystery writer Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) dies on the night of his 85th birthday, excessively Tennessean detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is summoned to solve a case as the truth ta...
No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler Part Three
December 03, 2019 22:11 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss chapters 10-14 from No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler. Turns out Herds was wrong and right all along as the nonsense propositions from Chapter 9 were entirely true. Does this war-era story hold up despite some aggressive stereotyping of its villains? We also sit down and discuss our rankings for the stories we've covered this year as we prepare for our Review Season!
No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler - Part Three
December 03, 2019 22:11 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 10-14 from No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler. Turns out Herds was wrong and right all along as the nonsense propositions from Chapter 9 were entirely true. Does this war-era story hold up despite some aggressive stereotyping of its villains? We also sit down and discuss our rankings for the stories we've covered this year as we prepare for our Review Season!
No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler Part Two
November 26, 2019 22:10 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss chapters 5-9 from No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler. As the plot gets slowly more ludicrous, Flex derails the conversation to complain about Chandler's non-fiction writing about the Crime Fiction genre, including his very own set of rules. Herds is put to the task to determine if his own claim that 'if they give you the answer early, it must be a lie' is true. We're also joined by former 2SER Breakfast host Tess Connery, who after promising us a discussion on True Crim...
No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler - Part Two
November 26, 2019 22:10 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 5-9 from No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler. As the plot gets slowly more ludicrous, Flex derails the conversation to complain about Chandler's non-fiction writing about the Crime Fiction genre, including his very own set of rules. Herds is put to the task to determine if his own claim that 'if they give you the answer early, it must be a lie' is true. We're also joined by former 2SER Breakfast host Tess Connery, who after promising us a discussion on True Crime...
No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler - Part One
November 19, 2019 22:08 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 1-4 from No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler. One of the pillars of early noir, Chandler set his pen to this short mountaintop crime story, later to turn into the full-length Lady in the Lake. Can our detective John Evans who is definitely not Philip Marlowe figure out how the man who summoned him far from his comfort zone ended up dead? Can Evans truly understand how it feels to be hit by an entire galaxy? We also speak with Dr. John Dale, professor of writing a...
No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler Part One
November 19, 2019 22:08 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss chapters 1-4 from No Crime in the Mountains by Raymond Chandler. One of the pillars of early noir, Chandler set his pen to this short mountaintop crime story, later to turn into the full-length Lady in the Lake. Can our detective John Evans who is definitely not Philip Marlowe figure out how the man who summoned him far from his comfort zone ended up dead? Can Evans truly understand how it feels to be hit by an entire galaxy? We also speak with Dr. John Dale, professor of writing ...
Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký Part Three
November 13, 2019 22:13 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss the Eighth through Tenth stories in Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký; An Atlantic Romance, Just Between Us Girls, and The Third Tip of the Triangle. As Eve's journey goes full circle and she reunites with her once-captor, Lieutenant Boruvka, can Flex nail down the last few sins, including what may be the greatest murder mystery solution of all time? We also sit down with friend of the show Matthew James to see if the average reader could solve the terrifying 'Mathematicians...
Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký - Part Three
November 13, 2019 22:13 - 30 minutesWe discuss the Eighth through Tenth stories in Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký; An Atlantic Romance, Just Between Us Girls, and The Third Tip of the Triangle. As Eve's journey goes full circle and she reunites with her once-captor, Lieutenant Boruvka, can Flex nail down the last few sins, including what may be the greatest murder mystery solution of all time? We also sit down with friend of the show Matthew James to see if the average reader could solve the terrifying 'Mathematicians ...
Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký - Part Two
November 06, 2019 05:30 - 30 minutesWe discuss the Fourth through Seventh stories in Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký; A Question of Alibis, Why So Many Shamuses, Miscarriage of Justice, and The Mathematicians of Grizzly Drive. Following Eve Adam's travels from Sweden to San Francisco and beyond, the crimes continue to tail her, with the sins against Father Ronald Knox hot on their tails. As the crimes get more convoluted, can Flex keep up or will he finally be left in the dust by the story? We also chat with Adam Graham...
Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký Part Two
November 06, 2019 05:30 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss the Fourth through Seventh stories in Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký; A Question of Alibis, Why So Many Shamuses, Miscarriage of Justice, and The Mathematicians of Grizzly Drive. Following Eve Adam's travels from Sweden to San Francisco and beyond, the crimes continue to tail her, with the sins against Father Ronald Knox hot on their tails. As the crimes get more convoluted, can Flex keep up or will he finally be left in the dust by the story? We also chat with Adam Graha...
Sins for Father Knox Part Two by Josef Škvorecký
November 06, 2019 05:30 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss the Fourth through Seventh stories in Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký; A Question of Alibis, Why So Many Shamuses, Miscarriage of Justice, and The Mathematicians of Grizzly Drive. Following Eve Adam's travels from Sweden to San Francisco and beyond, the crimes continue to tail her, with the sins against Father Ronald Knox hot on their tails. As the crimes get more convoluted, can Flex keep up or will he finally be left in the dust by the story? We also chat with Adam Graha...
Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký Part One
October 30, 2019 03:26 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss the first three stories in Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký; An Intimate Business, Mistake in Hitzungsee and The Man Eve Didn’t Know from Adam. Decades after Father Ronald Knox defined the rules of fair play for Murder Mystery Fiction, a brave Czech came along to break them all and tell wild tales along the way. Our stories follow Lieutenant Boruvka and Eve Adam as they traipse their way around the world solving crime. We're also joined by Professor John Scott from Queensla...
Sins for Father Knox Part One by Josef Škvorecký
October 30, 2019 03:26 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss the first three stories in Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký; An Intimate Business, Mistake in Hitzungsee and The Man Eve Didn’t Know from Adam. Decades after Father Ronald Knox defined the rules of fair play for Murder Mystery Fiction, a brave Czech came along to break them all and tell wild tales along the way. Our stories follow Lieutenant Boruvka and Eve Adam as they traipse their way around the world solving crime. We're also joined by Professor John Scott from Queensla...
Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký - Part One
October 30, 2019 03:26 - 30 minutesWe discuss the first three stories in Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký; An Intimate Business, Mistake in Hitzungsee and The Man Eve Didn’t Know from Adam. Decades after Father Ronald Knox defined the rules of fair play for Murder Mystery Fiction, a brave Czech came along to break them all and tell wild tales along the way. Our stories follow Lieutenant Boruvka and Eve Adam as they traipse their way around the world solving crime. We're also joined by Professor John Scott from Queenslan...
Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký
October 30, 2019 03:26 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss the first three stories in Sins for Father Knox by Josef Škvorecký; An Intimate Business, Mistake in Hitzungsee and The Man Eve Didn’t Know from Adam. Decades after Father Ronald Knox defined the rules of fair play for Murder Mystery Fiction, a brave Czech came along to break them all and tell wild tales along the way. Our stories follow Lieutenant Boruvka and Eve Adam as they traipse their way around the world solving crime. We're also joined by Professor John Scott from Queensla...
Tales from Two Pockets by Karel Čapek - Part Two
October 09, 2019 00:45 - 30 minutesWe discuss The Cactus Thief and An Ordinary Murder from Karel Čapek's short story collection, Tales From Two Pockets. Following on from the success of Tales From One Pocket, The 'Other Pocket' shifts the tone of the collection, featuring related tales that deal more with the human side of the murder mystery game. We are also joined by Australian Noir Writer and former police officer, Andrew B. Patterson, to talk about the influence of his time as law enforcement, his detective Harry Kenmare, ...
Tales from Two Pockets by Karel Čapek Part Two
October 09, 2019 00:45 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss The Cactus Thief and An Ordinary Murder from Karel Čapek's short story collection, Tales From Two Pockets. Following on from the success of Tales From One Pocket, The 'Other Pocket' shifts the tone of the collection, featuring related tales that deal more with the human side of the murder mystery game. We are also joined by Australian Noir Writer and former police officer, Andrew B. Patterson, to talk about the influence of his time as law enforcement, his detective Harry Kenmare,...
Tales from Two Pockets by Karel Čapek - Part One
September 30, 2019 05:06 - 30 minutesWe discuss The Fall of House Voticky and Disappearance of an Actor from Karel Čapek's short story collection, Tales From Two Pockets. An extraordinarily well-read mystery fan, Science Fiction Writer Karel Čapek took a break one summer in Prague to write a mystery story a day, which formed the titular tales of this week's episode. An extensive collection, detailing clever puzzles, insightful deconstructions and whimsical takes, we chose to look at the two most "conventional" mysteries the book...
Tales from Two Pockets by Karel Čapek Part One
September 30, 2019 05:06 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss The Fall of House Voticky and Disappearance of an Actor from Karel Čapek's short story collection, Tales From Two Pockets. An extraordinarily well-read mystery fan, Science Fiction Writer Karel Čapek took a break one summer in Prague to write a mystery story a day, which formed the titular tales of this week's episode. An extensive collection, detailing clever puzzles, insightful deconstructions and whimsical takes, we chose to look at the two most "conventional" mysteries the boo...
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov - Part Three
September 23, 2019 02:07 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 13-18 of The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov. Has Herds finally scored points? Was this puzzle fair? Our normal post-novel breakdown takes a turn as Flex realises his allegedly infallible methods may have let him down. We also chat with Transhumanism Australia co-founder Peter Xing about how our society reflects what Asimov predicted, and what we should expect as our technologies expand in scope, plus Transhumanism Australia's campaign to get ageing classified as a disease.
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov Part Three
September 23, 2019 02:07 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss chapters 13-18 of The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov. Has Herds finally scored points? Was this puzzle fair? Our normal post-novel breakdown takes a turn as Flex realises his allegedly infallible methods may have let him down. We also chat with Transhumanism Australia co-founder Peter Xing about how our society reflects what Asimov predicted, and what we should expect as our technologies expand in scope, plus Transhumanism Australia's campaign to get ageing classified as a disease.
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov Part Two
September 23, 2019 02:05 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss chapters 7-12 of The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov. Our favourite detective buddy-cop finally took a turn towards some action as Lije Bailey and Daneel Olivaw are left to outrun cultists on the strips of New York City, 3000 years in our future. Can the pair stay safe and solve the crime as it seems the very city itself is against them? We also sat down with Australian crime writer Sarah Bailey, winner of the 2018 Ned Kelly Award for best First Crime Novel with her book The Dark L...
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov - Part Two
September 23, 2019 02:05 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 7-12 of The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov. Our favourite detective buddy-cop finally took a turn towards some action as Lije Bailey and Daneel Olivaw are left to outrun cultists on the strips of New York City, 3000 years in our future. Can the pair stay safe and solve the crime as it seems the very city itself is against them? We also sat down with Australian crime writer Sarah Bailey, winner of the 2018 Ned Kelly Award for best First Crime Novel with her book The Dark Lake.
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov Part One
September 10, 2019 23:55 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss chapters 1-6 of The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov. This pioneering Sci-Fi Murder Mystery was Asimov's response to the idea that Sci-Fi and Mystery were contradictory fields, but does his response prove him wrong or right? We follow the dysfunctional pairing of Elijah Bailey and R. Daneel Olivaw as they attempt to solve a murder they haven't even seen. We also chat with Australian crime writer Sulari Gentill, author of the Rowland Sinclair mystery series about her work and Sydney'...
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov - Part One
September 10, 2019 23:55 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 1-6 of The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov. This pioneering Sci-Fi Murder Mystery was Asimov's response to the idea that Sci-Fi and Mystery were contradictory fields, but does his response prove him wrong or right? We follow the dysfunctional pairing of Elijah Bailey and R. Daneel Olivaw as they attempt to solve a murder they haven't even seen. We also chat with Australian crime writer Sulari Gentill, author of the Rowland Sinclair mystery series about her work and Sydney's...
Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout Part Three
September 03, 2019 23:20 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss chapters 14-17 of Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout. The train draws ever closer and the sleep deprivation is getting to Nero and Archie. How can Wolfe take Van-Dine-esque psychology to a new level and pin the culprit? Was all this fair? We also chat with Nine Food and Wine writer Callan Boys about how you can avoid ending up like Philip Laszio when you discuss food with your friends.
Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout - Part Three
September 03, 2019 23:20 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 14-17 of Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout. The train draws ever closer and the sleep deprivation is getting to Nero and Archie. How can Wolfe take Van-Dine-esque psychology to a new level and pin the culprit? Was all this fair? We also chat with Nine Food and Wine writer Callan Boys about how you can avoid ending up like Philip Laszio when you discuss food with your friends.
Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout Part Two
August 27, 2019 23:52 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBWe discuss chapters 7-13 of Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout. Despite trying his best to avoid solving the crime and just enjoy the food at this meeting of the world's greatest chefs, Nero Wolfe has been abruptly shot into the spotlight, with only hours remaining before his train home with Archie arrives. We're also joined by the creator of the Inspired By Wolfe food blog, Kirsten Wright, to talk about the fine art of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Cookbook and other pop-culture foods.
Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout - Part Two
August 27, 2019 23:52 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 7-13 of Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout. Despite trying his best to avoid solving the crime and just enjoy the food at this meeting of the world's greatest chefs, Nero Wolfe has been abruptly shot into the spotlight, with only hours remaining before his train home with Archie arrives. We're also joined by the creator of the Inspired By Wolfe food blog, Kirsten Wright, to talk about the fine art of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Cookbook and other pop-culture foods.
Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout - Part One
August 20, 2019 01:46 - 30 minutesWe discuss chapters 1-6 of Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout. Our detective Nero Wolfe and his trusty aide, Archie Goodwin, are invited to Kanawha Spa by some of the world's greatest chefs, but their food extravaganza is abruptly interrupted, when the one chef that everyone was planning to kill is murdered. Will a reluctant Wolfe even try to solve the crime? We also spoke with cozy-crime author Lucy Burdette on the fine art of food-related crime and her Key West series.