The latest episode in our podcast series features a mystery featuring Sherlock Holmes's friend and confidant Dr. John H. Watson. This time around, Dr. Watson travels to coal-mining country in northern Wales to investigate corrupt railroad baron

"The Beano" by Floyd Sullivan

Aug 18th, 2023 34m 49s

Find out what happens when a photographer gets wrapped up in a murder case involving a very famous guitar and a sports memorabilia collector. Here is "The Beano" by Floyd Sullivan, from our September/October 2021 issue.

"The Wolf and Lamb" by Joslyn Chase

Jun 2nd, 2023 41m 18s

In this episode of the AHMM podcast, Joslyn Chase takes listeners back to Victorian England to tell the thrilling tale of a woman trying to survive Jack the Ripper's 1888 killing spree. "The Wolf and Lamb" originally appeared in our May/June 20

"Five Bullet Friday" by Mary Angela Honerman

Apr 4th, 2023 28m 19s

"Five Bullet Friday" centers around the murder of Lucy Bell, an overachieving travel agency manager whose co-workers all have secrets that could drive them to kill. But did any of them do it, or did Lucy have some secrets of her own? Find out b

"Peril in Pasadena" by Edith Maxwell

Mar 15th, 2023 35m 30s

Edith Maxwell, who also writes under the name Maddie Day, is the Agatha-winning author of the Quaker Midwife Mysteries. Here, she reads her story "Peril in Pasadena" (AHMM Sept/Oct 2022), which features 1920s private eyes Dorothy Henderson and

"Kimchi Kitty" by Martin Limón

Mar 6th, 2023 1h 8m

Martin Limón's duo of military detectives George Sueño and Ernie Bascom are on the case again in "Kimchi Kitty." This time, they're trying to solve the disappearance of a Korean country music star.

"Detective Anne Boleyn" by Susan Breen

Feb 6th, 2023 37m 29s

Susan Breen reads her story from our May/June 2022 issue, "Detective Anne Boelyn," where she brings one of the most iconic figures in English history to life. Also, be sure to check out Breen's Maggie Dove series, featuring the titular Sunday s

"Term Life" by Kevin Egan

Dec 22nd, 2022 27m 13s

Kevin Egan draws on his career as a clerk in Manhattan's supreme court for many of his stories, and "Term Life," from our June 2014 issue, is another example of his mastery over crime fiction that thrills and entertains. This time, his recurrin

"Tired of Bath" by Merrilee Robson

Nov 22nd, 2022 28m 59s

This episode features Merrilee Robson's tale "Tired of Bath" from the March/April 2022 issue, which imagines what Jane Austen would experience when transported to the current day and tracks two friends—an English teacher and a filmmaker—as they

"Inquest" by Michael A. Black

Oct 31st, 2022 42m 52s

A Chicago cop heads out to the country to investigate the death of Red, an old family friend. When he arrives, he begins to wonder who's really telling the truth about the goings-on around town, especially regarding Red's death. Soon enough, th

"The Man in the Long Dark Coat" by Pat Black

Oct 17th, 2022 52m 19s

In this episode of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine's Podcast, Yorkshire-based author and journalist Pat Black reads us a thrilling murder mystery set in Glasgow, the city he originally hails from. Here is "The Man in the Long Dark Coat," fro

"Not My First Rodeo" by Bret Jones

Sep 9th, 2022 34m

Enter the world of crime, Oklahoma-style, in the latest episode of our podcast, where author Bret Jones reads his story "Not My First Rodeo," from out March/April 2022 issue.

"The Question of the Befuddled Judge" by Jeff Cohen

Nov 22nd, 2021 56m 6s

In our latest podcast episode, we feature Jeff Cohen's "The Question of the Befuddled Judge" from the May/June 2020 issue, read by the author. Jeff Cohen is the author of the humorous Double Feature and Aaron Tucker mystery series. As E.J. Copp

"The Boy Detective and the Summer of '74" by Art Taylor

Jun 25th, 2021 1h 11m

Art Taylor reads his Derringer-winning novella from the January/February 2020 issue, which is currently nominated for the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards. Taylor's book "The Boy Detective & The Summer of '74 and Other Tales of Suspense" is

"The Beast of Easedale Tarn" by James Tipton

May 18th, 2021 52m 23s

Novelist, short-story writer, and poet James Tipton reads from his series featuring Dr. John Watson in this month's podcast: "The Beast of Easedale Tarn" from the March/April 2021 issue of AHMM.

“Etta at the End of the World” by Joseph S. Walker

Mar 23rd, 2021 28m 29s

After a hiatus, our podcast series is back with a tale by Joseph S. Walker from the May/June 2020 issue. The story, which is currently nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story, is read here by the widely published short-story

"The First Tale of Roxanne" by Angela Zeman

Jul 2nd, 2020 45m 13s

In this episode, we read Angela Zeman's intriguing, meaningful, and inventive historical story "The First Tale of Roxanne," from the May 2013 issue.http://www.angelazeman.com

"A Work in Progress" by Elizabeth Zelvin

Nov 18th, 2019 33m 25s

In our newest episode, three-time Derringer Award nominee and three-time Agatha Award nominee Elizabeth Zelvin reads her story "A Work in Progress" from the May/June 2019 issue of AHMM. After the reading, she talks about the writing of this sto

"The Monitor" by Tara Laskowski

Oct 22nd, 2019 41m 47s

Just in time for Halloween, our newest podcast episode features Tara Laskowski reading her story "The Monitor"—from our April 2014 issue and reprinted in Terror at the Crossroads—and talking about her new novel, One Night Gone. Recorded at Mali

"Taking Care" by Deborah Lacy

Sep 16th, 2019 28m 30s

Deborah Lacy, short-story and nonfiction author and editor of Mystery Playground, reads her story "Taking Care" from the May/June 2018 issue and talks a bit about where she finds new authors to read. Recorded at Malice Domestic 2019.http://www.

"All God's Sparrows" by Leslie Budewitz

Jun 17th, 2019 33m 7s

Recorded at Malice 2019 in Bethesda, MD, Leslie Budewitz reads her Agatha Award-winning tale "All God's Sparrows: A Stagecoach Mary Story." After the reading, Leslie gives a historical note about the tale and answers some questions about her go

"School for Burglars" by Melodie Campbell

May 2nd, 2019 16m 7s

Two-time current Arthur Ellis nominee Melodie Campbell reads her short story "School for Burglars" from the July/August 2007 issue and talks about her comedy background. Recorded at Bouchercon 2017 in Toronto.https://funnygirlmelodie.blogspot.c

"Variable Winds" by Susan Oleksiw

Mar 8th, 2019 33m 21s

Susan Oleksiw, author of the Mellingham, MA and Anita Ray mystery series, reads her story “Variable Winds” from the October 2016 issue of AHMM. After the reading, the author talks about her writing, characters, and current projects. www.susanol

"The Truculent Avocado" by Mark Thielman

Jan 8th, 2019 41m 52s

Texas author Mark Thielman reads his story "The Truculent Avocado" from the January/February 2019 issue of AHMM and talks a bit about his writing. Recorded live at Malice Domestic 2018. http://markthielman.comhttp://malicedomestic.org

"18 1/2 Minute Gap"

Dec 11th, 2018 28m 19s

MWA Treasurer and award-winning journalist Larry Light reads his story "18 1/2 Minute Gap" from the January/February 2015 issue of AHMM and talks a bit about the inspiration for the story and how relevant the subject is today.http://www.lawrenc