Our latest podcast episode features a celebrated story from our March/April 2022. Here is Anna Scotti's "Schrodinger, Cat," a Macavity Award nominee and third place finisher in our 2022 Readers Award poll.

EPISODE 173: "Judge Not" by Twist Phelan

Mar 4th, 2024 28m 59s

We're pleased to share with you Twist Phelan's reading of "Judge Not," her highly entertaining story of a local judge who faces a serious ethical dilemma, from our May/June 2023 issue."Judge Not" reached the highly commended category in the 202

EPISODE 172: "Rendering" by Sophia Lynch

Feb 2nd, 2024 39m 27s

Our latest podcast episode features the suspenseful tale of a nude model who finds herself posing for an eccentric and rather creepy artist. Here is "Rendering" by Sophia Lynch, one of the latest entries in EQMM's Department of First Stories.

EPISODE 171: "City of Light" by Josh Pachter

Jan 2nd, 2024 35m 35s

Our latest podcast episode will whisk listeners off to Paris for an adventure filled with fine food and wine, paired with a side of revenge. Here, from our March/April 2020 issue, is "City of Light" by Josh Pachter, one of EQMM's most prolific

EPISODE 170: “Home for the Holidays” by Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Nov 30th, 2023 37m 45s

Andrew Welsh-Huggins is an accomplished author who has been nominated for Shamus, Derringer, and ITW Thriller awards. We're thrilled to feature his reading of "Home for the Holidays," a Christmastime thriller from our Jan/Feb 2020 issue, as the

EPISODE 169: "The Picardy Third" by Jacqueline Freimor

Nov 1st, 2023 37m 29s

When a murder strikes close to her granddaughter's music class, Private Investigator Jeannie Tannenbaum sets out to solve the case. Here is "The Picardy Third" by Jacqueline Freimor, originally published in our Jan/Feb 2023 issue.

EPISODE 168: "Double Fly Rocket 87" by Eli Cranor

Oct 2nd, 2023 35m 2s

Our latest podcast features the story of two former high school football stars who return to their old stomping grounds for a big payday. This is Eli Cranor's "Double Fly Rocket 87" from our January/February 2022 issue. Cranor is a former profe

EPISODE 167: “Her Upstairs” by Michael Z. Lewin

Aug 31st, 2023 38m 50s

Legendary author Michael Z. Lewin reads "Her Upstairs," his excellent story of Greek gods and cribbage from our July/August 2023 issue. Lewin is the creator of the the Albert Samson series of detective novels, the first regional series of of it

EPISODE 166: "The Knight Wizard" by Janice Law

Aug 1st, 2023 27m 53s

Our August 2023 podcast episode features "The Knight Wizard," an exciting new story in our July/August 2023 issue from frequent EQMM contributor Janice Law.

EPISODE 165: "Twos on That" by Pat Black

Jun 30th, 2023 59m 52s

Our latest podcast episode is another thrilling tale from Scottish journalist and author Pat Black, whose stories featuring Inspector Lomond have been appearing in EQMM since 2019. Here is "Twos on That" from our July/August 2023 issue.

EPISODE 164: “Hush-a-Bye, My Baby” by Anton Chekhov

Jun 1st, 2023 17m 31s

When EQMM began publication in 1941, it contained a number of reprints of classic short stories. Founding editor and genre expert Frederic Dannay believed that almost every well known author had a least one work that could be described as myste

EPISODE 163: "Rise" by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier

May 1st, 2023 1h 18m

Alana's grandmother Mavis was a fantastic cook whose johnnycakes may have been the best in the Virgin Islands. But did an old family housekeeper steal Grandma Mavis's recipe? Find out in "Rise" by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier, which appeared in our 2

EPISODE 162: "Lizzie Noel" by Charlotte Hinger

Mar 31st, 2023 40m 13s

Our latest podcast episode features the Christmastime story of a woman, her cat, and revenge served with a dash of antifreeze. Here is Charlotte Hinger's "Lizzie Noel," from our November/December 2022 issue. Hinger is currently nominated for Sp

EPISODE 161: "Shame the Devil" by Joseph Goodrich

Mar 1st, 2023 22m 27s

Joseph Goodrich is an Edgar Allan Poe Award-winning playwright whose productions have been shown from New York to San Francisco, and many other places. Goodrich also writes poetry, libretti, and short stories. "Shame the Devil" takes place in h

EPISODE 160: Two Stories by Twist Phelan

Feb 1st, 2023 29m 50s

This month, we feature the work of Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence and International Thriller Award winner Twist Phelan, who is well known for her novel series: the Pinnacle Peak mysteries and the Finn Teller spy thrillers. The aut

EPISODE 159: “What Kind of Criminal” by LaToya Jovena

Jan 3rd, 2023 23m 59s

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast is happy to release another inspired reading by one of our contributors. This time, we have a thrilling tale of art forgery and lofty aspirations that go awry. Here is "What Kind of Criminal" re

EPISODE 158: "Book Lovers" by Hollis Seamon

Dec 1st, 2022 32m 11s

The latest entry in our podcast series is a 1950s holiday story told by Hollis Seamon, a frequent contributor to EQMM whose story "Black Swallowtail" finished in third place in 2021's EQMM Reader's Award. "Book Lovers" is a story that is sure

EPISODE 157: "A Ghost for Marcy's Garden" by W.W. Mauck

Nov 1st, 2022 30m 48s

In this month's episode, W.W. Mauck—a U.S. Army veteran and Beloit College graduate who writes during the day around his night-shift job—reads his story "A Ghost for Marcy's Garden" from the Department of First Stories in our November/December

EPISODE 156: "The Light on the Lagoon" by Elizabeth Elwood

Oct 3rd, 2022 43m 12s

Elizabeth Elwood is the 2022 winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence in the short story category, for her 2021 EQMM story “Number 10 Marlborough Place.” For this episode in our podcast series she reads her story “The Light on

EPISODE 155: “Sit. Stay. Die.” by Michael Bracken and Sandra Murphy

Sep 2nd, 2022 38m

EQMM was brought into the world by two writers who collaborated on nearly every piece of fiction they wrote, Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee. This month we feature a story by two writers who have collaborated with each other several times, m

EPISODE 154: "The Man Who Read John Dickson Carr" by William Brittain

Aug 1st, 2022 11m 1s

Our fiction podcast this month is a classic by author William Brittain, who wrote for EQMM from 1964 to 1983. It’s read by EQMM author and translator Josh Pachter, who has edited three collections of William Brittain’s stories. Here is “The Man

EPISODE 153: “A Trunk Full of Illegal Fireworks” by Michael Grimala

Jun 30th, 2022 11m 35s

This month in our podcast series we feature an Independence Day story by an award-winning writer for the Las Vegas Sun who made his fiction debut in EQMM’s Department of First Stories. Just in time for July 4th, here is Michael Grimala readin

EPISODE 152: “Analogue” by Rob Osler

Jun 1st, 2022 26m 45s

This month, Rob Osler reads his 2022 Robert L. Fish Memorial Award winning story “Analogue,” from our January/February 2021 issue. The author is a business writer who recently began writing fiction; he is at work on two mystery novels. “Analogu

EPISODE 151: "The Manglik Curse" by Smita Harish Jain

May 2nd, 2022 21m 42s

To introduce our May/June 2022 issue, we bring you Smita Harish Jain's reading of her latest story, "The Manglik Curse." Jain is an accomplished author who grew up in Mumbai and now lives in Virginia. Her work has appeared in a number of anthol

EPISODE 150: "The Broken T" by Ellery Queen

Apr 1st, 2022 13m 15s

A classic from EQMM’s founding editors, Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee (writing as Ellery Queen), is read for listeners in this episode of our podcast series by EQMM managing editor Jackie Sherbow. Don’t miss the chance to solve this classi