It’s murder time! – Feminist Book Club

Grab your magnifying glass, put on your monocle and trench coat, because today we’re talking about a murder mystery! First, Shoshana and Mariquita define mystery types, subtypes, and key terms. They also shared some of their favorite mystery books for your TBR. Renee then dives into her favorite mystery subgenre: comfort food mysteries by and about women of color. Happy reading!

Books and resources mentioned:

The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

“The Mysterious Affair at Styles” by Agatha Christie

The Widow of Malabar Hills Sujata Massey

Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood

Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Nita Prose “The Maid”

Sex, Murder, and Double Lattes Kyra Davis

Bluebird, Attica Locke’s Bluebird

Princess Kjell Eriksson of Burundi

“All Sinners Bleed” by SA Cosby

Possession and Robbery by Sara Desai

Elle Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan Is Shining

Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

Patricia Wants to Hug Samantha Allen

Bat-Eater and Other Names by Kylie Lee Baker for Cora Zeng

“We Don’t Talk About Carol” by Kirsten L. Berry

Peacock Murder by Donna Andrews

“The Word Is Murder” by Anthony Horowitz

Joyd’s IQ

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

“Mangos, Mambas, and Murder” by Raquel V. Reyes

Olivia Matthews, “Against Gooseberries”

“Smart Summers and Sweet Potato Crime” by Sandra Jackson-Opoku

Uzma Jalaluddin “Detective Aunt”

“The Jinx” by Jennifer J. Chow

The Death of Dumplings by Vivien Chen

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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral lands of the Dakota people.

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