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EPISODE · Oct 21, 2025 · 23 MIN

It's Murder Time!

from Feminist Book Club: The Podcast · host www.feministbookclub.com

Grab your magnifying glass, don your monocle and trench coat, because we're talking murder mysteries today! First, Shoshana and Mariquita define the mystery genre, subgenres, and key terms. They also share some of their favorite mystery books for your TBR. Then Renee dives into her favorite sub-sub-genre of mysteries: cozy food mysteries by and about women of color. Happy reading!   Books and Resources Mentioned:   The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Maid by Nita Prose Sex, Murder, and a Double Latte by Kyra Davis Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke The Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby To Have and to Heist by Sara Desai Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker We Don't Talk About Carol by Kirsten L. Berry Murder with Peacocks by Donna Andrews The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz IQ by Joe Ide Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala Mango, Mamba, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes Against the Currant by Olivia Matthews Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku Detective Auntie by Uzma Jalaluddin Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chen      Support and follow our hosts!  Follow Shoshana: Storygraph // Instagram // Bluesky  Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads Follow Renee: Instagram // StoryGraph   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by Amarissa Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

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