Mysteries to Die For

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Lafitte Lives by Christi Keating SumichLafitte Lives is an adventure. New Orleans 1831. Tobias Whitley, sexton at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, is a man whose zest for life has died. A responsible professional, he notices that the name plate on a crypt is failing way too soon and makes a startling discovery—a journal about pirate Jean Lafitte written by his brother, the man in the crypt. Now Tobias is on an adventure of his own to discover the truth about New Orleans most infamous resident.Bottom line: Lafitte Lives is for you if you like historical fiction ripe with adventure, intrigue, and inspiration.https://www.amazon.com/Lafitte-Lives-Orleans-Bookshop-Mystery-ebook/dp/B0GQXQ3PMK?ref_=saga_ast_ss_dsk_dpAbout Christi Keating SumichChristi Keating Sumich holds a PhD in history from Tulane University and a master’s degree in English. Her research field is seventeenth-century disease and healing. She combines her fascination with history with her love of the mystery genre into her fiction. Lafitte Lives, her debut novel, centered on her ancestor, the notorious pirate Jean Lafitte. She is also the author of the Old New Orleans Bookshop Series, mysteries featuring characters from Lafitte Lives. The Swamp Ghost is the first book in the series.Christi is also part of a writing team with her mother, Sharon Keating. They are the co-authors of Hauntingly Good Spirits: New Orleans Cocktails to Die For and The Brandy Milk Punch part of the Iconic New Orleans Cocktail Series.ChristiSumich.comOn June 11, Mysteries to Die For joins Partners in Crime Tours for a deep dive into the things that take great mysteries and make them so-so. It’s 10 Ways to Make a Mystery Mediocre. Links are in the show notes or can be found on PICT’s social and their website: partnersincrimevbt.com.Interactive Zoom session (best if you want to ask questions)... register here:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9xS1sIAETmqhVfMxHRv3NAWatch on Facebook Live > https://www.facebook.com/events/2817211571959778Watch on YouTube Live > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqA3MhbCy0M

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 10a, where mechanical is our STCKY means of death. This is Finely Ground Karma Part 1 by Jason LittleDeliberationSenior detective Pam McCarthy and newly minted detective Michelle Montoya are facing a bloody tough case, English pun fully intended. According to most, Fred “Bubba” Fitzgerald wasn’t a good guy but who disliked him enough to turn his trade against him. Here are the suspects in the order we met them:Michelle Montoya, new detective, transfer from Dallas … or is she?Manual “Q” Aldana, stringer at the plant and meth smokerStuart “Little Dipper” Matheson, dipping pool operator and meth smokerSamantha Tipton, plant HR, secretary, and new girlfriendEllie Fitzgerald, soon-to-be ex wifeAntonio, former employee, Ellie’s new fiancé, and Dahlia’s brotherDahlia, psychic and Antonio’s sisterABOUT Jason LittleJason Little is a Texas-based fiction writer known for crafting dark, suspense-driven stories with sharp twists and unforgettable endings. His work spans horror, mystery, and psychological thrillers, with a focus on stories that linger long after the final line.He is a recurring contributor to Mysteries to Die For, where his stories challenge listeners to solve the mystery before the truth is revealed.For readers who want more, Jason publishes exclusive horror stories, longer-form fiction, and behind-the-scenes content that is always written by a human, never by AI, on his Patreon at FromtheFrightVault.Now let’s just to know Jason a little more. Jack recently had the opportunity to connection with Jason and ask probing questions like only Jack can do.Mysteries to Die For is proud to have Jason as one of our episode writers. We look forward to every one of his stories, always expecting the unexpected. Again, check out his website JasonLittleWriting.com for more of Jason’s storytelling.WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Finely Ground Karma was written by Jason Little. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where pressure is our STCKY means of murder. It’s Time to Die by TG Wolff, and adaptation of The Mystery of the Downs by John Watson and Arthur J. Rees.BONUS: Mysteries to Die For is joining Partners in Crime for a special event - 10 Ways to Make your Mystery Mediocre. Whether you're a writer or a fan, you'll laugh til your belly aches and TG and Jack explore ways to take an awesome story and make it just ok.Date and Time: June 11 at 6:00 p.m. estLocation:Interactive Zoom session (best if you want to ask questions)... register here:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9xS1sIAETmqhVfMxHRv3NAWatch on Facebook Live > https://www.facebook.com/events/2817211571959778Watch on YouTube Live > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqA3MhbCy0M

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 10a, where mechanical is our STCKY means of death. This is Finely Ground Karma Part 1 by Jason LittleABOUT Jason LittleJason Little is a Texas-based fiction writer known for crafting dark, suspense-driven stories with sharp twists and unforgettable endings. His work spans horror, mystery, and psychological thrillers, with a focus on stories that linger long after the final line.He is a recurring contributor to Mysteries to Die For, where his stories challenge listeners to solve the mystery before the truth is revealed.For readers who want more, Jason publishes exclusive horror stories, longer-form fiction, and behind-the-scenes content that is always written by a human, never by AI, on his Patreon at FromtheFrightVault. Discover more of Jason’s work at JasonLittleWriting.com.WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Finely Ground Karma was written by Jason Little. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Come back next week for part 2 of Finely Ground Karma.

NOTE: Beginning May 18, Mysteries to Die For will change to a Monday morning drop date. The same mysteries and book reviews coming to you earlier in the week.Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.A note that Mysteries to Die For is moving to a Monday drop date. Beginning May 18th, look for us in your feed for your commute to work, treadmill distraction, and your daily me-time. Now, today’s featured release is The Weight of Regret by Ken HarrisThe Weight of Regret is a PI Mystery. Against his better judgement, Steve Rockfish attends his 40th high school reunion. But the past holds more bad memories than good, more adversaries than friends, and more regrets than delights. Somewhere deep within the folds of time, a murderer lurks and the blast from the past is painted blood red. Now on the case, Rockfish hunts for a killer, while the killer hunts for Rockfish.Bottom line: The Weight of Regret is for you if you like stories of unforeseen consequencesAbout Ken HarrisKen Harris spent thirty-two years with the FBI before retiring as a cybersecurity executive and turning his attention to crime fiction. His From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish series combines old-school detective grit with sharp humor and modern edge, shaped by decades of real-world experience. A New Jersey native now living on Virginia’s Northern Neck, Ken shares life with his wife, Nicolita, and their two Labradors, Shady and Chalupa Batman. When he’s not writing, he’s cheering on Philly sports, or enjoying a Montecristo cigar with a pour of Irish whiskey—soundtracked by Tool.Website: KenHarrisFiction.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/765364445807020Instagram: @KenHarrisFictionJoin us on Monday for Season 9 Stuff That Can Kill You where mechanical is our STCKY means of murder in Finely Ground Karma by Jason Little. Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Music and production are by Jack Wolff.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Guilty by Association by TG WolffGuilty by Association is legal mystery. While waiting for the results of an internal affairs hearing, Miami detective Seth Rizk returns to Indiana to repay a debt posthumously. The retired cop who once helped solve the Rizk family’s greatest tragedy has been found dead under suspicious circumstances. He leans into the resources of his twin brother Jakob, the interim attorney general for Indiana. But Seth’s sins in Miami follow him north, and Jakob is caught in the storm. His campaign team issues an ultimatum: cut ties with your brother or lose the election.Bottom line: Guilty by Association is for you if you like mysteries that are a well-blended mix of heart, brains, and tensionThe story is told from alternative points of view. Seth Rizk is a detective in Miami who faced an internal panel after rearranging the face of Detective Edward Bridges. On leave without pay, low on funds, and sick of his own company, Seth is the white night who does mind his cape getting dirty.Jakob Rizk unwillingly became the interim attorney general for Indiana and now is embroiled in a campaign to keep the job. With too many commitments, a wife pregnant with twins, and a brother in danger of losing his career, Jakob is the white knight who makes sure his cape stays the color of snow.The mystery is about the suspicious death of Captain Declan Jameson, retired. Jameson was living at a high-end rehab facility after a car accident rearranged one of his legs. After no-showing on a date, he was found days later washed up on a drainage pipe. Originally ruled an accident, Seth investigates and finds that something does stink. The trail leads straight web of fraud, theft, ambition—and a motive worth killing to protect.When this was recorded, Guilty by Association was not out. I am going to share a few excerpts from reviews of the first book, Murder on Site, that talk to the storytelling style."Perfect pacing, memorable characters, and liberal doses of danger and deception -- and humor -- will keep readers thoroughly entertained and engaged. Highly recommend." - Hall Ways Blog"I loved how the story kept making me question what justice actually means following the law or doing what is right. Overall, this book feels like one of those hidden gems which is fast-paced, thought-provoking, and hard to put down." - Sudeshna Blogs"Great characters and an intriguing murder mystery land this book on my list of top books of the year! While the subject, a tragic murder, is serious, the author works quite a bit of humor into the story through dialogue. I happily read this book in one sitting, riveted by its pages." - Guatemala Paula Loves to ReadGuilty by Association is the 2nd book in the Rizk Brothers Legal Mysteries series. This is a series where reading the first book is the best idea – not for the mystery but for the stories and backstories of the characters.Guilty by Association was released from Tule Publishing and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from online book retailers.Amazon KindleB&N NookApple BooksKoboGoogle PlayAbout TG WolffTG Wolff has never been able resist a good puzzle. With an engineer’s mind for logic and a lifelong love of mysteries, she crafts whodunnit stories that challenge readers to outsmart her detective. Her books are filled with quirky characters, red herrings, and—because she firmly believes solving (fictional) murders should be fun—a healthy dose of humor.TG earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in civil engineering, learning early to see every problem as a mystery and each solution as the answer the result of asking the right questions. That same curiosity drives her fiction, where nothing is ever accidental and every detail counts.When she’s not plotting fictional crimes, TG is a mystery reader and reviewer, and the co-creator / co-host of the whodunnit mystery podcast Mysteries to Die For. A Cleveland, Ohio native, she now lives in northeast Indiana with her husband and two sons, where dogs and mysteries are always welcome.Join my e-letter, On the Prowl. Howling into your inbox on the full moon, it's filled with puzzles, book reviews, bookish research, and fun facts. Join now at tgwolff.com.Wondering what to read after you finish Guilty by Association? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connectwith other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media – partnersincrimevbt.com.And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for Season 9 Stuff That Can Kill You. Jason Little, one of Jack’s favorite M2D4 storytellers, is up to bat. It’s Finely Ground Karma where mechanics is our STCKY means of murder.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 9, where Magnetic is our STCKY means of death. This is Magnetically Ever After by Karina BartowDELIBERATIONMinka’s family celebration has turned into a tragedy. She could use our help to catch Aunt Dahlia’s killer, give the family some closure, and hopefully keep Cassidy and Graham together. Here are the suspects in the order we met them:Graham, the drunk, already married groomSerenity, the college bestie doubling as wedding plannerLaurel, the college bestie and RNEdie, the cousin selling magnetic blingABOUT Karina BartowKarina Bartow hails from Northern Ohio. Though born with Cerebral Palsy, she’s never allowed her disability to define her. Rather, she’s used her experiences to breathe life into characters who have physical limitations, but like her, are determined not to let them stand in the way of the life they want. Her works include the four installments of The Unde(a)feated Detective Series, as well as Forgetting My Way Back to You, Wrong Line, Right Connection, and Undeveloped Memories. She may only be able to type with one hand, but she writes with her whole heart!Website: www.KarinaBartow.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karinabartowauthor/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karina.bartow/WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Magnetically Ever After was written by Karina Bartow. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where mechanical is our STCKY means of murder. It’s Finely Ground Karma by Jason Little

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is The Missing Corpse by Yasin KakandeTG Wolff ReviewThe Missing Corpse is a thriller. CIA operative Shawn Wayles has a new mission. Quietly enter Uganda and find President Joel Katila Muaji is dead or alive. Determine if he is alive, has ceded power, is being forced out, or is dead (hint: it’s door #4). Whichever it is, bring back proof. In the complicated politics of Uganda, the order is anything but simple.Bottom line: The Missing Corpse is for you if you like powerfully told, hard-hitting thrillers.The story is told from three prospectives. Shawn Wayles is the traditional hero. He is an experienced operative, educated, gutsy and bold, and is a marksman. With no dog in the race, he is determined to execute his mission without prejudice.General Mlevi Kainewaragi is Shawn’s counterpart. Son of Muaji, the middle-aged man is power hungry, dictatorial, and shrewd. He is working out of the public eye to orchestrate the next phase of Uganda’s history.Joanne Nambatya is the innocent caught in the middle. She and her sister-friend Helen Namusoke work in Uganda’s sex trade to provide for themselves and Joanne’s son. Joanne has no interest in state politics, and when her association with Shawn puts her on a kidnap list, her only goal is to survive.THE MISSING CORPSE takes us to the beautiful Ugandan countryside but also to it’s underbelly. Lovers of hard-hitting thrillers with car chases, fighting, and continuously changing odds will find a lot to sink your teeth into. Trigger warnings apply for depictions of graphic sex and sexual violence and torture.The logic stands-up in this cat-and-mouse style story. Shawn’s mission is consistent from the start, as is the General’s goal. What happens when the two collide is the thing of thrills. I have a few small questions about Joanne, but nothing that detracts from the story. The ending was very interesting from a storytelling perspective but certainly was satisfying.THE MISSING CORPSE is the second book in The General’s Project series. I have not read the first. Book 2 is set some four years later with, from what I can tell, little carrying over. Meaning readers can dive into the series here.The Missing Corpse is published by Black Writers Ink and promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from online book retailersBook Links: Amazon | Kindle | Barnes & Noble | BookShop.org | AudibleAbout Yasin KakandeYasin Kakande is an international journalist, TED Global Fellow, and author of several critically praised non-fiction books, including “Why We Are Coming” and “Slave States,” which offer fresh perspectives on immigration and geopolitics. His journalism career includes contributions to outlets such as The New York Times, Thomson Reuters, Al Jazeera, The National, and The Boston Globe. Yasin holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College and resides outside Boston.Wondering what to read after you finish The Missing Corpse? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connect with other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media – partnersincrimevbt.com.And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for Season 9 Stuff That Can Kill You. It’s episode 9 and magnetism is our STCKY means of murder in Magnetically Ever After, a Minka Avery mystery, by Karina Bartow.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and I’m here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 8, where Chemical is our STCKY means of death. This is Bedpan Alley by Ken HarrisJawnie’s vacation is starting out rough. She needs our help to make sure Ned gets to the bottom of Loretta’s death and she can get to the New Jersey shore. Here are the names in her suspect list in the order we met them:Lenny Greaves, the client, the Romeo, the horndogRicky DelVecchio, the orderly, the janitor, the pimpSiobhan “Shiv” Callahan, the disgraced cop, the head of security, the crime bossBernice Kowalski, the former BFF, the hooker, the OnlyFans starABOUT Ken HarrisKen Harris spent thirty-two years with the FBI before retiring as a cybersecurity executive and turning his attention to crime fiction. His From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish series combines old-school detective grit with sharp humor and modern edge, shaped by decades of real-world experience. A New Jersey native now living on Virginia’s Northern Neck, Ken shares life with his wife, Nicolita, and their two Labradors, Shady and Chalupa Batman. When he’s not writing, he’s cheering on Philly sports, or enjoying a Montecristo cigar with a pour of Irish whiskey—soundtracked by Tool.Website: KenHarrisFiction.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/765364445807020Instagram: @KenHarrisFiction

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre. éToday’s featured release is The Forbidden Heiress by Gledé Browne-KabongoThe Forbidden Heiress is a psychological thriller. Sabree Warner is simply brilliant. With a PhD in medicinal chemistry and postdoctoral fellowship focusing on cancer, you would think she’s on the top of the world. But her mother, her only family, has just died and she’s unemployed, her inbox filled with rejections. And then Montague Pharmaceuticals calls. It’s her dream job … but then nightmares are dreams too.Bottom line: The Forbidden Heiress is for you if you like slow-burn suspense and multi-faceted storiesThe Forbidden Heiress is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from on-line book retailers.Amazon https://pictbooks.tours/OOkG7g6gKindle https://pictbooks.tours/aGrBzLmZB&N https://pictbooks.tours/a2IOHRffApple https://pictbooks.tours/NzrhTQmKAbout Gledé Browne-KabongoGledé Browne Kabongo writes twisty, unputdownable psychological thrillers about resilient women navigating dark secrets, deadly lies, and impossible choices. A multiple award-winning indie author, her books resonate best with readers who enjoy thrillers with complex characters, dark secrets, multiple deceptions and betrayals, unforgettable twists, and intellectual and emotional engagement.Catch Up With Gledé Browne Kabongo:www.GledeKabongo.comGoodreadsBookBub – @GledBrowneKabongoInstagram – @authorgledekabongoFacebook – @gledekabongoauthorWondering what to read after you finish The Forbidden Heiress? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connect with other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media – partnersincrimevbt.com.And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for Season 9 Stuff That Can Kill You and our next original whodunnit. It’s Bedpan Alley by Ken Harris where chemical is our sticky means of murder.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 7, where biologic is our STCKY means of death. This is A Cast of Crabs by Larry M. KeetonDELIBERATIONDrake is up to his gills in this one. No one on board (and few on land) liked Ronald “Lep O” Dunne. Drake needs our help to determine if Lep O died accidentally or, if on purpose, who helped him along. Here are the men on the Debra Anne in the order we met them:Capt. Sigurd, crab boat owner and operatorGull, first mate and friend for over 20 yearsHammer, engineer, Native American, and former copHere’s what Drake knows:• On the voyage back after a successful crab harvest, Lep O was found in one of the king crab holds. The crabs devoured him. His skull had a large fracture.• The official investigation ruled the death accidental. Under federal jurisdiction, the victim’s family can sue, which Sarah, Capt. Sigurd’s daughter, did.• Capt. Sigurd’s granddaughter, Sarah’s daughter, Debbie, married Lep O while away at college. Lep O assaulted Debbie, but she refused to press charges.• Capt Sigurd hired the man on to separate him from his granddaughter. Sigurd admitted that if Lep O hadn’t died in the hold, he would have thrown him overboard.Capt. Sigund acknowledged negligence in his statement to Drake, saying the hold was open, so he accepted responsibility.Gull is the crane operator who handles moving the pots and placing the steel covers over the crab holds. The last time he saw Lep O, the man was crossing the street.Gull claims the title of Debbie’s “adopted uncle.” He thought little of his nephew-in-law.Hammer, a Native American, has been with Sigurd for 2-years, since quitting law enforcement. As the engineer, he’s responsible for the boat’s seaworthiness. The last time he saw Lep O was inside the bar accosting a waitress.Hammer had suspected Lep O was stealing native art. This was confirmed when he found a head piece in a box marked as frozen bait.Sigurd claims he was in his cabin at the time Lep O went into the hold.Lep O had been cleaning the hold in which he died. It was still open when he went ashore to the nearby bar. He hit on and then assaulted a waitress. Hammer had arrived by that point and intervened, putting Lep O into a chokehold. A knife fight nearly broke out.Lep O left the bar and didn’t show up for work the next morning.Was Lep O’s death a not-so-sad accident or who did the definitely on purpose?ABOUT Larry M. KeetonRetired Army Officer and local county official, Larry M. Keeton has plenty of unique characters and situations upon which to base his stories. 53 years of marriage to his watercolorist wife has provided him with ample lessons of dialogue better suited for the printed page. His works have appeared in Mystery Magazine, and Seasons 7 and 8 of Mysteries to Die For, and the 2024 Derringer Nominated Anthology, Larceny and Last Chances. He thanks Merle Knapp for his expertise in Alaskan fishing industry. His website is https://larrykeetonwriter.com.WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. A Cast of Crabs was written by Larry M. Keeton. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where chemicals is our STCKY means of murder. It’s Bedpan Alley by Ken Harris

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is KILLER TRACKS by Mary KeliikoaKILLER TRACKS is a cop thriller. Sheriff Jax Turner heads out of Mysty Pines for a romantic week at a private mountain getaway. Deputy Rachel Killian is left in charge and eager to prove herself to the man who is like an uncle to her and to the rest of the team. But the week isn’t what either of them expect when a serial killer walks out of prison and goes on a hunt for the one who put him there.Bottom line: KILLER TRACKS is for you if you like your thrills high tension, high stakes, and high altitudes.About Mary KeliikoaEighteen years in the legal field, and an over-active imagination, led Pacific NW native Mary Keliikoa to start writing mystery and suspense. She is the author of the domestic thriller DON'T ASK, DON'T FOLLOW, the award-winning HIDDEN PIECES and DEADLY TIDES, A Misty Pines mystery series, and the PI Kelly Pruett mystery series including the multi-award nominated DERAILED for best debut. Her short stories can be found in Woman’s World and the anthology, Peace, Love, and Crime.Catch Up With Mary Keliikoa:MaryKeliikoa.comInstagram – @mary.keliikoa.authorFacebook – @[email protected] what to read after you finish KILLER TRACKS? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connectwith other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media – partnersincrimevbt.com.And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for Season 9 Stuff That Can Kill You where it’s all about the weapons. Biological is our STCKY means of murder in A Cast of Crabs by Larry M. Keeton.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 6, where Electricity is our STCKY means of death. This is Charbroiled by Jim Winter.Teasdale has a crispy critter on his hands, a victim of his own stupidity. But who is he? Teasdale needs our help to put a name on the toe tag. The potential victim, in the order they were mentioned, are:• Hunter Marsh, drywaller• Randy Overton, drywaller• Toby Zyan, electricianHere’s what Teasdale knows:During a Lake Erie storm, someone decided to tamper with the substation feeding Buckland Township. Responding to the outage, the utility crew discovered the body of a person killed by arc flash. There are no visually identifying features remaining.Next to the body was a gold ring. It was determined to belong to Hunter MarshA pick-up truck found near to the substation belonged to Randy Overton, a dry wall installer who is reported to be terrified of electricityA separate pick-up truck was found off a state route. It was filled with five dead animals, a case of cheap beer, and an oversized box of chips. The truck traced back to Hunter Marsh.The Dupree Crew was suspected of orchestrating burglaries at homes where Dupree’s construction crew worked. The crew’s MO was to go in while the residents were gone, steal tools, alcohol, and snacks, the lock up behind them.Caretaker Culpepper was checking on his client’s houses when he found four generators were disabled. Only the house of the star basketball player was broken into.Dupree reported that they were planning to burgle the four homes when Marsh wanted to back out. Overton took Marsh’s ring telling him he could have it back when the jobs were done.Who is Teasdale’s crispy critter?Jim Winter is a software developer and vinyl addict from Cincinnati. He is married to a blessed woman who tolerates his love of LPs. He is the author of the Celloverse series, which includes the Holland Bay novels and Eric Teasdale stories.Website: https://jimwinterbooks.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimWinterCrime WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website https://m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Charbroiled was written by Jim Winter. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where biologic is our STCKY means of murder. It’s A Cast of Crabs by Larry M. Keeton

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff Jack Wolff and am here with myself Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Murder On Site by TG WolffTG Wolff ReviewMurder On Site is legal mystery.Jakob Rizk never expected to become Indiana’s acting attorney general. Two weeks in, he’s losing sleep, battling a ruthless rival, and under pressure to prosecute a young engineer for the murder of a hard-nosed inspector famous for rooting out corruption. But with scant evidence and clear signs of political interference, the case is a minefield. When his twin brother Seth, a Miami cop hiding secrets of his own arrives unexpectedly, Jakob puts him to work. Together, the brothers must unravel a web of greed and deception, to find justice for a good woman.Bottom line: Murder On Site is for you if you like A fast-paced mystery with thoroughly enjoyable characters, engaging plot, and the right mix of seriousness and levity – Goodreads ReviewerGoodreads and Bookbub reviewers overall said“The twins take this from a good mystery to a fabulous book… this one is a can’t miss.” And that they “Absolutely loved the interaction between the brothers… I was brought in from the first page.”Twins Jakob and Seth are our storytellers. Amazon, Goodreads, and BookBub reviewers said “The dynamic between the twins is the real hook — humor, warmth, and heart in a serious story.” “I loved their antics, their bond, and the way they care for each other and make each other better.” and “Their chemistry adds depth and humor, making the story both entertaining and memorable.”And when it came to the mystery, which you know is my mom’s thing, Bookbub reviewers said“A political legal mystery full of danger, intrigue, and corruption.” And “Clues and red herrings unfold methodically, leading to a satisfying conclusion.”Murder On Site was released from Tule Publishing and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available direct from Tule as well as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, and Kobo.Availabel from : https://tulepublishing.com/books/murder-on-site/About TG WolffTG Wolff writes mysteries meant to be solved. She specializes in puzzles and giving you everything you need to beat the detective to the solution. Diverse characters mirror the complexities of real life and real people, balanced with a healthy dose of entertainment. TG Wolff holds a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, which gives her no background in writing but was an excellent training ground for mystery solving.Tgwolff.comWondering what to read after you finish Murder On Site? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connectwith other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media – partnersincrimevbt.com.And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for Season 9 Stuff That Can Kill You. Electricity is our sticky means of murder in Charbroiled by Jim Winter.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 5, where gravity is our STCKY means of death. This is Flat by Robert J. BinneyHenri has real motivation to put his state certificate to use. He’s accused of helping developer Austin Coleman go splat. He needs our help if he’s going to avoid being sentenced to life in prison orange. Here are his suspects in the order we met them:Carl, construction site foremanDesiree Normandy, ex-wife #1Crystal Watters, almost ex-wife #2Quentin Lockwood, Commissioner and candidate for governorWesley Brownstein, one-man protesterABOUT Robert J. BinneySeattle screenwriter Robert J. Binney has chronicled Henri’s adventures previously on Mysteries to Die For. His essays on being the butt of Jimmy Carter’s jokes, joyriding with the Salt Lake City police, find-ing career advice in the Himalayas, and hanging with Peter Frampton have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, the Kelp Journal, and more. “Restoration Software” was recently featured in Level Best Books’ The Best Private Eye Stories of 2025. He is a regular contributor to Thrill Ride magazine and the Starlite Pulp Review. A former titan of industry with movie-star good looks, he holds an MBA from Emory University and an MFA from UC Riverside.Website: www.ThirdActMedia.comFacebook: RJBinneyInstagram: RJBinneyWRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Flat was written by Robert J. Binney. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where electricity is our STCKY means of murder. It’s Charbroiled by Jim Winter.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Zigzag Girl by Ruth Knafo SettonTG Wolff ReviewZigzag Girl is mystery suspense. It’s opening night for Magician Lucy Moon and her partners Van and Stormie, who are as close as sisters. Amid the bright lights and sparkle of illusion, murder lurks. Performing the sawing a woman illusion, Lucy lifts the lid to enter, when she finds the space is already taken. Her best friend, a black rose, a prop that has killed before—no, Lucy is not going to leave this one to the cops.Bottom line: Zigzag Girl is for you if you like your illusions, suspense, mystery twisted together with a sprinkling of Irish magic.The Zigzag Girl was released from Black Spring Crim and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.https://www.amazon.com/ZigZag-Girl-Ruth-Knafo-Setton/dp/1917788037About Ruth Knafo SettonRuthSetton.comBorn in Morocco and raised in the Lehigh Valley, Ruth Knafo Setton is the author of the novel, The Road to Fez (Counterpoint Press). Her honors include awards and fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts, PEN, CineStory, Nimrod, Cutthroat, Writer’s Digest, and residencies at Hedgebrook, Yaddo, MacDowell, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She is a multi-genre author whose fiction, creative nonfiction, screenplays, and poetry have won many awards and appeared in journals and anthologies. A former Fiction Editor of Arts & Letters, she has taught Creative Writing and Multicultural Literature at Lehigh University and on Semester at Sea.Wondering what to read after you finish Zigzag Girl? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connectwith other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media – partnersincrimevbt.com.And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for the next original story in Season 9 Stuff That Can Kill You. Robert J. Binney and hairstylist extraordinaire Henry Beauchamp are back in the morgue with FLAT, where gravity is the STCKY means of murder.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 4, where chemical is our STCKY means of death. This is Huey and Madelyn, Dead Heat by Wil A. EmersonDetective Farrell has a strange case on his desk. He needs our help if he’s going to move the case of Huey and Madelyn to the closed pile. Here are the people involved in the case in the order we met them:Huey McPherson, accountant, dead guyMadelyn McPherson, insurance clerk, dead galAlexia Finkbeiner, Huey’s boss and mistressTula Cunningham, Madelyn’s bossWalter Duggan, hardware store ownerMrs. Doyle, put out neighborMickey, unhappy lawn boyABOUT Wil A. EmersonWil A. Emerson is a Reg. Nurse turned full time writer. She’s lived throughout the U.S. and spent a few years in Europe, too. Her stories feature people she’s met on her travels. A novel for women’s fiction was her first sale, but her characters kept telling more deadly tales. Thus, a long list of releases appeared with the dead or deadly as main characters. When her muse rests, she paints. No idle fingers. Look for her work in Crimeucopia or Black Cat Weekly.Website: https://www.wilemersonFacebook: https://facebook.com/wila.emersonWRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Huey and Madelyn, Dead Heat was written by Wil A. Emerson. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where gravity is our STCKY means of murder. It’s FLAT by Robert J. Binney

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is The Haunting of Emily Grace by Elena TaylorTG Wolff ReviewThe Haunting of Emily Grace is a suspense. Emily Grace Turner is a master carpenter, single woman, and grieving mother. As she claws her way out of grief, depression, and the drugs meant to numb the former, she is given an opportunity to complete the carpentry on a one-of-a-kind home. But nearly from the start, she and the home’s owner, Cameron Lang, are plagued by unexplained happenings. With Cameron’s wife, Katrina, missing for a year and accusation of her murder as well as the sudden appearance of his estranged (and strange) daughter, Emily Grace has many reasons to think things aren’t as they seem. And unraveling them may just be her path to salvation.Bottom line: The Haunting of Emily Grace is for you if you like psychologically intense suspense where seeing isn’t believing.About Elena TaylorElena Taylor spent several years working in theater as a playwright, director, designer, and educator before turning her storytelling skills to novels. Her first series, the Eddie Shoes Mysteries, written under Elena Hartwell, introduced a quirky mother/daughter crime fighting duo.With the Sheriff Bet Rivers Mysteries, Elena returned to her dramatic roots to bring readers more serious and atmospheric novels. The Haunting of Emily Grace is Elena’s first standalone suspense novel. Her favorite place to be is at Paradise, the property she lives on south of Spokane, Washington, with her equines, dogs, cats, and hubby.www.ElenaTaylorAuthor.com

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 3, where motion is our STCKY means of death. This is Occupational Hazard by KM RockwoodClint is paid to make fiberglass, not solve mysteries, but he’s in the middle of this one. He’s relying on us and Detective Conrad to get him back into safe harbor. Here is a list of the people working Clint’s shift in the order we met them:Hank, not quite a bossMargie, the hot end techGonzo, the forklift operatorJulio, the dispatcherABOUT KM RockwoodKM Rockwood draws on a varied background for stories, among them working as a laborer in a steel fabrication plant, operating glass melters and related equipment in a fiberglass manufacturing facility, and supervising an inmate work crew in a large medium security state prison. These jobs, as well as work as a special education teacher in an alternative high school and a GED teacher in county detention facilities, provide most of the background for novels and short stories.Website: kmrockwood.comWRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website https://m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Occupational Hazard was written by KM Rockwood. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where chemical is our STCKY means of murder. It’s Huey & Madeline, Dead Heat by Wil A. Emerson.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and I'm here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Who Killed One the Gun by Gigi LittleWho Killed One the Gun is a cozy noir. Third-rate PI One the Gun is one minute from dead. Just as he realizes his time is up, he wakes up back in his head. Two the True Blue is by his side, but the question remains who made One die. Now as the day runs on repeat, One must find his killer or die in defeat.Bottom line: Who Killed One the Gun is for you if you like your noir more witty than grittyWho Killed One the Gun was released from FOREST AVENUE PRESS and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Gigi LittleGigi Little is a freelance book designer and a longtime bookseller. She’s the editor of the popular anthology City of Weird and the art director of the picture book A Tree of My Own. Her writing can be found in journals and anthologies including Portland Noir, Spent, Dispatches from Anarres, and The Magic We Miss. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, fine artist Stephen O’Donnell.www.GigiLittle.com

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.This is Episode 2, where pressure is our STCKY means of death. This is Walking the Grain by H.K. SladeDELIBERATIONDetective Friday Hampton has heard and seen enough to know that Greg Vester’s death was not a tragic accident but murder. She needs our help to separate the beans from the hull. Here are her suspects in the order that we’ve met them:Ted Brunner, farm owner and family patriarchMarty Brunner, eldest sonLittle Jimmy Brunner, youngest sonCarolyn Brunner, daughter who was dumped by GregABOUT H.K. SladeH.K. Slade is a writer living in North Carolina who specializes in police procedurals with occasional forays into horror and science fiction. When not writing or playing with his dogs, he spends his time designing an elaborate custom game each year for Halloween. You can find more of Friday Hampton’s adventures in Mystery Weekly, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and multiple anthologies. You can also find links to these other stories his website, hkslade.com.Website: hkslade.comFacebook: hkslade.writer

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Featured release is FOREWARNED by Tracy S. PhillipsFOREWARNED is a suspense. It’s the summer of 1976 in Carlson, Indiana and the lives of two teens intertwine in a way that will change both their lives forever. Still reeling from her parents’ divorce, 15-year old Daphne Post sees the family next door as having everything she doesn’t. But Lara Vaughn is tired of doing what her parents expect and is working to break out of the box she was born into. Daphne senses tragedy is about to fall but who will be the dead and who will be the guilty.Bottom line: FOREWARNED is for you if you like Americana suspense with a whisper of the paranormal and historical fiction.At its heart, this suspense is built around skewed ideals and what happens when the veils fall. The story opens on Daphne’s 15th birthday, the day her family arrives at her grandmother’s lake home. It’s the first summer without her father, the first summer after the divorce. Daphne blames her mother and has gone to calling her by her first name. She’s trapped in a house with her mother and aunt, brother and two cousins, all younger. What from the outside looks like teen angst and defiance masks heartbreak and anger. Daphne looks to the house next door and sees the “perfect” family – society leading mother, uber successful father, three popular kids.The Vaughn family does look perfect, but behind the screen is a father in a political role obsessed with appearances and control, a mother who lives for society life (and her tennis instructor), an older brother who has been all but cut off for not falling in line with his career, and a younger brother who figured out how to suck up to his father. That leaves Lara, queen of the popular girls, utterly miserable. She’s expected to go to college, get her Mrs. degree, and land a ladder climbing husband. Lara dreamed of a modeling career.As Daphne joins the partying Vaughn siblings, its clear everything is not merry and well. Daphne has been able to see images of the future when she touches others. Her senses are working overtime with the Vaughns and her mother’s too slick new boyfriend. Daphne sees enough to know dark days are coming and someone won’t survive but she doesn’t know who, and she has no one to talk to about it.The central characters are between 15 and 25 years old, and is classified as a Young Adult novel, but this is really a story for suspense readers of any age. The struggles the kids face are universal – the grass is always greener … until you climb the fence and realize its been spray painted.In all genres, there is a spectrum from light to heavy, for suspense, we’re going to use nail biters. FOREWARNED is at the lighter end and I give it two nail biters. The tension is high enough to keep the pages rapidly turning.The setting back in 1976 does give a flashback of Americana and the prospective of an upper class. For children of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, its filled with little “I remember that” treats. I loved Philips “product placement” naming brands and foods that were part of my childhood including Bottle Caps, wax candy bottles, Necco Wafers, and Bubble Yum. For children of the 80s and on, it paints a picture of American society and the gains women have made in divorce, education, and careers.The logic in this one stands up well. It is a straightforward story with Daphne and Lara being true to their characters. I personally would have like to see the paranormal be more of a story element. Daphne’s “sensing” popped up regularly and acted to build the suspense, but she didn’t use it as a tool to direct or control the story line prior to the inevitable unfolding.FOREWARNED was an enjoyable read. Readers who enjoy light suspect, stories set in historic Americana, and dramatic tension between being who you are and what is expected of you will find a lot to savor.FOREWARNED was released from 3 Elements Publishing and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Tracy S. PhillipsAward winning author, Tracey S. Phillips has played the piano since age three. She considers herself a serial artist who is an avid gardener, musician, piano teacher, artist, and author. She writes psychological thrillers and romantic suspense. BEST KEPT SECRETS won a Hugh Holton Award and she is a two-time finalist for the Claymore Award. In 2020 she created Blackbird Writers, a community of like-minded mystery authors. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and like some of her characters, she occasionally speaks with spirits on the other side.www.TraceySPhillips.com

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You. This is Episode 1, where chemicals is our STCKY means of death. This is Phidias Quinn and the Butterfly’s Wing by Erica ObeyDELIBERATIONPhidias Quinn has more than the Watchers to worry about with someone suffocating Hank. He needs our help to solve Hank’s murder so he can get back to the butterflies. Here are the people in the Crystal Cave of the Watchers in the order we met them:Eunice / Crystal Barre, the hot, wannabe starletProfessor Theobold / Artie Mills, who keeps losing his linesLady Cartwright / Delores del Marimba, Hank’s almost ex-wifePeg, the workaholic script girl and Mel’s secret weaponMel Moskowitz, B-movie director extraordinaire Dr. Mylo E. Christos, supposed entomologistAngry father / Mike Howe, guy who found the bodyABOUT Erica ObeyThere are three places you can find Erica Obey when she isn’t writing: Pottering in her garden; out on the trail, looking for birds; or taking Trivia Night far too seriously at a local establishment. She is the author of The Brooklyn North Murder, the first full-length Watson & Doyle mystery, as well as five other novels set in the Hudson Valley, including the award-winning The Curse of the Braddock Brides. Erica is the Past President of the MWA-NY chapter, and a frequent reviewer and judge. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and published academic work on female folklorists before she decided she’d rather be writing the stories herself.Website: www.ericaobey.com Facebook: EricaObeyAuthorInstagram: EricaObey

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Maximum Pressure by Sheila LoweTG Wolff ReviewMaximum Pressure is an amateur sleuth mystery. Handwriting expert Claudia Rose is headed to her 25-year high school reunion and a cold case. Lucy Valentine was a junior when she walked out of the high school and was never seen again … but she did leave a note. Now, her ex-boyfriend and current filmmaker Matt Macedo is making a documentary and enlisting Claudia’s help. As they start interviewing people, the reluctant witnesses reveal there was much more going on than a girl unhappy at school.Bottom line: Maximum Pressure is for you if you like cold case mysteries where there is more than meets the eye.Maximum Pressure was released from Write Choice Ink and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Sheila LoweSheila Lowe is a forensic handwriting examiner, author, and educator with over fifty years of experience decoding the written word. Her nonfiction books include Reading Between the Lines: Decoding Handwriting and her memoir, Growing From the Ashes. In the bestselling Forensic Handwriting suspense series, Sheila’s real-world expertise drives unforgettable fiction as she bridges science and mystery with every stroke of the pen. Her Beyond the Veil paranormal suspense series features a woman who talks to dead people.SheilaLoweBooks.comWondering what to read after you finish Maximum Pressure? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connection with other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media - links are in the show notes.And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for Mysteries to Die For and the start of season 9. It’s all about the means of murder with Stuff That Can Kill You or STCKY. Erica Obey leads us off with Phidias Quinn and the Butterfly’s Wing where chemical is the STCKY means of murder.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Crime Writer by Vinnie HansenTG Wolff ReviewCrime Writer is a suspense. Writer Zoey Kozinski is looking for inspiration for her next crime fiction novel and she’s hoping to find it in a ride along with Playa Maria PD Officer Stan Austin. She gets more than she bargained for when Austin pulls over a sedan for a broken tail light and ends up the victim of a shooting. Zoey is a witness to the violent crime. The police want to hear what she knows … while the shooter wants to silence her. Permanently.Bottom line: Crime Writer is for you if you like cat-and-mouse suspense in a small-town settingCrime Writer was released from Level Best Books and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Vinnie HansenA Claymore and Silver Falchion finalist, Vinnie Hansen is the author of the Carol Sabala mystery series, the novels LOSTART STREET, ONE GUN, and CRIME WRITER, as well as over seventy published short works.She is a member of Mystery Writers of American, Sisters in Crime, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society. A retired high-school English teacher, she lives with her husband and the requisite cat in Santa Cruz, CA.www.vinniehansen.com

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and I’m here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.Our social media is alive and kicking. Check out Instagram @mysteriestodiefor (all spelled out) and on Facebook @m2d4podcast for the pulse on the shows happenings. And explore our website, M2D4Podcast.com for all our episodes and authors.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 23, something is the featured crime. This is Detective Connolly Gets Filmed in 4K by Jack WolffWell, Connolly’s gotten himself into another fine mess. He knows Danny Slaw is the bad guy…but what’s his crime?Kidnapping, ’cause there’s a missing personSmuggling, ’cause there’s a tunnelMenacing, ’cause there’s a creepy houseCoercion, ’cause something’s scaring SilvaConspiracy, ’cause Danny isn’t working aloneHere’s what Connolly (thinks) he knows:Husband and father Marvin Young disappeared from Mackinac Island. He was last seen going into an abandoned house after an argument with his wife. Recently, there have been Marvin sightings. Locals think it’s his ghost.Marvin had a good friend, Jenna, who worked on the docks. She left Mackinac shortly after Marvin disappeared, and showed up in Montana.Deputy Dippersby shared the file with Connolly. Dorthy called Shaw to let him know Connolly was investigating.Almost a year after Marvin disappeared, Danny Shaw arrived on the island with a grant to make a documentary about Marvin.Silva Young admits to arguing with Marvin. He wanted to turn their spare bedroom into an art studio while she wanted it for soon-to-come baby.In the old house, Connolly is warned against going into the basement because Deputy Dippersby said it could collapse. Connolly discovers a tunnel in the basement. When he investigates, Shaw locks him in. It leads to a harbor.Turn up the collar on your trenchcoat and decide: What do we collar Shaw for?ABOUT Jack WolffJack Wolff is a Ball State University student studying Media Production and Music Recording. He has been podcasting for five years now, and has written a number of short stories for the Mysteries To Die For show. When he’s not podcasting, he is teaching marching percussion to high schoolers, writing and shooting films for his own enjoyment, or playing with his psychopathic border collie puppy. You can follow him on instagram at @wackjolff, that’s jack wolff with the first letters of his first and last name flipped around, or if you are bored and want to email with him, don’t worry, he’s bored too, and can be found at [email protected], that’s [email protected]. On January 9, Season 9 Stuff That Can Kill You begins dropping. It will be all about the weapons but not trite guns and knives. We’re talking about murders done using gravity, motion, mechanical, electrical, pressure, sound, radiation, biological, chemical, and temperature. Be sure to join in … it’s gonna get messyWRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our NEW website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Detective Connolly Gets Filmed in 4K was written by Jack Wolff. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then we will be back in January with Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is The Long Shadow of Murder by Eleanor KuhnsTG Wolff ReviewThe Long Shadow of Murder is an amateur sleuth mystery. Seven children—soon to be eight—and a large farm Will keep Rees busy, but he still has time for murder. A visitor to Durham, Maine is missing. Rees and Rouge, the tavern owner and constable, find the man’s body in a valley outside of town with his wallet and his jewelry intact, the search is on in Durham and the nearby Shaker community of Zion. When another body is found and then a third, the question is what connects the victims and will lead to a killer.Bottom line: The Long Shadow of Murder is for you if you like whodunnit mysteries immersed in historical fiction. The Long Shadow of Murder is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Eleanor KuhnsEleanor Kuhns is the 2011 winner of the Minotaur/Mystery Writers of America first novel prize for A Simple Murder. The Long Shadow of Murder is the twelfth in that series. She also has written a Bronze Age Crete series.A lifelong librarian, she transitioned to full time writing at the start of the pandemic. She lives in upstate New York with her husband and her dog.Catch Up With Eleanor Kuhns: www.Eleanor-Kuhns.comWondering what to read after you finish The Long Shadow of Murder? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connection with other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media - links are in the show notes.And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for the last episode in Season 8 Anything but Murder. It’s Detective Connolly Gets Filmed in 4k by Jack Wolff where, well, Connolly is still trying to figure out what the murderless crime was.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.Our social media is alive and kicking. Check out Instagram @mysteriestodiefor (all spelled out) and on Facebook @m2d4podcast for the pulse on the shows happenings. And explore our website, M2D4Podcast.com for all our episodes and authors.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 19, cyberbulling is the featured crime. This is Toxic by Robert J. BinneyABOUT CyberbullyingThe first known use of the term “cyberbully” was in 1998 according to Merriam Webster. The formal definition is “the electronic posting of mean spirited messages about a person (such as a student) often done anonymously.” Research and stories are often focused on children and teens, but also happens to adults, just as it did to Hope and Henri. From Very Well Mind comes this list of cyberbully types:• Flaming or roasting – using language including insults, to solicit an emotional response – common in politics• Outing – sharing personal / embarrassing information• Trolling – content including comments with the goal of creating division and chaos• Name calling – says it all• Spreading false rumors• Sending explicit images or messages – without the consent of the victim• Cyber stalking / harassing / physical threats – repeatedly target the same person / peopleCyberbullying causes real injury to victims. From mental health incidents to PTSD to suicidal thoughts, cyberbullies can completely disrupt victims lives. Sadly, there are too many examples of cyberbullying being linked to victim’s suicides including Megan Meier (13), Tyrone Unsworth (13) Amanda Todd (15), Choi Jin-Ri aka Sulli (15), Phoebe prince (16), Rehtaeh Parsons (17), Tyler Clementi (19), Hana Kimura (22), Kelly Fraser (26).The US Department of Health and Human Services maintains the website stopbullying.gov with resources and support for victims, kids, parents, and teachers. All states require schools to intercede when cyberbullying is reported. Check out stopbullying.gov to recognize signs of the abuse in children and teens. Support for adults can be found from the Cyberbullying research Center at cyberbullying.orgWhile more attention is given to children and teens, adults are just as vulnerable. The Cyberbullying Research Centers offers resources, references to laws, research, and advice including the importance of documenting everything, utilizing the terms of use for the social media – most prohibit harassment – to intervene, and, importantly (and probably most difficult) do not retaliate. While it might feel good, it could work against you as you pursue legal and other remedies. Legal coverage may come from other laws, such as menacing which was the subject of our Halloween episode, Audubon’s Ghost.https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-ithttps://www.verywellmind.com/the-psychology-of-cyberbullying-5086615https://cyberbullying.org/advice-for-adult-victims-of-cyberbullyingABOUT Robert J. BinneySeattle screenwriter Robert J. Binney has chronicled Henri’s adventures previously on Mysteries to Die For. His essays on being the butt of Jimmy Carter’s jokes, joyriding with the Salt Lake City police, find-ing career advice in the Himalayas, and hanging with Peter Frampton have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, the Kelp Journal, and more. “Restoration Software” was recently featured in Level Best Books’ The Best Private Eye Stories of 2025. A former titan of industry with movie-star good looks, he holds an MBA from Emory University and an MFA from UC Riverside.Website: www.ThirdActMedia.comFacebook: RJBinneyInstagram: RJBinney

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Silent Killer by Tracy Burnett and Ross WeilandSilent Killer is a suspense thriller. Special Agent Gordon Stone with the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation is on loan to a terrorism joint task force led by the FBI. After weeks of being relegated to grunt tasks, he’s finally got his own case and it’s in his field of expertise—wholesale food. His target is Jummal Adeyami, vice president of a grocery chain who is exhibiting behavior odd enough to send up red flags on the terror watch. While Stone is ordered to shut the investigation down, he’s sure there’s more to the story. Is it enough to save him from insubordination charges? There’s only one way to find out. Bottom line: Silent Killer is for you if you like intellectual thrillers where questions aren’t as simple as black and white.About Tracy Burnett and Ross WeilandTracy Burnett began his law enforcement career as a Deputy Sheriff at the Palm Beach County, Florida Sheriff’s Department. His next stop was with the Drug Enforcement Administration where he became a special agent and went through training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia as well as DEA US Army Ranger Training. That began a 25-year federal law enforcement career leading investigations on behalf of the US Departments of Justice, State, and Defense, among others, working both domestically and around the globe. Tracy now works as an Adjunct Professor for the School of Public Affairs in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University in Washington, DC.Ross Weiland was a journalist in New York City before attending law school and joining the US Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps in 1998. He served as a prosecutor, criminal appeals attorney, and civil litigator in the Navy before transitioning to federal civil service where he spent 21 years in the Office of Inspector General community as counsel, investigator, and senior executive at the National Archives, Department of Defense, and NASA. Ross now works as an administrative executive supporting oversight and law enforcement in the private sector in Washington, DC.Wondering what to read after you finish Silent Killer? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connection with other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media - www.partnersincrime.com.And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for Season 8 Anything but Murder. It’s the treat every Thanksgiving weekend needs – that hairdresser extraodinare Henri Beauchamp is back! Cyberbullying is the murderless crime in Toxic by Robert J. Binney

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and I’m here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.Our social media is alive and kicking. Check out Instagram @mysteriestodiefor (all spelled out) and on Facebook @m2d4podcast for the pulse on the shows happenings. And explore our website, M2D4Podcast.com for all our episodes and authors.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 21, home burglary is the featured crime. This Karen and the Cul-De-Sac Caper by Kyra JacobsAbout home burglaryLet’s start with the difference between robbery and burglary. Robbery is stealing from a person using force or fear. It can occur anywhere and is classified as a violent crime. Burglary is unlawful entry of a structure—a home, a hotel, a bank, etc. There is no confrontation between the bad guy and a person. This is considered a property crime. In looking for examples, actors, athletes, and other rich and famous have become targets of organized rings. Some of the cases are burglary with the bad guys breaking in while the homes were empty. Other are robberies where the owners were at home, some with their children. Sadly, some victims were held at gun point or threatened with other violence while others hid or fled their homes. In February, 2025, the Justice Department unsealed indictments against 7 Chilean Nationals charging them with conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property associated with the burglarization of the homes of professional athletes around the county. We’ve included a link in the show notes to an episode of Inside the FBI Podcast, intercepting the South American Theft Group.Inside the FBI PodcastABOUT Kyra Jacobshttp://www.kyrajacobsbooks.com/Kyra Jacobs is an extroverted introvert who’s always called Indiana home. Growing up in the Midwest means she’s well-versed in fickle weather, pork tenderloins that don’t fit on a bun, and sarcasm. Fueled by caffeine and funny memes, she weaves humor and chaos into her stories, which range from sweet romance to mysteries and even fantasy. Be sure to stop by kyrajacobsbooks.com to learn more about her novels and ways to connect with Kyra on social media.WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our NEW website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Karen and the Cul-De-Sac Caper was written by Kyra Jacobs. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where cyber bullying is the featured murderless crime. It’s Toxic by Robert J. Binney

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Mild Mannered Men by Walter HorstingMild Mannered Men is a crime thriller. It’s 1999 and a small group of international players quietly have the wheels in motion to disrupt the micro-chip industry. Then, a simple mistake happens. The group’s leader picks up the wrong disc after a video conference and suddenly their secret has the potential to be revealed. As the deal moves forward, a no-holds-barred mission is launched to recover the disc from an innocent man as the FBI and an investigative reporter close in.Bottom line: Mild Mannered Men is for you if you like your thrillers edgy and high concept.The Mild Mannered Men is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Walter HorstingAt age nineteen, Walter Horsting started his first career as a teenage soundman in the music industry and formed a concert audio company. He engineered over three thousand live shows in ten years. Walter branched into media systems integration of government hearing rooms, military command rooms, entertainment complexes, and Fortune 500 headquarters. He has developed national and international business for leading media and technology providers for airports, smart cities control rooms, network control centers, and global briefing centers.Walter lives with his wife, Sherry, in Sacramento, California.MildManneredMen.com

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 20, menacing is the featured crime. This is Audubon’s Ghost by Margaret S. HamiltonDeliberationNick isn’t getting the crime free honeymoon Lizzie promised him. With our help, they can close the book on this bird-brained caper. A real Audubon painting was hidden away and someone is willing to menace to get it. Here are the suspects in the order that we met themAl McGuire, actor who claimed to be an Australian touristSam Broussard, professional thief and con artistOfficer Landry, police officer who saved Ed and CarolTony Robichaux, curator of the Audubon Museum at Oakley PlantationDr. Nakamura, rightful owner of the Audubon watercolorsABOUT Menacing as a crimeIn general, menacing is where a person uses a threat or action to cause another person to be in fear of serious bodily damage or death. It can range from a misdemeanor to a felony depending on the severity. Definitions do vary somewhat by state. There aren’t “famous” cases of menacing because, alone, it is not considered a serious crime. Menacing does often end up being a component of other charges such as stalking and harassment. A few cases for you to gnaw on. In 2008, Christopher Szaz pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges for threatening employees of the National Council of La Raza and the Council on American Islamic Relations. He sent emails threatening to bomb offices and kill employees, which met the legal definition of menacing. ABOUT Margaret S. HamiltonMargaret S. Hamilton is the author of forty short stories, many of them set in the fictional small town of Jericho, Ohio. She has also published stories set in the Dordogne region of southwest France, Cape Cod, New Orleans, and 1950’s Cincinnati.Margaret’s debut traditional mystery, What the Artist left Behind, is on submission. It was a 2019 Daphne Mainstream Mystery Finalist. She is writing the next two books in her Jericho Mysteries series about amateur sleuth Lizzie Christopher and her husband Nick Cameron.Margaret is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America, and blogs monthly on the Writers Who Kill blog. She lives in suburban Cincinnati with her husband and two standard poodles, Jazz and Louie. She is an avid traveler, gardener, and photographer.WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our NEW website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Audubon’s Ghost was written by Margaret S. Hamilton. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where home burglary is the featured murderless crime. It’s Karen and the Cul-De-Sac Caper by Kyra Jacobs

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Whatever It Takes by Alan BrenhamWhatever It Takes is a crime thriller. Fort Worth PD Detective Kit Hanover has worked undercover before, but nothing like this. The FBI has been working to take down a massive money laundering scheme in Las Vegas. Thanks to a mole, their targets are one step ahead of them, killing two confidential informants. Wanting an experienced law enforcement officer with no connection to Vegas, they turn to Kit. Now she answers to Belle Starr and is a waitress / exotic danger at the Pink Kitten. Her job, infiltrate the organization, find as much evidence as possible, and get out alive.Bottom line: Whatever It Takes is for you if you like your thrills taut enough to snap Whatever It Takes is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Alan Brenhamalanbrenham.comAlan Brenham is the pseudonym for Alan Behr, who served as a criminal investigator with municipal, county and federal law enforcement agencies and worked with the US Army in Berlin, Germany. His employments took him halfway around the world, from Russia to the Middle East and across most of Europe. Later, he was admitted to the Texas state bar and spent his legal career as a prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, and staff counsel for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Today he and his wife reside in the central Texas area. He has authored twelve crime fiction novels under the pen name of Alan Brenham and is currently working on his thirteenth novel, the third book in the Kit Hanover series, titled Come And Get It

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and I’m here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.A special announcement…our social media is alive and kicking. Check out Instagram @mysteriestodiefor (all spelled out) and on Facebook @m2d4podcast for the pulse on the shows happenings. And explore our website, M2D4Podcast.com for all our episodes and authors.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 19, Body Snatching is the featured crime. This is Have You Seen This Body? by TG WolffAbout body snatchingResurrection Men, aka Body Snatchers, practiced their illegal trade in the mid-to-late 1800s. This was the period when medical training was expanding and so was the need for cadavers for students to learn on. Body Snatchers stole bodies from fresh graves and so them to medical schools or instructors. The trade went by the wayside as states passed Anatomy Acts or Bone Bills that allowed medical schools to legally acquire unclaimed bodies and also allowed people to donate their bodies.From congressional cemetery.org comes the story of Resurrection Man Dr. George Christian.On the night of December 12th, 1873, police officers noticed a suspicious carriage sitting at Washington Circle, Washington DC. After midnight, an officer approached the woman sitting inside and she explained she was waiting for her husband who was conducting business. Later, they saw one man approach the buggy and place a spade inside. Then another man appeared and placed a muddy shovel inside before the three set off towards New Hampshire Avenue and Boundary Street. The officers pursued them, suspecting they must have stolen goods on board but instead found grave robbing tools. Officers investigated nearby Holmead Cemetery and found the body of Thomas Fletcher inside a large canvas bag near the fence. The night of Dr. Christian’s arrest, a diary was found inside the carriage along with the grave robbing tools, illustrating the extent of his resurrectionist business. Excerpts from this diary were published in the newspapers and later used at his trial. Christian had arrangements with doctors at Washington Asylum and the Almshouses where patients often died penniless and sometimes without family for records of their dying. These were potential victims for him to later dig up at the city’s potter’s fields, where the impoverished were buried in unmarked graves. Notes in his diary describe various doctors going out resurrecting with him or sending janitors and hospital stewards out with him as assistants. One local doctor offered Christian and his partner $15 each per body.In addition to supplying nearby medical schools with cadavers, Christian corresponded with doctors at schools in Virginia, Michigan, and Ohio. Their letters spoke of the best ways to pack bodies in whiskey barrels and prices per cadaver. One Michigan doctor wrote that he’d pay Christian $25 per body but then sell the bodies to the students for $40. ($25 in 1873 is worth $635.64 today.)https://congressionalcemetery.org/blog/resurrection-men-body-snatching-and-grave-robbing-in-the-federal-city-part-1/ABOUT TG WolffLike you, I’m not one thing. I’m a writer, an engineer, a wife, and a mother. What is first on the list depends on the day. Beyond the title I claim, I’m a person who loves learning and thoroughly enjoys a good puzzle, is creative and gets bored easily. I hold a BS in Civil Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MS in Civil Engineering from Cleveland State University, which gives me absolutely no background in writing, but I do it anyway. Writing mysteries and engineering isn’t as different as you’d think. Both require using logic and process to get from a starting problem to a solution.Find me at www.tgwolff.comWRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.The anthology for the second half of this season releases in October. Add it to your Christmas, Hanukkah, or your To Be Read list.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Have You Seen This Body? was written by TG Wolff. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our Halloween story where menacing is our murderless crime. It’s…Audubon’s Ghost By Margarite S. Hamilton.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is The Conductor by Eva ShawTG Wolff ReviewThe Conductor is an amateur sleuth mystery. It is 1948. Dr. Beatrix Patterson is a psychiatrist and occasional consultant to the Santa Barbara police. She is called in to investigate the death of railroad executive Grayson Welsh. Described as a bully with wondering hands, there is no shortage of people he crossed words with. Thought to be connected to the railroad union, Bea goes undercover as a conductor to suss out motives and suspects. She uncovers persons of interest in a commune reputed for social liberties, conflicting interests of other conductors, and Welsh’s own private life. Bottom line: The Conductor is for you if you like historical mysteries set against a background of social change of post WWII.The Conductor was released from Torchflame and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Eva ShawEva Shaw always loved a good mystery and when she took a break from her successful ghostwriting career, it was a mysterious idea than turned into The Seer, book 1 in the Beatrix Patterson series. She reads, breaths, watches and thrives on mysteries and is often shocked when the characters do a better job plotting the book than she could. When not writing, she’s kept on her toes thanks to her silly and rambunctious Welsh terrier companion, Coco Rose. She and Coco live near the beach in Carlsbad, California.www.EvaShaw.com

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and I’m here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.A special announcement…our social media is alive and kicking. Check out Instagram @mysteriestodiefor (all spelled out) and on Facebook @m2d4podcast for the pulse on the shows happenings. And explore our website, M2D4Podcast.com for all our episodes and authors.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 19, Body Snatching is the featured crime. This is Have You Seen This Body? by TG WolffCome back in 2 weeks for the conclusion of Have You Seen This Body?About TG WolffLike you, I’m not one thing. I’m a writer, an engineer, a wife, and a mother. What is first on the list depends on the day. Beyond the title I claim, I’m a person who loves learning and thoroughly enjoys a good puzzle, is creative and gets bored easily. I hold a BS in Civil Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MS in Civil Engineering from Cleveland State University, which gives me absolutely no background in writing, but I do it anyway. Writing mysteries and engineering isn’t as different as you’d think. Both require using logic and process to get from a starting problem to a solution.Find me at www.tgwolff.com

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is The Everest Enigma by Jeannette de BeauvoirTG Wolff ReviewThe Everest Enigma is an adventure / amateur sleuth. Abbie Brandford, PHD is on the adventure of a lifetime accompanying romance novelist Emma Caulfield to Mount Everest’s Base Camp. Abbie’s task is to support Emma’s research for her next book by diving deep into the history of George Mallory, famed mountaineer who died attempting to summit to support. The journey pushes Abbie to her limits physically as it challenges her intellectually. The danger is real, moreso when rumors, thefts, and death come frightfully close.Bottom line: The Everest Enigma is for you if you like your adventures tinted with mystery and steeped in history.The Everest Enigma is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Jeannette de BeauvoirJeannette de Beauvoir is an award-winning author of historical and mystery/thriller fiction and a poet whose work has appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies. She has written three mystery series along with a number of standalone novels; her work “demonstrates a total mastery of the mystery/suspense genre” (Midwest Book Review) She’s a member of the Authors Guild, the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and the Historical Novels Society. She lives and works in a seaside cottage on Cape Cod where she’s also a local theatre critic and hosts an arts-related program on WOMR, a Pacifica Radio affiliate.www.JeannettedeBeauvoir.comAbout PICTWondering what to read after you finish The Everest Enigma? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connection with other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media -https://partnersincrimetours.com/And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for Season 8 Anything but Murder. Grave robbing is our murderless crime. It's "Have You Seen This Body?" by TG Wolff

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 18, arson for hire is the featured crime. This is A Slow Burn by Chuck Brownman.About ArsonEpisode 16, First Reports are Rarely Right, was a different kind of arson story. In the episode, we talked the case of serial arsonist, Thomas Sweatt. Today, I thought we’d get a little more technical. An article published back in June 1982 in Fire and Arson Investigator, Volume 32 Issue 4, classified arson motives based on a sample of 139 cases in New York City. The following comes directly from the article’s abstract and is rearranged to be easier to follow:Types of arson motives identified are: (1) pyromania (10.1 percent) The pyro firesetter usually sets the fire in an occupied multiple dwelling at night in a public portion of the building, usually on the floor and using a flammable liquid for one fire rather than multiple fires.(2) revenge (52.9 percent) The revenge firesetter, who often threatens arson prior to the act, will focus on the residence or a building associated with the targeted victim. Flammable liquid is used to start one or multiple fires.(3) vandalism (12.3 percent) The vandal arsonist targets occupied multiple dwellings as well as commercial buildings, schools, jails, churches, and abandoned buildings. Night is the favorite time and the first floor is preferred for starting the fire.(4) insurance fraud (6.55 percent) Arson for insurance is obviously committed on insured property, and the fire is designed to provide complete devastation.(5) welfare fraud (6.55 percent) Welfare fraud fires are usually set in the residence of the perpetrator after all valuable property has been removed, and the crime concealment arsonist is usually concealing a burglary, and existing paper at one spot on the floor is generally used.(6) the psycho firesetter (8.7 percent) The psycho arsonist usually sets the fire in his own residence and customarily starts one small fire without the use of an accelerant.(7) crime concealment (2.9 percent) Fires are set to destroy evidence of other crimes, such as theft or murder. There are several caveats to be aware of. This article is 43 years old and it was based on a narrow data set – 138 cases specifically in NYC. I liked it for the simplicity in the way the results were presented. While I’m sure there are other more recent reports out there, I didn’t find one nearly as neat. So take this in large general termshttps://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/identifying-arson-motivesABOUT Chuck BrownmanA mostly-retired (and hopefully recovering) attorney, Chuck Brownman now enjoys writing noir fiction, concentrating on short fiction. His work has been published in several anthologies and on multiple websites, including those listed at the top of this episode. He has also served various times as a judge for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards. When not writing fiction, Chuck continues to advise some of the country’s most entrepreneurial energy and natural resource companies. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law and has spoken at legal seminars for many years. He lives with his wife in the mountains of Colorado, the peaceful vistas offering a counterbalance to his suspenseful and often bloody crime fiction.chuckbrownman.comWRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.The anthology for the second half of this season releases in October. Add it to your Christmas, Hanukkah, or your To Be Read list.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. A Slow Burn was written by Chuck Brownman. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where home burglary is our murderless crime. It’s…Karen and the Cul-De-Sac Caper By Kyra Jakobs.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is All We Buried by Elena TaylorTG Wolff ReviewAll We Buried is a police procedural mystery. Sheriff Bet Rivers is the next in a long line of Rivers’ to serve Collier, Washington. On a quiet afternoon, trouble walks into her office in the form of Professor Peter Malone. While conducting research on Lake Collier, he snags the body of a woman wrapped in canvas. First Bet has to figure out who she is and then who killed the young woman and disposed of her body in their lake. Nothing like a challenge for your first homicide investigation.Bottom line: All We Buried is for you if you like plot driven mysteries with rich settings and strong, quiet heroesAll We Buried was released from CROOKED LANE and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Elena TaylorElena Taylor spent several years working in theater as a playwright, director, designer, and educator before turning her storytelling skills to fiction. She writes the Sheriff Bet Rivers mysteries, featuring a female sheriff filling her late father's rather big shoes in her small, mountain town. She also writes the quirky Eddie Shoes mysteries under the name Elena Hartwell. Elena is a senior editor with Allegory Editing, a boutique editing house, where she works one-on-one with writers to shape and polish manuscripts. Elena's favorite place to be is at Paradise, the property she and her hubby own south of Spokane, Washington. www.ElenaTaylorAuthor.comWondering what to read after you finish All We Buried? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connect with other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media - links are in the show notes.And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for Season 8 Anything but Murder where arson for hire is our murderless crime. It’s Slow Burn by Chuck Brownman

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 17, art theft is the featured crime. This is Was It a Vermeer? by Erica ObeyDELIBERATIONMaggie Fletcher has thieves to the left of her, nuns to the right, and she needs our help to clear this holy rolling path. Who is the thief known as Dismas? Here are the suspects in the order we met them:Dr. Thomas, a canon lawyer who can take on—and take down—any real estate lawyer out there. Mr. Barry Wolf, owner of The Wolf Group, art appraisers and Maggie’s boss. Sr. Scholastica, caretaker of the Phelps treasury and seemingly the only member of the mysterious Sodality of St. Dismas. Fr. Hugh Sinclair, investigator for the Vatican Museum—or is he?Mr. Alexi Rublev, main investor in the Wolf group and a real estate developer with his eye on the property owned by Phelps Hall.Here are the facts the way Maggie understands them:When Alexei Rublev cannot reach Barry Wolf, who is returning from an overseas trip, he calls Maggie and orders her to appraise an icon of St. Dismas that was stolen from Phelps Hall, as well as demanding that she send him all the Wolf Group’s records about insurance claims involving the Vatican Museum. Rublev justifies his demands by saying if Barry won’t pull the trigger, Rublev will pull it for him. Unsure of what Rublev meant by that, Maggie does what Rublev asks, emailing him the records and going to Phelps Hall to conduct the appraisal. When she arrives at Phelps Hall, she finds what seems to be a far more valuable painting than the icon, which no-one knows anything about. For the first time, it occurs to her how odd it is to be asked to appraise an item that isn’t there. When Wolf arrives from overseas, he is unfairly furious with Maggie. Wolf gets even more furious when Rublev shows up with a state trooper, claiming that the stolen icon is evidence that Phelps Hall is nothing but a money laundering operation for the Vatican Bank, and demanding that Phelps Hall be shut down. Rublev is accused by Thomas of looking for an excuse to shut down Phelps Hall, so he can buy their land. Maggie remembers Rublev’s comment about pulling the trigger and wonders whether he and Barry were colluding in manufacturing evidence, so he can seize Phelps Hall. But there is also a great deal of evidence that in obeying Rublev’s order, she has stumbled across a massive money laundering scheme run by a master thief named Dismas, and it may be connected to Phelps Hall. Certainly, no-one at Phelps Hall is exactly what they seem. Who is the thief known as Dismas?ABOUT Art Theft True CrimeFrom Deep Sentinel, a security service company, come the stories of a few famous art thefts. We’ll start with Vermeer, since we just got acquainted with him.In March 1990, two thieves posed as police supposedly responding to a disturbance were given entry into museum into Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, a private home turned museum with an extensive art collection. The thieves bound the two guards in the basement. 81 minutes later, 13 works were gone. broke into Isabella Sewart Gardner Museum, a private home turned museum with an extensive art collection. The stolen works include Johannes Vermeer’s ‘The Concert’, three Rembrandt’s – Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, and a Lady and Gentleman in Black, and Edouard Manet’s Chez Tortoni, five Degas drawings. The value of the works totaled over $500 mil. None of the works have been recovered. The museum is offering a $10mil reward for information leading to the safe return of the pieces. To see the stolen works, follow the links to the Gardner Museum.One other short story on a favorite of mine, Mona Lisa. Mona Lisa was a commissioned painting of Lisa del Giocondo that Leonardo Da Vinci never delivered to his customer. The biography of Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson describes how Da Vinci developed the painting using a technique of thin layers, built up over time to give her and his other works a depth unique and almost three-dimensional quality. Painted in the 1500s, Mona Lisa traveled with Da Vinci when he moved to France as a retainer of the French King, Francis I. Da Vinci died in France in 1519. At least some of his works were sold to the king to provide an inheritance for his heirs. The Mona Lisa was included in those works and thus she has resided in the France since the early 1500s and the Louvre since 1797. Then, in 1911, an Italian handyman who had worked at the Louvre determined to return her to Italy. He hid in the museum after it closed and, in the morning, walked out with her under his clothes. The Mona Lisa is not a big painting- 21-in wide by 30-in long. At first, there was no panic about the missing painting as it was assumed it was removed for photographing, which wasn’t uncommon. It didn’t take long for staff to realize the painting was not in the Louvre. The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, kept the painting for two years before he contacted an art dealer about returning it. Today, her enigmatic smile is worth about $860 million.Lots of links in the shownotes. Yes, I was fascinated.https://www.deepsentinel.com/blogs/learning-center/famous-art-heists/?srsltid=AfmBOoqp4JRJwbIHPgXSxMcCKKLHe92XHDyrf_XNAVD7AZzztLwJ66Mahttps://www.gardnermuseum.org/organization/thefthttps://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/theft-storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisahttps://www.amazon.com/Leonardo-Vinci-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1501139169/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CTEU0EEUDS7D&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.k766mrXU5oDutHeS7-XRJMTTDsLsYVXOXbYc_5pCpT5e7-w2sOfuz1tgJCjdNnLlHSaNzpKfXS3DJwXR1xY5eSUQaC43DG-huwMvhtZK3pTpIzeA7k6pvuO07uDfJfUPI7supPKxwOpn-gvmK_sYCiv9rCW4lO3lMsVcaO5C26j0-_5Ni-0hCN_jxJaaHqIEAcpeI5caTB6JuLIIKV7EmoEwDjrUhmlO0khM25bl6xM.TeRGfp_W71bNfQmb03miOxrK4dUJuzqkUu2r9YqNGBc&dib_tag=se&keywords=leonardo+da+vinci+biography&qid=1751828722&sprefix=leonardo+da+vinci+biography%2Caps%2C337&sr=8-1ABOUT Erica Obeywww.ericaobey.com There are three places you can find Erica Obey when she isn’t writing: Pottering in her garden; out on the trail, looking for birds; or taking Trivia Night far too seriously at a local establishment. She is the author of The Brooklyn North Murder, the first full-length Watson & Doyle mystery, as well as five other novels set in the Hudson Valley, including the award-winning The Curse of the Braddock Brides. Erica is the Past President of the MWA-NY chapter, and a frequent reviewer and judge. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and published academic work on female folklorists before she decided she’d rather be writing the stories herself.WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.The anthology for the second half of this season releases in October. Add it to your Christmas, Hanukkah, or your To Be Read list.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Was It a Vermeer? was written by Erica Obey. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where contract arson is the featured murderless crime. It’s Slow Burn by Chuck Brownman

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Bazaar by Miles JoynerBazaar is technothriller. On the dark web, a new type of gambling is emerging—betting on the death dates of the rich, famous, and politically powerful. Two men see opportunity. Yemi Uzunma and his sister, Karen, see a need for a new breed of personal security force. A need their security company Raptor can fill. Aaron Williams sees a solution to his money problems and all he needs is he 3-D printer. As the betting pool grows Yemi’s and Aaron’s squads face off with one trying to protect and the other trying to kill the prize.Bottom line: Bazaar is for you if you like your thrills hinged on technology with an element of lion versus tiger.Bazaar was released from World Castle Publishing and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from Amazon and other book retailers.https://pictbooks.tours/wND3XpMgABOUT Miles JoynerA lifelong fiction writer, Miles turned to penning novels after nearly a decade of holding various producer/editor roles in the D.C. area media industry. He still pursues filmmaking in between books and finds that writing in the thriller genre only enhances that passion even more. Miles is an active member of International Thriller Writers where his novel, Bazaar, was selected for ITW’s Debut Authors Program. He also attends monthly meetings for Novels in Progress DC. www.TheBazaarVerse.comWondering what to read after you finish Bazaar? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connection with other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media -Partnersincrimetours.comAnd Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for our next episode in Season 8 Anything but Murder. A strange art theft is our murderless crime. It’s “Was it the Vermeer?” by Erica Obey.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 16, house arson is the featured crime. This is First Reports are Rarely Right by Larry M. KeetonDELIBERATIONDrake has a hot one on his hands and needs our help to put the pieces together on this arson case. (Then maybe Cassandra will keep hiring him.) Here are the people on his suspect list in the order we met them:Jack Phillips, owner of the house and disgruntled claimantCommissioner Donna Russell, the Hummer-driving road hogTeresa Kamps, HOA president who lives across from PhillipsRachel Quinn, the Fire Marshall recently promoted to Code ComplianceHere are the facts as Drake has unearthed them:Jack Phillips inherited his parents’ home after their too early death. He blames HOA president Teresa Kamps for it. In retaliation, he’s let the home run down, just to be an eye sore;On his visit to Phillips, who owns a 30-acre property, Drake was run off the road by a Hummer with a re-election sign on the door for Donna Russell;While interviewing Phillips, Drake sees a collection of pagers that Phillips says he uses to track delivery of restored cars to international buyers;The first report found cause of the house fire to be errant fireworks. Drake and Cassandra found inconsistencies between the original photos and what Drake finds on scene; Under protective sheets are untouched boxes and furniture Phillips is listing in his insurance claim;Phillips states recent maintenance was limited to spraying the roof to protect against moss. It was determined that zinc was used, which is highly flammable;HOA president Teresa Kamps had a 4th of July party that included Donna Russell. She denies setting fire to the house. She admits flying her drone but says she does not spy. There are opinions to the contrary.While Drake is inspecting, a second fire ignites from the baseboard heaters. Inspection after the fact uncovered batteries and melted plastic boxes and pager components in the heaters;Rachel Quinn was the original Fire Marshal on the case. She was also the woman on Phillips computer background. She was recently promoted to Code Compliance and her first action is to use a newly passed code to tear down the twice-burned house;Phillips and the county just negotiated the sale of the 30-acre property for $1.3 million dollars;Jack Phillips just wants what the insurance company owes him;Donna Russell is behind on her re-election bid and wants the HOA for their votes;Teresa Kamps wants the eye-sore gone from across the street;Rachel Quinn wants the promotion and to get Commissioner Russell off her back; andThe county Fire Marshal noted arson is the least prosecuted crimes and it was difficult to determine who had the most to gain.How should Drake re-write the report to get it right the second time?ABOUT True Crim House ArsonFrom my favorite source Wikipedia, comes the curated story of Thomas Sweatt. In 2005, Sweatt was arrested for serial arson. Sweatt plead guilty to counts including:Possession of destructive devicesDestruction of building by fire resulting in personal injuryPossession of destructive devices in furtherance of a crime of violence; First-degree premeditated murder (felony murder)Second-degree murderIn his plea, Sweatt admitted to setting fires for over 30 years. Most were set in 2003 and 2004, Sweatt in the DC area. Sweatt admitted to setting 353 fires. All of his fires resulted in property damage and some personal injury. But three fires resulted in the deaths of four people. In 1985, Sweatt poured gasoline under the front door of the house where Roy Picott and his family lived. Picott’s sons who had basement bedrooms were able to escape unharmed. His daughters, who slept on the second floor, survived with severe burns. Picott and his wife did not survive. In 2002, 93-year old Annie Brown’s house was Sweatt’s target. At four in the morning, DC fire responded to the house fire. They transported Ms. Brown to the hospital. She died over a week later from her injuries. A little more than a year later, 85-year old Lou Edna Jones was the victim. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.For his crimes, Sweatte received the mandatory sentence of life in prison. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_SweattABOUT Larry M. KeetonRetired Army Officer, County Chief of Staff, and Director of a department that included Code Compliance and Fire Investigations, Larry M. Keeton has plenty of unique characters and situations upon which to base his stories. 51 years of marriage to his watercolorist wife has provided him with ample lessons of dialogue best suited for the printed page. His works have appeared in Mystery Magazine, and Season 7 of Mysteries to Die For, and most recently, the 2024 Derringer Nominated Anthology, Larceny and Last Chances. He thanks Fire Marshal David Lynam and Assistant Fire Marshal Tina Turner for their technical expertise. His website is https://larrykeetonwriter.com. WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.The anthology for the second half of this season releases in October. Add it to your Christmas, Hanukkah, or your To Be Read list.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. First Reports are Rarely Right was written by Larry M. Keeton. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where art theft is our murderless crime. It’s…Was It the Vermeer? By Erica Obey.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Gone to Ground by Morgan HatchGone to Ground is an urban thriller. College bound Javier Jiminez is juggling life in one of Los Angeles’s toughest neighborhoods, Barrio Horseshoe, better known as the Shoe. He divides his time between friends, AP classes, keeping his younger brother out of a gang, and working for his half-sister’s towing company. While checking in a tow, Javier discovers a gun and a burner phone. The phone comes to life, kicking off events that will change the Shoe forever.Bottom line: Gone to Ground is for you if you like everyman heroes who are a pain in the bad guys ass. Gone to Ground was released from Black Rose Wring and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Morgan HatchHaving taught in the LA public schools for thirty years, Morgan now writes about the people and places he has come to know in the course of his career. During the pandemic, he began writing Gone To Ground while Los Angeles was going through scandals involving public officials and an uptick in the perennial “crises” of homelessness, immigration, and gentrification. Add to this the on-again-off-again California bullet train, and you have the main threads of this novel. Morgan lives in Los Angeles with his wife where he’s trying to learn his mother-in-law’s recipe for dal dhokli.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 15, framing a theft is the featured crime. This is The Joker is Wild by Debra H. GoldsteinDELIBERATIONThe Mah Jongg players are putting on their sleuthing hats to protect one of their own. Cathy Hegji is accused of stealing from her fellow Sunshine Village residents. To save her from the heartbreak of eviction, they need to spot the real wolf in sheep’s clothing. Here are their suspects in the order we met them: Harold Hartman, the mean poker player who is playing the victim Bernie, the nice poker player who Lu grew up with Michael, the nearly blind poker player whose career was rare books Jerry, Michael’s grandson who visits frequently Betsey Morris, Executive Director of Sunshine VillageHere are the facts they have so far:Harold Hartman bought a second-hand book for $3 that Michael told him is worth more. Before he can have it valued by Jerry, it is stolen. Cathy finds it in her knitting bag.Personal items have been disappearing from Sunshine Village, including jewelry, but it’s difficult to determine if they were misplaced or stolen.After his gold lighter goes missing, Harold and Betsey search Cathy’s room, finding it, the book, and a missing ring all hidden under towels.Betsey Morris became Executive Director about six months ago. This coincided with a swift decline in food quality and with Harold moving from Independent Living to the Assisted Living room across from Cathy.Betsey denies that she has cut the food budget and will not answer if she receives bonuses for keeping costs under budget.Harold keeps his door locked, something the other residents do not do. Harold violates the smoking and other policies, he wins more than his fair share at poker, and entertains lady friends.Jerry took over his grandfather’s business and, for the last six-months, has visited frequently. He spends time with Michael and also with Betsey.Jerry inspected Harold’s find and valued it at $50. He offered to buy it for that sum, which Harold declined. Cathy denies everything. Her son is a noted coach and her eviction would embarrass him as well as her.Flipping the tile, who is framing Cathy?ABOUT Framing JobsFrame up jobs do happen with misinformation taken as fact compounded by flaws of a system driven to closure. One stunning example of this was the 2002 rape accusation against Brian Banks. He was 16 years old and a stand-out football player. His accuser was 15 year old Wanetta Gibson. She and Banks had made out in a stairwell of their high school. By the end of the day, Banks was arrested. There was no physical evidence against Banks but faced with a potential sentence of 40 years or what he thought was an 18 month deal, Banks plead no contest. The judge sentenced him to 6 years. Banks served the sentence and was listed as a registered sex offender. Gibson’s family sued the school district for lack of security and won a $1.5mil settlement. Shortly after his release, Gibson reached out to Banks and agreed to meet at the office of a private investigator where she was taped saying, multiple times, that Banks did not rape her. Lawyers for the Innocence Project took up the case. Upon examination, they found the results of DNA samples taken from Gibson had no connection to Banks. The DNA evidence coupled with her admission resulted in Banks conviction being overturned in 2012, which vindicated Banks but could do nothing to make up for the loss of his college scholarship and the years that should be some of the best in a young man’s life. The Los Angeles Superior Court ordered Gibson to repay the $1.5mil plus $1.1 mil for making a false claim and fees.According to The Innocence Project, it is unknown how many incarcerated people truly are innocent. Studies conducted put the percentage 2.3 and 5%, which equates to approximately 23,000 to 50,000 men and women. According to The Innocence Project website, “research shows that false confessions can take place due to law enforcement’s use of intimidation, force, coercive tactics, isolation during interrogations, deceptive methods that include lying about evidence, and more. An innocent person may also falsely confess because of increased stress, mental exhaustion, promises of lenient sentences, or challenges with understanding their constitutional rights. Children, people with intellectual disabilities, and people with language barriers are left particularly vulnerable due to this lack of comprehension.” A few fascinating links are in the show notes. The Fox Sports June 2013 story includes a link with an interview with Brian Banks that includes some of the footage the private investigator captured.The Innocence Project website contain information on how bad eyewitness accounts, misapplied forensic evidence, false confessions, and other issues contribute to wrongly convictions.https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/banks-accuser-ordered-to-pay-2-6mhttps://innocenceproject.org/the-issues/ABOUT Debra H. GoldsteinJudge Debra H. Goldstein is the author of With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying, a collection of eighteen of her award-winning short stories that focus on family and friends, their sins and sometimes redemption. She also wrote Kensington’s Sarah Blair mystery series that features a woman who finds being in the kitchen more frightening than murder, standalones Should Have Played Poker and Maze in Blue, and more than fifty short stories that have appeared in numerous periodicals and anthologies. Debra’s works have been named as Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, and Claymore finalists and received IPPY, Silver Falchion, AWC, and BWR awards. She serves on the national Sisters in Crime board and previously was a national board member of Mystery Writers of America and president of the Guppy and SEMWA chapters.Debra would like to thank Carol, Cathy, Lucijia, and Deborah, real people who made generous purchases of character namings in support of several wonderful charities. https://www.DebraHGoldstein.com

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Calypso Blue by Brian SilvermanCalypso Blue is an amateur sleuth mystery. New York transplant Len Buonfiglio carved out a business on the island of St. Pierre with a sports bar. Now the Marine veteran is finding a place in the community as the man people come to when they have problems. Maurizio Loffredo has returned to the island, to the wife he abandoned, and he’s brought trouble. An art investment deal gone sideways, Len agrees to help Maurizio recover stolen merchandise in hopes of squaring the deal. But hope, as they say, is not a strategy. Bottom line: Calypso Blue is for you if you like amateur sleuths with an island flairThe Calypso Blue was released from Down & Out and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Brian SilvermanBrian Silverman’s writing career has spanned over 30 years. He has written about travel, food, and sports for publications including the New York Times, Saveur, Caribbean Travel and Life, the New Yorker, and others. His short fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including Mystery Tribune, Down and Out Magazine, and Mystery Weekly. His stories appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories in 2018 and 2019, and The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories 2021. Freedom Drop is his first published novel. He lives in Harlem, New York, with his wife, Heather, and his sons, Louis and Russell. Catch Up With Brian Silverman:www.BrianSilvermanWrites.comWondering what to read after you finish Calypso Blue? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connection with other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media -https://partnersincrimetours.com.And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for our next episode in Season 8 Anything but Murder. A frame job is our featured murderless crime in “The Joker is Wild” by Debra H. Goldstein.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 14, intellectual property theft is the featured crime. This is The Bounty Hunger by Karina BartowDELIBERATIONGriffin and his newest partner, Robin, have their heads spinning about the stolen tart recipe. We can give them a helping hand in exchange for the slice of the pie. Here are the players in the order we met them:Pascal Roux, celebrity chef and victim of the theftEdwin McAvoy, Roux’s attorneyJoelle Roux, the ex-wifeYasmine Lambert, former contestant and current cast memberJasper Albright, Roux’s dishwasherWallace Eddington, ticked off publisherHere are the facts and clues Griffin has uncovered:Celebrity Chef Pascal Roux recounted stepping into his office during a break in a meeting with his attorney. While working at his desk, he was struck with a meat tenderizer and the recipe for his famed apple tart stolen from his open desk drawer.Roux ran out the back of the restaurant, directing staff to run after a man with a hood pulled up. He later changed the description to a hat. No such person was found.Lawyer Edwin McAvoy confirmed he had stepped out of the meeting with Roux. He climbed into the ambulance with Roux carrying a manila envelope.Roux was legally embattled with his ex-wife Joelle over the recipe, which she claimed was her family’s. Roux was also legally fighting with his publisher, Wallace Eddington, after he decided to pull the recipe from the cookbook. Eddington, it turns out, lives in Orlando.Joelle claimed there wasn’t a point to stealing the recipe as Roux was planning to publish it. At her new and much smaller restaurant, a meat tenderizer was reported missing. There was no indication Joelle was at Roux’s restaurant the night of the attack.• Yasmine Lambert was added to the reality show cast after her own apple tart was selected by the judges as superior to Roux’s. It was acknowledged by several that the animosity shown on screen was for the audience. Giffin’s wife noticed there was more affection than aggression in the body language between the two. Jasper Albright was seen in Roux’s office taking photos. It is also known that he takes things from the restaurant included on the show and sells them on EBay. The stolen recipe is listed on his account with a starting price of $250,000. Jasper claims not to have done it and blames a woman in a black hat who borrowed his phone.A woman in a black hat was seen outside the restaurant when the theft occurred, is pointed to by Jasper as hacking his account, and was noted to be in Joelle’s restaurant, leaving her hat behind. Roux, McAvoy, Yasmine, and Jasper were all at the restaurant the day of the theft. Yasmine reported leaving sometime before and offered a manicure receipt with a time stamp of one-hour after the theft as proof.Who should Griffin and Robin look to for tarting up the case?About Recipe TheftThere are two things about recipes that make them ripe for theft. One is pride. The other is money. Come to think of it, those are two big motives in a normal M2D4 season. There is a hot dispute going on right now. Nagi Maehashi, founder of RecipeTin Eats, has accused Brooke Bellamy of plagarizing two recipes in her cookbook Bake with Brooki. There are lots of blogs and websites diving into the “did she or didn’t she.” We’ll see where that one goes.Back in 2022, Grillo’s Pickles of Boston filed multiple suits again Patriot Pickle of Florida for breach of agreement and using Grillo’s recipes to create a “nearly identical” product for Whole Foods. The Grillo accused Patriot of false advertising over the use of fresh, all natural, and no preservatives over the use of the preservative sodium benzoate. Also alleged were trade secret thefts. The Florida court transferred the case to the District of New Jersey. The case appears to be on-going.According to Shellie Wilson of Craft Gossip, copyright rules aren’t straightforward when it comes to recipes. Copyrights do not protect ideas, procedures, or methods. A list of ingredients is not protected. Copyrights do apply to entire cookbooks as a collection of written work, descriptions, introductions, and stories, and the photo elements. Plagiarism, the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own, could happen without technically violating copyright. https://craftgossip.com/we-read-the-brookie-bakes-cookbook-heres-what-no-ones-telling-you-about-the-plagiarism-scandal/ABOUT Karina BartowKarina Bartow hails from Northern Ohio. Though born with Cerebral Palsy, she’s never allowed her disability to define her. Rather, she’s used her experiences to breathe life into characters who have physical limitations, but like her, are determined not to let them stand in the way of the life they want. Her works include the four installments of The Unde(a)feated Detective Series, as well as Forgetting My Way Back to You, and Wrong Line, Right Connection. She may only be able to type with one hand, but she writes with her whole heart! KarinaBartow.comWRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.The anthology for the second half of this season releases in October. Add it to your Christman, Hanukkah, or your To Be Read list.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. The Bounty Hunger was written by Karina Bartow. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story. It’s The Joker is Wild by Debra H. Goldstein.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Freedom Drop by Brian SilvermanFreedom Drop is an amateur sleuth mystery. New York transplant Len Buonfiglio carved out a business on the island of St. Pierre with a sports bar. Now the Marine veteran is finding a place in the community as the man people come to when they have problems. With a pot of island stew, Mrs. Johns hires Len to bring her jailed son home. A task that is easier said than done.Bottom line: Freedom Drop is for you if you like amateur sleuths with an island flairThe Freedom Drop was released from Down & Out Books and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Brian SilvermanBrian Silverman’s writing career has spanned over 30 years. He has written about travel, food, and sports for publications including the New York Times, Saveur, Caribbean Travel and Life, the New Yorker, and others. His short fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including Mystery Tribune, Down and Out Magazine, and Mystery Weekly. His stories appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories in 2018 and 2019, and The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories 2021. Freedom Drop is his first published novel. He lives in Harlem, New York, with his wife, Heather, and his sons, Louis and Russell.www.BrianSilvermanWrites.com

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 13, race fixing is the featured murderless crime. This is The Butterfly Stroke Effect by Ken HarrisDELIBERATIONSally Bones DeLuca is convinced the arrest of a swimmer was really a strike at him. He has a few tigers by the tail but he’s still not sure which one set him up to fall. Let’s see what we can do to help him get back on the Don’s good side. Here are the suspects he’s considered in the order of appearance:Harper Underhill, the American swimmer busted for magic mushroomsFedir Belinsky, head of the Russian mobTony Accardo, Sally’s right hand manVladya “Swiss” Zinczenko, unretired Russian mob associateAirport staff member, Serbian baggage handler claims to have bet big against Underhill.Here are the facts as Sally Bones has pieced them together:Sally’s operation was making good book on the women’s Olympic butterfly event. The favorite was American Harper Underhill. Underhill did not fly commercial with the rest of the team. She traveled to from Philadelphia to Paris on a private charter and was arrested when she disembarked for transporting banned substances. Sally Bones and his crew were not aware of the development and continued taking bets for the underdog Russian swimmer Tatiana Popova. With her main competition out, Popova won and now the Don and Sally have to pay out.The Italian and Russian mobs are always going head-to-head. Sally suspects the Russian set Underhill up to financially hit Don Caccamo’s operation through the sports book business.Swiss Zinczenko tells Sally it wasn’t the Russians and to look in his own house. While Sally trusts Swiss, he thinks the Russian’s have the strongest motive.Because of Swiss’s suggestion, Sally notices that is right-hand man Tony Accardo maybe has a little more than he should…like an expensive new car. With Sally’s demotion, Accardo has the chance to get in tighter with the boss.An interview on TV turns Sally on to a baggage handler at the airport who worked Underhill’s chartered flight. The man complained about Underhill’s treatment of the staff and just might have had a reason to take her down.Since Agent Price is on the job, we know a few things Sally doesn’t: Swiss Zinczenko is coming out of retirement and he’s looking to do it big. Hurting Caccamo’s business would be a step in the right direction.Price’s task force partner, TSA agent Juanita Navar, is caught in an explosion aimed at Sally. Navar rambled about horse race betting and Sally Bones, including threats, pointing, and blame.Who does Sally Bones really have to blame for his financial ruin and demotion?ABOUT Race FixingGoogle search on “race fixing” and you find a lot of horse stories. From History.com comes 10 famous horse fixing scandals. Yes, there is the basic “take bribes to slow a horse”, although the scale of Anthony “Big Tony” Ciulla’s bribe scheme in the early 1970s was truly impressive (every state except CA.) Let’s touch on a few…• 1974, an Irish millionaire named Tony Murphy attempted a horse swap. He had a lack-luster horse trained under the name Gay Future, and then attempted to switch him with the real Gay Future. He had an elaborate plan involving entering other horses, including the real Gay Future in other races. A reporter figured out the scheme and brought it down.• 1984, John Gillespie was planning a horse swap when his ringer was injured in a kangaroo related incident. Gillespie pivoted and brought in another ringer, but it looked nothing like the registered horse. First, they tried hair dye, but it turned the horse orange. Next, they tried spray paint. The horse raced and won…but the scheme was discovered when the painted white “socks” were running in the winners circle.• In March 2020, Jack and I were dropping the first episodes of our new podcast, federal prosecutors indicted 27 trainers, vets, and drug distributors for doping. Drugs including some known as red acid, bleeder, and frozen pain, were “designed to secretly and dangerously enhance the racing performance of horses beyond their natural ability, a dishonest practice that places the lives of affected animals at risk.” https://www.history.com/articles/horse-racing-scandals-listABOUT Ken HarrisKen Harris retired from the FBI, after thirty-two years, as a cybersecurity executive. With over three decades writing intelligence products for senior Government officials, Ken provides unique perspectives on the conventional fast-paced crime thriller. Ken previously participated in Mysteries to Die For seasons 5 & 6. He is the author of the “From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish” series. He spends days with his wife Nicolita, and two Labradors, Shady and Chalupa Batman. Evenings are spent playing Walkabout Mini Golf and cheering on Philadelphia sports. Ken firmly believes Pink Floyd, Irish whiskey and a Montecristo cigar are the only muses necessary. He is a native of New Jersey and currently resides in Virginia’s Northern Neck.https://kenharrisfiction.com/WRAP UPThat wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our NEW website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. The Butterfly Stroke Effect was written by Ken Harris. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where recipe theft is the featured murderless crime. It’s The Bounty Hunger by Karina Bartow

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is SOMEONE HAD TO LIE by Jack LuellenReviewSOMEONE HAD TO LIE is a political mystery / thriller. DEA agent Joe Aguilar is dead. His life was taken as talked to his friend, defense attorney James Butler. His last words: “It was bigger than we thought and now we’re in danger.” Now James and his wife, Erica Walsh, are on a perilous quest to find the truth behind Aguilar’s death.Bottom line: SOMEONE HAD TO LIE is for you if you like political mysteries told against the backdrop of true crime. Someone Had To Lie was released from Torchflame Books and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.About Jack LuellenJack Luellen is a Denver, Colorado, attorney with more than 30 years of experience. In practice, he has tried cases to courts and juries, and written hundreds of briefs, motions, and memoranda to state and federal courts, including federal courts of appeal and the United States Supreme Court. In 1990, Jack first started working on cases related to the 1985 kidnapping and murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena and has investigated the case in the years since that time. Jack’s investigations have taken him to foreign countries and included interviews with witnesses both notorious and infamous. Catch Up With Jack Luellen: LuellenWriting.comWondering what to read after you finish Someone Had To Lie? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connection with other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media .And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for Mysteries to Die For, Season 8, Anything but Murder. It’s episode 13 where race fixing is our murderless crime. Join us for The Butterfly Stroke Effect by Ken Harris.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.The rules for law and order create the boundaries for civil co-existence and, ideally, the backdrops for individuals, families, and companies to grow and thrive. Breaking these rules puts civil order at risk. And while murder is the Big Daddy of crimes, codified ordinances across municipal divisions, counties, states, and countries show the nearly endless ways there are to create mayhem. This season, we put our detective skills to the test. This is Season 8, Anything but Murder. This is Episode 12, cock fighting is the featured crime. This is Detective Connolly Gets Down ‘n’ Dirty by Jack WolffDELIBERATIONDetective Connolly is up to his eyebrows in another bird-brained investigation. As always, he needs our help if he’s going to catch Picante and earn his supper. Here are the places rattling through Connolly’s brain where Picante could be hiding:His house, because a home is a castleThe airstrip, because it’s bigThe chicken coop, because Conquistador needs his PapaAbout CockfightingCockfighting is an ancient bloodsport. It was believed to have originated in southeast Asia and migrated east. The Persians were believed to have introduced it to the Greeks, where it later spread into Rome. Depicts of cockfighting decorated pottery and other artworks, showing it to be a normal part of life. Numerous sketches and painting depict cockfighting events in England in the 1700s and 1800s. The sport migrated to the US. Over the 20th century, cockfighting was outlawed in many countries but now all. In Colombia, Cuba, Haiti and others, cockfighting is considered part of the cultural heritage and identity. Although legal, many of these regulate the sport. Check out the Wikipedia link for a country-by-country status.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockfightinghttps://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=CO012#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20cockfighting%20goes,it%20originated%20in%20Southeast%20Asia.ABOUT Jack WolffJack Wolff is a Ball State University student, studying Media Production and Music Recording. He has been podcasting for five years now, and has written a number of short stories for the Mysteries To Die For show. When he’s not podcasting, he is teaching marching percussion to high schoolers, writing and shooting films for his own enjoyment, or playing with his psychopathic border collie puppy. You can follow him on instagram at @wackjolff, that’s jack wolff with the first letters of his first and last name flipped around, or if you are bored and want to email with him, don’t worry, he’s bored too, and can be found at [email protected].

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is What Goes Around by Michael Wendroff What Goes Around is a thriller. Violence and hate have taken up residence in this American town and are starting to show their presence. What begins with a Robin Hood-like shooting grows into an array of violence so intermixed, the sheriff, state investigators, and the FBI are having trouble figuring out just how many groups they’re up against. Bottom line: What Goes Around is for you if you like gritty, hard hitting thrillers.What Goes Around was released from House of Zeus Aries Imprint and is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours and is available from AMAZON LINK and other book retailers.Wondering what to read after you finish What Goes Around? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connection with other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media. https://partnersincrimetours.com/And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.Join us next week for a regular episode of Mysteries to Die For, Season 8 Anything but Murder where cockfighting is our murderless crime in Detective Connolly Gets Down ‘n’ Dirty by Jack Wolff