Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast

May 01 2024 100 ep. 34 mins 538

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Monthly readings and dramatizations of stories by the world’s leading writers of suspense chosen from the magazine’s archives. The full range of the genre is represented in these riveting audio renditions, from the drawing-room mystery to urban noir—including police procedurals, private-eye tales, psychological suspense, and locked-room and impossible-crime stories. Visit TheMysteryPlace.com for more stories, book reviews, subscription info, and more.

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Episode 175: EPISODE 175: "The Changing Room" by Sheila Kohler

May 01 2024 36 mins

In this month's podcast, we are pleased to present multiple O. Henry Award winner Sheila Kohler reading her suspenseful, evocative tale "The Changing Room" from our January/February 2021 issue.https://sheilakohler.com/https://www.purple-planet.com/

Episode 174: EPISODE 174: "Schrodinger, Cat" by Anna Scotti

Apr 01 2024 34 mins

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

Episode 173: EPISODE 173: "Judge Not" by Twist Phelan

Mar 04 2024 28 mins

We're pleased to share with you Twist Phelan's reading of "Judge Not," her highly entertaining story of a local judge who faces a serious ethical dilemma, from our May/June 2023 issue."Judge Not" reached the highly commended category in the 2023 Irish Book Awards short story competition—the only crime fiction story to do so.

Episode 172: EPISODE 172: "Rendering" by Sophia Lynch

Feb 02 2024 39 mins

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

Episode 171: EPISODE 171: "City of Light" by Josh Pachter

Jan 02 2024 35 mins

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

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

Nov 30 2023 37 mins

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

Episode 169: EPISODE 169: "The Picardy Third" by Jacqueline Freimor

Nov 01 2023 37 mins

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

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

Oct 02 2023 35 mins

Our latest podcast features the story of two former high school football stars who return to their old stomping grounds for a big payday. This is Eli Cranor's "Double Fly Rocket 87" from our January/February 2022 issue. Cranor is a former professional football player whose novel Don't Know Tough won the 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel.

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

Aug 31 2023 38 mins

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

Episode 166: EPISODE 166: "The Knight Wizard" by Janice Law

Aug 01 2023 27 mins

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