Death of the Reader

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Death of the Reader

Join Flex and Herds as they take you on a Murder Mystery World Tour in Death of the Reader. From classic British puzzles in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction to the weirdest of foreign detective fiction, explore everything in the grizzly world of the 'locked room'. Each week we'll feature academics, authors and more as we trace the influences of the genre around the world.

  1. Aoife Clifford on 'It Takes a Town'

    3 DAYS AGO

    Aoife Clifford on 'It Takes a Town'

    A dive back into the recent past as we talk with Melbourne-based author Aoife Clifford about her latest novel, 'It Takes a Town'. Policewoman Carole, distressed mother Frankie, town drunk Mer(maid) and a gaggle of schoolchildren reminiscent of the Scooby Gang all team up to corner the killer of local town star Vanessa Walton, recently returned from a grand tour of fame and fortune, now found dead in the cottage of local MP Barton Langridge. Thank you to Ultimo Press for providing copies of 'It Takes a Town' and helping to arrange our time with Aoife.

    30 min
  2. Gabriel Bergmoser on 'The Hitchhiker'

    NOV 10

    Gabriel Bergmoser on 'The Hitchhiker'

    We're joined by author and playwright Gabriel Bergmoser to talk about the print edition of his story 'The Hitchhiker', originally published as an audiobook. With the latest iteration in his 'Maggieverse', 'The Lodger' out on Audible, and a great interview from our friend Crag Sisterson up recently, we decided to revisit our earlier chat with Gabriel and share the full deep-dive (dubbed 'The Full Berg' by our editor). Diving into the layout of the Maggieverse, Gabriel's writing interests, the challenges of audio adaptation, and the role of spoilers, it really is 'The Full Berg'. Thank you to Harper Collins for providing copies of The Hitchhiker, and helping arrange our time with Gabriel.

    30 min
  3. Benjamin Stevenson on 'Everyone this Christmas has a Secret'

    NOV 3

    Benjamin Stevenson on 'Everyone this Christmas has a Secret'

    We're joined by author Benjamin Stevenson to talk about his Christmas Special for Ernest Cunningham, 'Everyone this Christmas has a Secret'. Ernest receives a call from his ex-wife Erin - she's been arrested in the Blue Mountains, accused of her husband's murder. Lyle was days away from a big fundraiser event for his charity, only to turn up dead, the word 'Christmas' scrawled on the floor next to him in his own blood. The rest of his blood? All over Erin, asleep in bed. Ernest is invited backstage at the charity event to investigate the suspects the cops have ignored over the easy catch, but has he progressed enough as a detective to come in cold to a case after the fact? Thank you to Penguin Australia for sending us copies of 'Everyone this Christmas has a Secret' and for their help in arranging the interview.

    28 min

  4. OCT 27

    BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Festival - Community

    We take another visit to the floor of BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2024, to talk all about the mysteries we love so much, and the network of authors that bring it together. It takes all sorts to write mystery of all sorts, and we look at where some of Australia's best authors have been moving their ideas. The Crime Fiction community has amazing festivals all over the world, and here at Death of the Reader we're lucky enough to have BAD in our own backyard. This week, we discuss the resurgence of classic mystery, the journalistic pursuits that inspire fiction, and the community at the heart of it all. Thank you to BAD: Sydney for tickets to the event, and the many publishers, who whether or not they provided review copies (we didn't keep track, sorry), it is in their graces we can conduct these interviews. Featured and referenced in this episode (by Panel): Takes All Sorts Panel: Sulari Gentill Amanda Hampson David Whish-Wilson (referenced) Sue Turnbull (referenced) All Crime is Local Panel: Alan Carter Natalie Conyer Michael Duffy (referenced) Michaela Kalowski Friends or Enemies Panel: Hayley Scrivenor Nicola Moriarty Candice Fox Michael Brissenden Community: Michael Burge Susannah Glenn Mitch Jennings Zahid Gamieldien Lisa Kenway

    30 min

  5. OCT 20

    BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Festival - Justice

    We take a visit to the floor of BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2024, to talk all about the big themes, and the way that crime fiction is tied up with the world of Justice. The Crime Fiction community has amazing festivals all over the world, and here at Death of the Reader we're lucky enough to have BAD in our own backyard. This week, the pressing issues that inspire our crime fiction. From accounts of under-resourced courts in the Australian Outback with Jamelle Wells, to fiction grappling with the horrors of a mind that can't trust itself with Susannah Glenn and Zahid Gamieldien. Thank you to BAD: Sydney for tickets to the event, and the many publishers, who whether or not they provided review copies (we didn't keep track, sorry), it is in their graces we can conduct these interviews. Featured and referenced in this episode (by Panel): The Bush Justice Rodeo Michael Burge, member of the BAD Board Jamelle Wells Kate Holden (referenced) Dinuka McKenzie (referenced) Justice and The Wisdom of the Elders Aunty Barbara Nicholson Veronica Gorrie (referenced) Aunty Bronwyn Penrith (referenced) Speaking Out with Larissa Behrendt (Full Panel) Women in Peril and the Women Who Write Them Lisa Kenway Claudine Tinellis (Talking Aussie Books) Susannah Glenn Brooke Hardwick (referenced) Danger, Danger Everywhere Zahid Gamieldien Bruce Nash Mitch Jennings

    30 min
  6. Chris Hammer on 'The Valley'

    OCT 13

    Chris Hammer on 'The Valley'

    Flex talks with Australian Crime Fiction great Chris Hammer about his newest novel, 'The Valley'. Ivan and Nell are summoned, suspiciously early, to a homicide just outside the town of Saltwood, in a community called The Valley. Struggling after decades of failed schemes to restore wealth to the resource-rich town, Nell stumbles upon a personal link to the crime, and has to juggle her professional interest with the risks a personal case can pose to getting a conviction. Water politics is once again the canvas upon which Chris Hammer paints his thrills. Thank you to Allen & Unwin for providing copies of The Valley to Death of the Reader, and arranging our time with Chris.

    26 min
  7. Memories of Murder by Bong Joon-Ho - Movie Special

    SEP 30

    Memories of Murder by Bong Joon-Ho - Movie Special

    We discuss Memories of Murder, the 2003 Crime-Drama film by Bong Joon-Ho. In rural South Korea, a series of horrifying murders has paralysed and overwhelmed the local police, who are under-resourced and inexperienced in crimes of this scale. Fortunately, a cop from the big city is here to fix everything up and save the small-town cops from themselves. Or so you'd think. We're joined by our editor Cameron Furlong of 2SER's Inquiry as we discuss the film that put the 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' director on the map. We're also joined by author Riley James to talk about her debut crime fiction novel 'The Chilling', its links with classic arctic-horror fiction and the idea of escapism gone wrong. Thank you to Allen & Unwin for arranging our time with Riley at BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Festival, and the festival itself for providing us with media tickets.

    30 min
  8. Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh - Part Three

    SEP 9

    Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh - Part Three

    We discuss chapters 19-27 of Ngaio Marsh's Eighth Roderick Alleyn novel, 'Overture to Death'. The stage is set to catch a killer, and the domino that tipped all this monstrosity into place. So the ordeal began in the theatre, it will return. Roderick Alleyn and his squad of investigators must bring all the information together to decide on who is guilty, who is responsible, and if those two are even the same person. We also talk with Gabriel Bergmoser about the print release of his latest audiobook; The Hitchhiker. Almost a theatre piece itself, one lone and unprepared man ventures happily into the outback, only for an unsettled teen to flag him down and join the ride. Thank you to Harper Collins for providing copies of The Hitchhiker, and helping arrange our time with Gabriel.

    30 min
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Join Flex and Herds as they take you on a Murder Mystery World Tour in Death of the Reader. From classic British puzzles in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction to the weirdest of foreign detective fiction, explore everything in the grizzly world of the 'locked room'. Each week we'll feature academics, authors and more as we trace the influences of the genre around the world.

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  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
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