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A podcast about Middle Grade mystery fiction. Eleven year old MJ and her mystery-loving father, Aidan, talk about mystery novels aimed at tween readers. Each episode begins with a spoiler-free discussion before delving deeper into spoilers in its second half. Bonus short video content, School for Sleuths, presents short discussions of concepts in mystery fiction, drawing on elements of books we have recently discussed.

Episodes

  1. 20H AGO

    5. Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens

    Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode five, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens. Jolly Foul Play is the fourth novel in the Wells and Wong mystery series. Set in the 1930s, this story takes the characters back to Deepdean School. The new head girl is found murdered during the school's Guy Fawkes Night fireworks display. The suspects? The five prefects... The discussion is split into two parts. We start with a spoiler-free conversation before we dish everything after the spoiler warning drops.

    33 min

  2. MAR 8

    4. Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs

    Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode four, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs. Belly Up is the first novel in the Fun Jungle mystery series. The book takes place at an attraction that is part safari, part amusement park. When "Teddy" learns that Fun Jungle's ornery hippopotamus, Henry, has been murdered he decides to investigate. With the help of the park's owner, Summer, the pair try to get to the bottom of the crime. As always, the discussion is split into two parts. We start with a spoiler-free conversation before we dish everything after the spoiler warning drops.

    25 min
  3. School for Sleuths: Locked Room Mysteries

    FEB 28 · BONUS

    School for Sleuths: Locked Room Mysteries

    Aidan from Mysteries Ahoy! briefly explains what a locked room mystery is and what its distinctive elements are. Books for adults referenced in this episode: The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (a short story in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) Books for middle grade readers referenced in this episode: The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat by Enid Blyton First Class Murder by Robin Stevens

    5 min

  4. FEB 21

    3. First Class Murder by Robin Stevens

    Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode three, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss First Class Murder by Robin Stevens. First Class Murder is the third novel in the Wells and Wong mystery series. Set in the 1930s, this story sees our young sleuths traveling on the famous Orient Express with Hazel's father. When they hear news of a foreign spy aboard, they decide they will find them but before that happens they happen upon a murder! The discussion is split into two parts. We start with a spoiler-free conversation before we dish everything after the spoiler warning drops.

    29 min
  5. School for Sleuths: Closed Circle Mysteries

    FEB 14 · BONUS

    School for Sleuths: Closed Circle Mysteries

    Aidan from Mysteries Ahoy! briefly explains what a closed circle mystery is and what its distinctive elements are. Books for adults referenced in this episode: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie Books for middle grade readers referenced in this episode: Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens Poison is Not Polite by Robin Stevens Blog posts referenced in this episode: Five to Try: And Then There Were None Homages (Mysteries Ahoy!)

    8 min

  6. FEB 7

    2. Poison is not Polite (Arsenic for Tea) by Robin Stevens

    Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode two, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss Poison is not Polite (known in the UK as Arsenic for Tea) by Robin Stevens. Poison is Not Polite is the second novel in the Wells and Wong mystery series. Set in the 1930s, this story sees our young sleuths and several school chums spending their holidays at Daisy's family home and preparing for her birthday party. When one of the house guests is murdered after a big row with Daisy's father, the pair have to work out who was really responsible! The discussion is split into two parts. We start with a spoiler-free conversation before we dish everything after the spoiler warning drops.

    31 min
  7. School for Sleuths: Historical Mysteries

    JAN 31 · BONUS

    School for Sleuths: Historical Mysteries

    Aidan briefly explains what a historical mystery is, using a few examples of books aimed at adult and middle grade readers. Books for adults referenced in this episode: The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie (used as an example of an older book that is not a historical mystery) Death Comes at the End by Agatha Christie A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters Death in Delft by Graham Brack Books for middle grade readers referenced in this episode: Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

    3 min

  8. JAN 26

    1. Murder is Bad Manners (Murder Most Unladylike) by Robin Stevens

    Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode one, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss Murder is Bad Manners (known in the UK as Murder Most Unladylike) by Robin Stevens. Murder is Bad Manners is the first novel in Stevens' Wells and Wong mystery series, set in the mid-1930s. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have formed a Detective Society at their school, but their cases so far have only been small ones. Hazel finds a teacher murdered but before she can get help the body mysteriously vanishes... The discussion is split into two parts. We start with a spoiler-free conversation before we dish everything after the spoiler warning drops.

    36 min
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A podcast about Middle Grade mystery fiction. Eleven year old MJ and her mystery-loving father, Aidan, talk about mystery novels aimed at tween readers. Each episode begins with a spoiler-free discussion before delving deeper into spoilers in its second half. Bonus short video content, School for Sleuths, presents short discussions of concepts in mystery fiction, drawing on elements of books we have recently discussed.

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    Mysteries Ahoy!
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  • Episodes
    8
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