24 Best Mystery Book Podcasts

1. All About Agatha Christie

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All About Agatha is a podcast all about, well, Agatha. Agatha Christie, of course: the Queen of Crime, a real-life Dame of the British Empire, and author of sixty-six mystery novels that spanned the Twentieth Century, defining a genre. For five years, Catherine Brobeck and Kemper Donovan revisited these novels in publication order, ranking them according to pre-set criteria (plot, character, etc.). Tragically, Catherine Brobeck passed away at the end of 2021. She will be forever missed...more Host Kemper Donovan
Producer/Network All About Agatha (Christie)
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Margot Douaihy, Tina Hodgkinson +5 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 2.2K Avg Length 87 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Shedunnit

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Unravelling the mysteries behind classic detective storiesFor advertising enquiries, email ****@auddy.co
Host Caroline Crampton
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Jim Noy, Dr Jen Aston +4 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.9KFacebook 1.7KTwitter 3.2KInstagram 5K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Read or Dead

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Read or Dead is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the worlds of mystery and thriller literature.
Hosts Katie McLain Horner, Kendra Winchester
Producer/Network Book Riot
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guest Alma Katsu
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 271Facebook 868.9KTwitter 253.8KInstagram 319.9K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Since May 2017 Get Email Contact

4. Mystery Books Podcast

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A podcast devoted to helping readers discover new mystery books. Hosted by USA Today bestselling mystery author Sara Rosett.
Host Sara Rosett
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 70Facebook 1.8KTwitter 1.7KInstagram 2.8K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

5. Meet the Thriller Author (Author Interviews)

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Interviews with bestselling authors of mystery, suspense, and thriller books.
Host Alan Petersen
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Rea Frey, Jonathan Kellerman +1 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 53Facebook 448Twitter 222Instagram 186 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2015 Get Email Contact

6. The Cozy Mystery Book Club

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Welcome To YouTube's First Cozy Mystery Book Club! Sleuthing as a reading family since January 2018. Each month, we discuss a different cozy mystery live (YouTube Channel: Books Are My Hart). Now you can listen to our monthly YouTube livestream discussions as podcast episodes. Enjoy!more Host Angela Maria Hart
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Dana, BEN +8 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 28Twitter 4.4KInstagram 14.4K Avg Length 95 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

7. The Jolly Reader

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This may not be an audiobook, but it is a whimsical podcast where I recap and react to young adult murder mystery books, one unhinged chapter at a time. I break books down chapter by chapter, full of spoilers, bad jokes, and big opinions. I also chat with authors and share bookish chaos on social media.more Producer/Network Maria Dieckmann
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Randi Smith, Katie Bernet +2 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 26Facebook 187Instagram 274 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Poirot Pals

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Join hosts Caitlin Morris and Chad Lind as they endeavor to read, research, and discuss all thirty-three Hercule Poirot mystery novels. To get the most out of this audio book club, listen to the pre-read episodes before you read each book. Then, process your thoughts with Chad and Caitlin during each debrief episode. Join us as we read in real-time, or listen and read at your leisure.more Producer/Network Caitlin Morris and Chad Lind
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Tea, Tonic & Toxin

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Tea, Tonic, and Toxin is a book club and podcast for people who love mysteries, thrillers, introspection, and good conversation. Each month, your hosts, Carolyn Daughters and Sarah Harrison, will discuss a game-changing mystery or thriller, starting in 1841 onward. Together, we'll see firsthand how the genre evolvedAlong the way, we'll entertain ideas, prospects, theories, doubts, and grudges, along with the occasional guest. And we hope to entertain you, dear friend. We want you to experience the joys of reading some of the best mysteries and thrillers ever written.more Hosts Sarah Harrison, Carolyn Daughters
Producer/Network Carolyn Daughters & Sarah Harrison
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Otto Penzler, Sergio Angelini +6 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 12Facebook 2KInstagram 171 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Chatting Cozies

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Welcome to the sister account of The Cozy Mystery Book Club Podcast. A podcast dedicated to chatting all things cozy mysteries.
Producer/Network Angela Maria Hart
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Mindy Quigley, Kate Lansing +8 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Mystery Book Discussion Group

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Mystery Book Discussion Group on Accessible World. Meets the fourth Sunday of each month at 5pm Eastern. Facilitator leads the discussion of that month's mystery book. Sponsored by Helping Hands for the Blind.more Producer/Network Unknown
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Recent Guest Adam Sims
Apple Rating 1/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. The Unsolved Case of the Missing Salmon

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Two friends, read and chat about murder mysteries. We investigate a real-life case using advice from murder mystery authors. We review a book, find the sleuthing tips and hopefully, solve the case. We also crown our very own Queens of Crime, beyond Agatha Christie. And we have a feline sidekick, called Hercule. Come for the mystery, stay for the mischief...more Producer/Network Maddy Berry and Hannah Knight
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Vee Johnson, Chloe Bishop +2 more
Apple Reviews 13Facebook 33Instagram 185 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. Dig The Plot

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A podcast giving you all the book recommendations you didn't ask for. A new episode of Dig The Plot drops every Sunday night just in time for your Monday morning commute! Great for anyone who loves to read mystery/thriller books!more Producer/Network Jada Atwood
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

14. Whodunnit Dinners Podcast

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Whodunnit Dinners podcast is a murder mystery book and food podcast where murder mystery dinner party game writers Helen Barbour and Katie McLaughlin discuss whodunnits...and food inspired by the fiction! Whether you favour classic murder mysteries of the golden age, gritty detective reads, or left-field literary murder mysteries, the meandering conversation touches on everything from author biographies, quality of the writing, menopause brain and celebrity stand-ins. It's like book club, with food!more Recent Guest Tad Williams
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. Magic of Cozies

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Welcome to the Magic of Cozies, a podcast dedicated to witchy, paranormal, and supernatural cozy mystery books and authors.
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Danielle Garrett
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Slaying the Craft: Inside the Mind of a Thriller Writer

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Mystery and thriller fanatic, Sabrina Thatcher, interviews some of the best thriller, chiller, and mystery writers working today. Go inside the mind of a thriller writer to discover how they tap into the darkness that taps away something animalistic in all of us. Learn about their latest books and recommendations then stick around for tips on how you too can write dangerously.more Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Vanessa Lillie, Elle Marr +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Get a Clue, Dad!

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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.more Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. Thrillers by the Bookclub Pod

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Thrillers by the Bookclub Pod is a space to talk all things thriller, mystery, and true crime. We want you to feel like you're sitting down for a creepy bookclub meeting with old friends. Each week we will talk about a thriller book, give recommendations, and chat about all things thriller.more Hosts Chelsea, Olivia Day Wallace
Producer/Network Thrillers By The Bookclub Pod
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 138Instagram 5.1K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

19. Classic Mysteries

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Short reviews of classic mystery novels and stories that are worth reading and re-reading
Host Les Blatt
Producer/Network Les Blatt, 2014
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 93Twitter 651 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Since Jan 2013 Get Email Contact

20. Speaking of Mysteries

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A podcast of for lovers of mysteries and thrillers. Listen to interviews with best-selling authors as well as new talents by Nancie Clare and Leslie Klinger.
Producer/Network Speaking of Mysteries
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 16Facebook 484Twitter 551 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

21. Mystery Novel Nerd Podcast

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The Mystery Novel Nerd Podcast is a virtual book club for readers of mystery and thriller novels hosted by mystery author A. D. Hay. Twice a month, the podcast will bring you a short discussion on Amelia's latest reads, book hauls, and spoiler-free book reviews over a cup of tea.more Producer/Network Amelia D. Hay
Email ****@authoradhay.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 5Instagram 225 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

22. Classic Mysteries

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Every Monday, tune into this snarky and hilarious podcast poking fun at classic mystery books! And as a bonus: Every Thursday, listen in as I try (and usually fail) to solve Minute Mystery puzzles.more Producer/Network Ellie Lewis
Email ****@lewisworld.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

23. Read to Death

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A murder mystery book review podcast by British drag queen comedians Holly Stars and Quiches Lorraine.
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Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

24. Myster-Reads

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It's a Mystery-Book-Review Podcast. With jokes! It's NOT a True Crime podcast. We're not doing that. Join best friends Emily Logue and Carley B. Johnson every month as they read a mystery novel and discuss character, suspense, death, and whodunit. Will they be able to solve the murders before the books do it for them? Will they ever stop laughing at themselves? Will the motive ever be something besides money? Find out on Myster-Reads!more Avg Length 80 min Format Long form Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact