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Tea, Tonic & Toxin Mystery Podcast
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History of mystery podcast and book club. Get the scoop on the best mysteries ever written + interviews with mystery/thriller writers. Hosted by Carolyn Daughters and Sarah Harrison. Join us, won't you? www.teatonicandtoxin.com
We had a fabulous interview with Tom Epperson to discuss his book Baby Hawk and his screenwriting career, which began after much trial and error when he and his childhood friend Billy Bob Thornton left Arkansas for L.A. Listen in! teatonicandtoxin.com/podcast/baby...
Episode 90: Baby Hawk by Tom Epperson
Tom Epperson joins us to discuss his L.A. adventures and screenwriting with Billy Bob Thornton and his new book, Baby Hawk: A Novel in Verse.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We've got your weekend listening covered! Check out our latest episode on Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely. Joining us once again is special guest Owen Hill. His cat's name is Velma Valento, for goodness' sake. #chandler #raymondchandler

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Episode 89: Farewell My Lovely - Raymond Chandler Books
In the first of two episodes, special guest Owen Hill joins us to discuss Farewell My Lovely (Raymond Chandler books).
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October 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It's time for Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely! Joining us is Owen Hill, co-editor of The Annotated Big Sleep. It's part one of a two-part discussion you won't want to miss. teatonicandtoxin.com/podcast/fare...
Episode 88: Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
In the first of two episodes, special guest Owen Hill joins us to discuss Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
You MUST listen to this episode! Sorry to bark orders, but @arvd.bsky.social is a delight. He joins us to discuss his graphic novel Trouble Is My Business, Dirk Gently, @alanismorissette.bsky.social AND SO MUCH MORE. teatonicandtoxin.com/podcast/trou... #raymondchandler
Episode 87: Trouble Is My Business by Raymond Chandler & Arvind Ethan David
Sarah Harrison and Carolyn Daughters interview Arvind Ethan David about his new graphic novel Trouble Is My Business (Raymond Chandler).
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September 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's time for Raymond Chandler! And Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep. Anthony Rizzuto weighs in on this seminal work. Join us, won't you? teatonicandtoxin.com/podcast/phil... #raymondchandler #philipmarlowe #thebigsleep
Episode 85: Philip Marlowe and The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
In the first of two episodes, special guest Anthony Rizzuto joins us to discuss Philip Marlowe and The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.
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August 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Colorado author Puja Guha is our hero. We want to be a super spy like her when we grow up. (Sure, she says she's not a super spy, but no good super spy is going to fess up.) She joins us in studio, and she's a great guest. Listen in! teatonicandtoxin.com/podcast/the-...
Episode 84: The Ahriman Legacy by Colorado Author Puja Guha
Sarah Harrison and Carolyn Daughters interview Puja Guha about Ahriman: The Spirit of Destruction from The Ahriman Legacy series.
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August 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New Episode Alert! Fabulous Colorado author Ann Claire joins us to talk about her cozy mystery Dead and Gondola, part of the Christie Bookshop Mystery series. Don't miss out on the intrigue—listen now: teatonicandtoxin.com/podcast/chri... #coloradoauthor #coloradolife #cozymystery
Episode 82: Dead and Gondola (Christie Bookshop Mystery Series) - Ann Claire
Sarah Harrison, Carolyn Daughters, and David Morrell discuss Dead and Gondola from the Christie Bookshop Mystery series by Ann Claire.
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June 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Love a good mystery? So do we. We're your go-to history of mystery podcast — from classic whodunits to forgotten gems to spine-chilling thrillers. Like, comment, follow, subscribe -- AND tell your friends!

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May 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Neil Nyren joins us to discuss Eric Ambler's A Coffin for Dimitrios (1939) and Neil's experience working with Jonathan Kellerman, C.J. Box and more. Listen in! teatonicandtoxin.com/podcast/a-co...
Episode 81: A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
Sarah Harrison, Carolyn Daughters and Neil Nyren discuss A Coffin for Dimitrios (The Mask of Dimitrios) (1939) by Eric Ambler.
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May 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Why is The Mask of Dimitrios one of the most influential thrillers of all time? We explore the groundbreaking 1939 novel by #EricAmbler with guest Neil Nyren, legendary editor/Ellery Queen Award winner. teatonicandtoxin.com/podcast/the-mask-of-dimitrios/ #MysteryPodcast #ThrillerBooks #CrimeFiction
Episode 80: The Mask of Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
Sarah Harrison, Carolyn Daughters and Neil Nyren discuss The Mask of Dimitrios (A Coffin for Dimitrios) (1939) by Eric Ambler.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Ten strangers, each with a dark secret, are lured to a remote island and drawn into a deadly game. As the body count rises, paranoia intensifies. Agatha Christie’s AND THEN THERE WERE NONE is the best-selling mystery novel of all time. teatonicandtoxin.com/podcast/and-then-there-were-none-book
Episode 79: And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
Sarah Harrison, Carolyn Daughters and Ann Claire discuss And Then There Were None book (1939) by Agatha Christie.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Action + suspense + history + thriller = STUNNER. David Morrell, author of First Blood (inspiration for the Rambo films) joins us to discuss Geoffrey Household's masterpiece, Rogue Male (1939). LISTEN IN! teatonicandtoxin.com/podcast/rogue-male

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Episode 77: Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
Sarah Harrison, Carolyn Daughters and David Morrell (author of First Blood) discuss Rogue Male (1939) by Geoffrey Household.
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March 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We recently had the pleasure of interviewing @erikakrouse.bsky.social. Her Edgar Award winning memoir/true crime Tell Me Everything is a knockout. Beautiful book by a beautiful soul. Listen in! teatonicandtoxin.com/podcast/tell-me-everything/
Episode 76: Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse
Erika Krouse tells Sarah Harrison & Carolyn Daughters about Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation (memoir/true crime).
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February 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NEXT UP: Rogue Male (1939), an enduring masterpiece of mystery, suspense, and the thrill of the chase. Author Geoffrey Household called it a “bastard offspring of Stevenson and Conrad.” It’s “the best escape and pursuit story yet written, with lip-chewing tension right to the end.” Times UK
February 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM