Mystery Rules (part 1)

In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss the rules of mystery from the Golden Age, including from the Detection Club, S.S. van Dyne, and Raymond Chandler.

Discussed and mentioned

The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler (1991) Raymond Chandler

"12 Notes on the Mystery Story" (1948) Raymond Chandler

"Twenty Rules for Detective Stories" (1928) S.S. Van Dine

"10 Commandments for Mystery Fiction" (1929) Ronald Knox

Thursday Murder Club (2020) Richard Osman

Marlow Murder Club (2022) Robert Thorogood

Only Murders in the Building (2021) Disney+/hulu

Related Episodes

Interactive Mysteries (released September 29, 2026)

Mysteries Without Murder (released September 27, 2022)

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