Mysteries in the Mail: Letters and Epistolary Novels

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📬 Do you love mysteries where the format is part of the puzzle? What about crime fiction told through letters, emails, and documents? If you answered yes to either question, join me as I explore epistolary mysteries—one of my favorite subsets of the mystery genre.

✉️ I share the inspiration behind my own Mysteries in the Mail letter subscription featuring Lady Eileen and Fitzhugh, two delightful characters whose adventures are told in installments mailed in physical letters.

📖 Then I delve into epistolary crime fiction, and I also discuss epistolary-adjacent mysteries like interactive puzzle books and crime fiction where letters play a key role in the plot.

📚 Read-alike recommendations include classic epistolary mysteries, puzzle books, and more letter-based crime fiction to add to your TBR pile, all of which make fantastic gifts for mystery readers. 

Links mentioned in this episode:

Mysteries in the Mail by Sara Rosett: https://sararosettbooks.com/products/mysteries-in-the-mail

Epistolary Mystery Novels:

The Appeal by Janice Hallett: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54621096-the-appeal

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13526165-where-d-you-go-bernadette

Currently Reading:

Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1499952.Daddy_Long_Legs

To Read:

The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129117.The_Spellman_Files

The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130633488-the-documents-in-the-case-by-dorothy-l-sayers-and-robert-eustace

Death on the Down Beat by Sebastian Farr: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61041891-death-on-the-down-beat

Epistolary-Adjacent : Interactive Puzzles:

Cain's Jawbone by E. Powys Mathers: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50074593-cain-s-jawbone

The Creeping Hand Murders by Maureen Johnson: You Are the Detective: The Creeping Hand Murder: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222683984-you-are-the-detective

The Museum Heist by Henry Lewis: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/173404229-the-museum-heist

Epistolary-Adjacent : Crime Fiction with Letters:

The Brothers of Baker Street by Michael Robertson: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9672561-the-brothers-of-baker-street

The Missing Maid by Holly Hepburn: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203020023-the-missing-maid

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