Tea, Tonic & Toxin
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.
Episodes
77 episodes
Tell Me Everything with guest Erika Krouse
Part memoir and part literary true crime, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse is the mesmerizing story of a landmark sexual assault investigation and the female...
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Season 3
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Episode 76
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1:13:31
Georgia Jeffries and The Younger Girl!
Georgia Jeffries joins Sarah and Carolyn to discuss The Younger Girl, a supernatural thriller based on a true crime.Georgia is a writer of Emmy Award-winning drama and acclaimed noir fiction. Honored with multiple Writers Guild ...
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Season 3
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Episode 75
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1:03:45
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, with Shana Kelly! Part 2
Shana Kelly began her career as a literary agent at the William Morris Agency in New York and London for 10 years. She currently works as a documentary screenwriter, book editor, writer, and publishing consultant. She also teaches at Denver-bas...
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Season 3
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Episode 74
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52:20
The 2025 Prospective Book List!
We are beyond excited to be starting our fourth year, and to share with you the books we have on tap!Give a listen and let us know what you think, or if we're leaving out pivotal content to the genre.See the full
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Season 4
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Episode 73
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47:30
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, with Shana Kelly! Part 1
“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again …”A young bride is haunted by the lingering shadow of her husband’s first wife at the eerie Manderley estate. Secrets, jealousy, and suspense converge in a chilling tale of love and deceptio...
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Season 3
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Episode 72
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48:13
Kathy Reichs on Fire and Bones!
Mystery writer Kathy Reichs joins Sarah and Carolyn to discuss her latest book, Fire and Bones.#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, unputdownable thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Tem...
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Season 3
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Episode 71
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36:22
The Wheel Spins, Episode 2! By Ethel Lina White, with special guest Alex Csurko
Tea, Tonic & Toxin is a history of mystery book club and podcast. We’re reading the best mysteries ever written, as well as interviewing some of the world’s best contemporary mystery and thriller writers.In The Wheel Spins (19...
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Season 3
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Episode 70
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58:58
The Wheel Spins with Alex Csurko - episode 1!
In THE WHEEL SPINS (1936), a young woman’s train journey takes a sinister turn when a fellow passenger mysteriously disappears. This suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat novel by Ethel Lina White served as the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic film...
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Season 3
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Episode 69
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51:33
Midnight at the Barclay Hotel with Fleur Bradley
Fleur Bradley is the author of many mysteries for kids, including Midnight at the Barclay Hotel and Daybreak on Raven Island.Originally from the Netherlands, she now lives in Colorado with her family.Get your
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Season 3
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Episode 68
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1:03:02
The Busy Body & All About Agatha Christie with Kemper Donovan
Full-time writer KEMPER DONOVAN is currently publishing an ongoing mystery series via Kensington Books. He joins us to discuss The Busy Body, the first in the Ghostwriter series, and
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Season 3
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Episode 67
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50:42
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie, with guest Kemper Donovan
THE ABC MURDERS (1936) is one of the earliest examples of the “serial killer” novel. Striking in alphabetical order, a killer challenges renowned detective Hercule Poirot to a battle of wits. With ingenious twists and red herrings, the book wil...
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Season 3
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Episode 66
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1:02:02
Craig Johnson, Walt Longmire, and 20 books!
We were thrilled to chat with Craig Johnson during the 2024 Longmire Days this year about his 20th book, First Frost!Tea, Tonic & Toxin is a history of mystery book club and podcast....
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Season 3
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Episode 65
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57:14
Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers with guest ZJ Czupor, amazing second episode!
Tea, Tonic & Toxin is a history of mystery book club and podcast. We’re reading the best mysteries ever written, as well as interviewing some of the world’s best contemporary mystery and thriller w...
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Season 3
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Episode 64
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1:04:06
Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers with guest ZJ Czupor
Tea, Tonic & Toxin is a history of mystery book club and podcast. We’re reading the best mysteries ever written, as well as interviewing some of the world’s best contemporary mystery and thriller writers.In Gaudy Night, Harrie...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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1:00:19
The Wild Inside with guest Christine Carbo!
Montana thriller writer Christine Carbo joins Sarah and Carolyn to discuss her book The Wild Inside.Christine is a recipient of the Womens’ National Book Association Pinckley Prize, the Silver Falchion Award, and the High Plains...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:05:21
Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer with special guest Jen Kloester! Part 2!
When a man is found dead in a quaint English village, Inspector Hannasyde must unravel the secrets of the eccentric family involved. In DEATH IN THE STOCKS (1935), a beloved classic, Georgette Heyer infuses the traditional mystery with her sign...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:13:08
Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer with special guest Jen Kloester! Part 1!
When a man is found dead in a quaint English village, Inspector Hannasyde must unravel the secrets of the eccentric family involved. In DEATH IN THE STOCKS (1935), a beloved classic, Georgette Heyer infuses the traditional mystery with her sign...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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59:21
Phantom Orbit by David Ignatius
Thriller writer David Ignatius joins Sarah and Carolyn to discuss his latest book Phantom Orbit.Check out more of his work and
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:17:08
The League of Frightened Men with Ira Brad Matetsky, part 2!
A hazing prank at Harvard left Paul Chapin disabled. Years later, two of the men responsible end up dead, and a series of poems promises continued retribution. Now the other men who hazed Paul are desperate for the protection of brilliant detec...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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50:36
The League of Frightened Men by Rex Stout - with Ira Brad Matetsky!
A hazing prank at Harvard left Paul Chapin disabled. Years later, two of the men responsible end up dead, and a series of poems promises continued retribution. Now the other men who hazed Paul are desperate for the protection of brilliant detec...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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52:48
Edgar Award winning Bearskin with author James A McLaughlin
Thriller author James McLaughlin joins Sarah and Carolyn to discuss his book Bearskin.McLaughlin is the author of Bearskin, published by Ecco/HarperCollins in 2018 and winner of the 2019 Edgar Award for Best First Novel...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:05:11
Norman Shabel's Legal Thrillers
Brooklyn-born New Jersey class-action attorney turned author Norman Shabel has written seven plays and eight novels. Three of his plays have been produced off Broadway in NYC, Philadelphia, and Florida.You can find novels from all our g...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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45:21
The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr
THE THREE COFFINS (THE HOLLOW MAN) (1935) by John Dickson Carr is celebrated for its exceptional execution of the locked-room mystery, a subgenre demanding ingenious plotting and cerebral depth. Many consider it the best locked room mystery of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:00:20
Carter Wilson chats about his newest thriller: The Father She Went to Find
Penny has never met anyone smarter than her. That's par for the course when you're a savant - one of fewer than 100 in the world. But despite her photographic memory and superpowered intellect, there's one ystery Penny's never been able to solv...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:01:21
The Postman Always Rings Twice - with guest Rebecca Heisler!
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1934) is James M. Cain’s gripping, groundbreaking noir tale of passion and betrayal. In a dusty roadside diner, love and lust ignite a murderous plot and challenge conventional notions of right and wrong. As secr...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:11:16