Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

Monthly readings and dramatizations by the world’s leading writers of suspense, chosen from the magazine’s short story archives. The full range of the genre is represented, from whodunits to urban noir.

  • 36 minutes 28 seconds
    Episode 175: EPISODE 175: "The Changing Room" by Sheila Kohler

    In this month's podcast, we are pleased to present multiple O. Henry Award winner Sheila Kohler reading her suspenseful, evocative tale "The Changing Room" from our January/February 2021 issue.

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    1 May 2024, 1:55 pm
  • 34 minutes 13 seconds
    Episode 174: EPISODE 174: "Schrodinger, Cat" by Anna Scotti

    Our latest podcast episode features a celebrated story from our March/April 2022. Here is Anna Scotti's "Schrodinger, Cat,"  a Macavity Award nominee and third place finisher in our 2022 Readers Award poll.

    1 April 2024, 3:24 pm
  • 28 minutes 59 seconds
    Episode 173: EPISODE 173: "Judge Not" by Twist Phelan

    We're pleased to share with you Twist Phelan's reading of "Judge Not," her highly entertaining story of a local judge who faces a serious ethical dilemma, from our May/June 2023 issue.

    "Judge Not" reached the highly commended category in the 2023 Irish Book Awards short story competition—the only crime fiction story to do so. 

    4 March 2024, 4:21 pm
  • 39 minutes 27 seconds
    Episode 172: EPISODE 172: "Rendering" by Sophia Lynch

    Our latest podcast episode features the suspenseful tale of a nude model who finds herself posing for an eccentric and rather creepy artist. Here is "Rendering" by Sophia Lynch, one of the latest entries in EQMM's Department of First Stories. 

    2 February 2024, 5:23 pm
  • 35 minutes 35 seconds
    Episode 171: EPISODE 171: "City of Light" by Josh Pachter

    Our latest podcast episode will whisk listeners off to Paris for an adventure filled with fine food and wine, paired with a side of revenge. Here, from our March/April 2020 issue, is "City of Light" by Josh Pachter, one of EQMM's most prolific contributors and translators.

    2 January 2024, 5:21 pm
  • 37 minutes 45 seconds
    Episode 170: EPISODE 170: “Home for the Holidays” by Andrew Welsh-Huggins

    Andrew Welsh-Huggins is an accomplished author who has been nominated for Shamus, Derringer, and ITW Thriller awards. We're thrilled to feature his reading of "Home for the Holidays," a Christmastime thriller from our Jan/Feb 2020 issue, as the latest entry in our podcast series. 

    30 November 2023, 5:08 pm
  • 37 minutes 29 seconds
    Episode 169: EPISODE 169: "The Picardy Third" by Jacqueline Freimor

    When a murder strikes close to her granddaughter's music class, Private Investigator Jeannie Tannenbaum sets out to solve the case. Here is "The Picardy Third" by Jacqueline Freimor, originally published in our Jan/Feb 2023 issue. 

    1 November 2023, 4:15 pm
  • 35 minutes 2 seconds
    Episode 168: EPISODE 168: "Double Fly Rocket 87" by Eli Cranor

    Our latest podcast features the story of two former high school football stars who return to their old stomping grounds for a big payday. This is Eli Cranor's "Double Fly Rocket 87" from our January/February 2022 issue. Cranor is a former professional football player whose novel Don't Know Tough won the 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel.

    2 October 2023, 4:27 pm
  • 38 minutes 50 seconds
    Episode 167: EPISODE 167: “Her Upstairs” by Michael Z. Lewin

    Legendary author Michael Z. Lewin reads "Her Upstairs," his excellent story of Greek gods and cribbage from our July/August 2023 issue. Lewin is the creator of the the Albert Samson series of detective novels, the first regional series of of its kind.

    31 August 2023, 10:09 pm
  • 27 minutes 53 seconds
    Episode 166: EPISODE 166: "The Knight Wizard" by Janice Law

    Our August 2023 podcast episode features  "The Knight Wizard," an exciting new story in our July/August 2023 issue from frequent EQMM contributor Janice Law. 

    1 August 2023, 3:09 pm
  • 59 minutes 52 seconds
    Episode 165: EPISODE 165: "Twos on That" by Pat Black

    Our latest podcast episode is another thrilling tale from Scottish journalist and author Pat Black, whose stories featuring Inspector Lomond have been appearing in EQMM since 2019. Here is "Twos on That" from our July/August 2023 issue. 

    30 June 2023, 3:59 pm
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