Show Notes
Siblings create an excellent opportunity to create tension in mysteries. In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss the twists and turns that can accompany family bonds.
Discussed and mentioned
"The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) Edgar Allan Poe
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962) Shirley Jackson
El Dorado Drive (2025) Megan Abbott
Julie Chan is Dead (2025) Liann Zhang
The Prestige (2006 film)
Clouds of Witness (1926) Dorothy L. Sayers
Such Charming Liars (2024) Karen M. McManus
Death at Morning House (2024) Maureen Johnson
Daisy Darker (2022) Alice Feeney
The Inheritance Games (2020) Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Six Weeks to Live (2021) Catherine McKenzie
The Better Sister (2025) Prime series
The Better Sister (2019) Alafair Burke
Related Episodes
Interview with Megan Abbott [https://cluedinmystery.com/bonus-interview-with-megan-abbott/] (released July 29, 2025)
Interview with Catherine McKenzie [https://cluedinmystery.com/catherine-mckenzie/] (released June 3, 2025)
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