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.
Podcasting since 2022 • 97 episodes
Tea, Tonic & Toxin
Latest Episodes
The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope by CW Grafton, with guest L Wayne Hicks
L. Wayne Hicks joins Tea, Tonic & Toxin to discuss The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope, published in 1943 by C. W. Grafton (father of Sue Grafton).L. Wayne Hicks is a freelance writer who covered real-life crimes for newspa...
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Season 4
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Episode 96
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46:58
Mystery Podcast 2026 Reading List
The 2026 book list revealed and discussed. What was selected and why? Do you agree? Disagree? Have authors to add?Get your copy of all of our History of Mystery book selections here! (including even ...
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Season 5
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Episode 95
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59:58
Laura by Vera Caspary
Tea, Tonic & Toxin is a history of mystery book club and podcast. We’re reading the best mysteries ever written and interviewing some of the world’s best contemporary mystery and thriller writers.LAURA by Vera Caspary (1943) is a sop...
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Season 4
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Episode 94
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55:24
Mr Campion's Christmas with Mike Ripley
Mike Ripley joins Tea, Tonic & Toxin to discuss Margery Allingham’s Albert Campion novels, along with his latest novel in the series, Mr Campion’s Christmas.Mike Ripley completed the third Albert Campion novel left unfinishe...
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Season 4
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Episode 93
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54:58
Mike Ripley Talks Margery Allingham and Albert Campion
Tea, Tonic & Toxin is a history of mystery book club and podcast. We’re reading the best mysteries ever written and interviewing some of the world’s best contemporary mystery and thriller writers.Traitor’s Purse (1...
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Season 4
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Episode 92
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48:29
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