Episode 053: Eight Perfect Murders

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson.

Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers Make You Enjoy Stories More (A study from the University of California referenced by Dennis)

The Eight Books from Malcolm Kershaw’s Blog Post:

1. The Red House Mystery – A. A. Milne

2. Malice Aforethought – Anthony Berkley Cox

3. The ABC Murders – Agatha Christie

4. Double Indemnity – James M. Cain

5. Strangers on a Train – Patricia Highsmith

6. The Drowner – John MacDonald

7. Deathtrap – Ira Levin

8. The Secret History – Donna Tartt

TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK/THING WE MIGHT LIKE!

Trevor AND Toby: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Dennis: Knives Out (2018 Film)

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Trevor AND Dennis: Red Herring

Toby: chiaroscuro, pusillanimity, veridical, eructation

Next month we will be discussing The Girl Who Was Convinced Beyond All Reason That She Could Fly by Sybil Lamb.

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Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, and Trevor Lockhart.