A mystery podcast produced by Kings River Life Magazine (kingsriverlife.com) with short stories & first chapters read by local actors.
Episodes
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
This episode features the first chapter of Murderous Means by Lida Sideris. It is read by local actor Casey Ballard. Murderous Means was published by Level Best Books in December of 2023. You can learn more about the author on her website.
In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able to find us! Also, consider subscribing so you never miss an episode!
If you would like to help support this podcast and Kings River Life financially, and get some fun rewards, check out our Patreon Page. You can also make a one time donation through Paypal and you can purchase some fun Mysteryrat's Maze merchandise on Redbubble.
If you would like to help support this podcast and Kings River Life financially, and get some fun rewards, check out our Patreon Page. You can also make a one time donation through Paypal and you can purchase some fun Mysteryrat's Maze merchandise on Redbubble.
You can find more mystery fun on our websites Kings River Life Magazine and KRL News and Reviews.
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
This episode features the first chapter of Slightly Murderous Intent by Lida Sideris. It is read by local actor Casey Ballard. This is the second time a book from this series has been featured here--you can check out the episode featuring the second book in the series here. Slightly Murderous Intent was published in October of 2020 by Level Best Books and is available for purchase. You can learn more about the author on her website.
In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able to find us! Also, consider subscribing so you never miss an episode-both to this podcast and to our podcast newsletter.
If you would like to help support this podcast and Kings River Life financially, and get some fun rewards, check out our Patreon Page. You can also make a one time donation through Paypal and you can purchase some fun Mysteryrat's Maze merchandise on Redbubble.
You can find more mystery fun on our websites Kings River Life Magazine and KRL News and Reviews.
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
This episode features an excerpt from One of Us by Lorie Lewis Ham, who is also the executive producer and director of Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast. It is read by local actor Casey Ballard. One of Us was released on July 27, 2021 and is available for purchase. Learn more about the author and her writing on her website.
In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able to find us! Also, consider subscribing so you never miss an episode-both to this podcast and to our podcast newsletter.
If you would like to help support this podcast and Kings River Life financially, and get some fun rewards, check out our Patreon Page. You can also make a one time donation through Paypal and you can purchase some fun Mysteryrat's Maze merchandise on Redbubble.
You can find more mystery fun on our websites Kings River Life Magazine and KRL News and Reviews.
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
This episode features the first chapter of Iron Goddess by Dharma Kelleher. It is read by local actor Casey Ballard. Iron Goddess was published in March of 2017 and is available for purchase. Learn more about the author and her writing on her website. We are thrilled during Pride month to be featuring a mystery about an LGBTQ+ character written by an LGBTQ+ author!
In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able to find us! Also, consider subscribing so you never miss an episode-both to this podcast and to the podcast newsletter.
If you would like to help support this podcast and Kings River Life financially, and get some fun perks, check out our Patreon Page. You can also purchase some fun Mysteryrat's Maze merchandise on Redbubble.
You can find more mystery fun on our websites Kings River Life Magazine and KRL News and Reviews.
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
This episode features the first 2 chapters of Homebody: a Toni Credella Mystery by Louise Titchener. It is read by local actor Casey Ballard. Homebody was published in 2018 and is available for purchase. You can learn more about the author's writing on her Facebook page. In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Casey Ballard has also read past podcast stories for us and they too are available here, and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and most places where you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able to find us! Also, consider subscribing so you never miss an episode-both to this podcast and to the podcast newsletter. You can find more mystery fun on our websites Kings River Life Magazine and KRL News and Reviews.
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
This episode features an excerpt from the first chapter of The Body in Griffith Park by Jennifer Kincheloe. It is read by local actor Casey Ballard. The Body in Griffith Park is the third book in the Anna Blanc mystery series, published by Seventh Street Books in July of 2019 and is available for purchase. You can learn more about Jennifer Kincheloe and her writing on her website jenniferkincheloe.com. We have something a little different with this episode, the intro to the chapter is read by one of the members of the It Was A Dark and Stormy Book Club podcast. You can learn more about them on their website itwasadarkandstormybookclub.com. In each episode we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate the episode as that helps more people be able to find us! Casey Ballard has read several stories for us and all are available here and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, and others.
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
This episode features an excerpt from A High-End Finish, the first Fixer-Upper Mystery by Kate Carlisle, read by local actor Casey Ballard. A High-End Finish was published in 2014 by Berkley. You can purchase this book, and other books in the series, and learn more about them and the author on her website. In each episode we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate the episode as that helps more people be able to find us! Casey has also read Murder Gone Missing and Murder at the Driskill.
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
This episode features the first chapter of the mystery novel "Murder at the Driskill" by Kathleen Kaska, and read by local actor Casey Ballard. In each episode we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. You can learn more about Kathleen's books and how to purchase "Murder at the Driskill" and others on her website.