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.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 88
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Trouble is My Business, by Raymond Chandler, with Arvind Ethan David
Arvind Ethan David joins Tea, Tonic & Toxin to discuss Trouble Is My Business by Raymond Chandler.
Arvind is a writer and and producer who tells stories and builds accidental businesses …
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler with Anthony Rizzuto, episode 2!
THE BIG SLEEP (1939) is a seminal work in the hardboiled detective genre, and it’s among the best of the Raymond Chandler books. It showcases Chandler’s masterful use of sharp dialogue,…
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler with Anthony Rizzuto
THE BIG SLEEP (1939) is a seminal work in the hardboiled detective genre, and it’s among the best of the Raymond Chandler books. It showcases Chandler’s masterful use of sharp dialogue,…
Ahriman: The Spirit of Destruction with Puja Guha!
Puja Guha grew up and has worked all over the world. Her spy thriller series THE AHRIMAN LEGACY is an Amazon bestseller, and she has been featured on TV and media, including Fox5, Reade…
2024 Retrospective
Yes, you read that right! 2024! Due to Carolyn & Sarah's lives exploding they've been getting the episodes out a bit slower than they would prefer. Not to worry, they are actively wor…
Agatha Christie, Ann Claire, and Dead and Gondola!
Ann Claire joins us in studio to discuss Dead and Gondola, the first book in her Christie Bookshop Mystery series. The second book in the series, Last Word to the Wise, was released in …
A Coffin for Dimitrios with Neil Nyren, episode 2!
The intricate plot, morally complex characters, and exploration of the human psyche in A COFFIN FOR DIMITRIOS (THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS) (1939) make it one of the first modern suspense thr…
A Coffin for Dimitrios, episode 1 with Neil Nyren!
The intricate plot, morally complex characters, and exploration of the human psyche in A COFFIN FOR DIMITRIOS (THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS) (1939) make it one of the first modern suspense thr…
Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, with Ann Claire!
Ten strangers, each with a dark secret, are lured to a remote island and drawn into a deadly game. As the body count rises, paranoia intensifies in this classic whodunit. Agatha Christi…
First Blood with David Morrell!
David Morrell is the award-winning author of First Blood, the novel in which Rambo was created. He joins us to discuss Rogue Male (by Geoffrey Household) and First Blood.
He holds a Ph. …
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household with special guest David Morrell!
ROGUE MALE (1939) is an enduring masterpiece of mystery, adventure, suspense, and the sheer thrill of the chase. Described by author Geoffrey Household as a “bastard offspring of Steven…
Tell Me Everything with guest Erika Krouse
Part memoir and part literary true crime, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse is the mesmerizing story of a landmark sexual assault investigation an…
Georgia Jeffries and The Younger Girl!
Georgia Jeffries joins Sarah and Carolyn to discuss The Younger Girl, a supernatural thriller based on a true crime.
Georgia is a writer of Emmy Award-winning drama and acclaimed noir fi…
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, with Shana Kelly! Part 2
Shana Kelly began her career as a literary agent at the William Morris Agency in New York and London for 10 years. She currently works as a documentary screenwriter, book editor, writer…
The 2025 Prospective Book List!
We are beyond excited to be starting our fourth year, and to share with you the books we have on tap!
Give a listen and let us know what you think, or if we're leaving out pivotal conten…
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, with Shana Kelly! Part 1
“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again …”
A young bride is haunted by the lingering shadow of her husband’s first wife at the eerie Manderley estate. Secrets, jealousy, and suspe…
Kathy Reichs on Fire and Bones!
Mystery writer Kathy Reichs joins Sarah and Carolyn to discuss her latest book, Fire and Bones.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, unputdownable thr…
The Wheel Spins, Episode 2! By Ethel Lina White, with special guest Alex Csurko
Tea, Tonic & Toxin is a history of mystery book club and podcast. We’re reading the best mysteries ever written, as well as interviewing some of the world’s best contemporary mystery an…
The Wheel Spins with Alex Csurko - episode 1!
In THE WHEEL SPINS (1936), a young woman’s train journey takes a sinister turn when a fellow passenger mysteriously disappears. This suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat novel by Ethel Lina W…
Midnight at the Barclay Hotel with Fleur Bradley
Fleur Bradley is the author of many mysteries for kids, including Midnight at the Barclay Hotel and Daybreak on Raven Island.
Originally from the Netherlands, she now lives in Colorado w…