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Get a Clue, Dad!

Get a Clue, Dad!

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A podcast about Middle Grade mystery fiction. Eleven year old MJ and her mystery-loving father, Aidan, talk about mystery novels aimed at tween readers. Each episode begins with a spoiler-free discussion before delving deeper into spoilers in its second half. Bonus short video content, School for Sleuths, presents short discussions of concepts in mystery fiction, drawing on elements of books we have recently discussed.Mysteries Ahoy! Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • 6. The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer (Enola Holmes #1)
    Apr 4 2026

    Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode six, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer.

    The Case of the Missing Marquess introduces readers to Enola Holmes, Sherlock Holmes' sister. When her mother vanishes on her fourteenth birthday, Enola decides to head to London to search for her. Soon though she isn't only searching for her mother but also a missing young noble...

    The discussion is split into two parts. After challenging MJ to share what she knows about Sherlock Holmes, we have a spoiler-free chat about the book. Then MJ enthusiastically sounds the spoiler alert and we discuss the solutions to the two disappearances.

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    25 mins
  • 5. Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens
    Mar 21 2026

    Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode five, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens.

    Jolly Foul Play is the fourth novel in the Wells and Wong mystery series. Set in the 1930s, this story takes the characters back to Deepdean School. The new head girl is found murdered during the school's Guy Fawkes Night fireworks display. The suspects? The five prefects...

    The discussion is split into two parts. We start with a spoiler-free conversation before we dish everything after the spoiler warning drops.

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    33 mins
  • 4. Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs
    Mar 8 2026

    Get a Clue, Dad! is a podcast where a tween and her dad discuss mystery novels aimed at middle grade readers. In episode four, MJ and her dad, Aidan, discuss Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs.

    Belly Up is the first novel in the Fun Jungle mystery series. The book takes place at an attraction that is part safari, part amusement park. When "Teddy" learns that Fun Jungle's ornery hippopotamus, Henry, has been murdered he decides to investigate. With the help of the park's owner, Summer, the pair try to get to the bottom of the crime.

    As always, the discussion is split into two parts. We start with a spoiler-free conversation before we dish everything after the spoiler warning drops.

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    25 mins
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