The Rules of Backyard Cricket Part 1 - Death of the Reader
We discuss chapters 1-8 of Jock Serong's The Rules of Backyard Cricket. Beginning with our protagonist, Darren Keefe, with a gunshot wound, tied up in the back of the car, it's immediately apparent that this is going to be a slightly different cricket story to the ones normally lining the average cricket fanatic's bookshelf. Exploring Darren and his brother Wally's youth as they go from being the rapscallion children of a single mother to competent professional cricketers, it's not your standard mystery affair but the questions come gnawing all the stronger for it. With Herds tied up in the boot to solve this one, can he evade the traps of this unconventional puzzle?
Death of the Reader is produced in collaboration with 2SER 107.3 in Sydney. Check out the station at https://2ser.com/
We get ourselves unstuck, but can we avoid becoming stuck again?
JonTron Dan Aykroyd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSrLG1zPr2g
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We discuss chapters 12-23 of Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh. As Alleyn takes each and every suspect in for questioning, the puzzle only gets more and more unclear. As the personal struggles of the cast start to take Alleyn's mind away from the case, can Flex piece together a solution sane enough to work?
Death of the Reader is produced in collaboration with 2SER 107.3 in Sydney. Check out the station at https://2ser.com/
Audio versions:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/death-of-the-reader/id1471255956
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62vTKUwNovX2mKhdas9YUd
iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-death-of-the-reader-47040759/
Whooshka: https://player.whooshkaa.com/death-of-the-reader
2SER: https://2ser.com/death-of-the-reader/
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A short detour on the way home introduces us to Tomitake (FLASH), and then we spend way too long on the tips.
If you're confused, Ben is the one who knows what's going on, Felix is the one who is lost, for now.
This is part of an ongoing playthrough of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Be sure to check the playlist for the rest! The long sections are full, mostly unedited footage of our gameplay.
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9ERl3rqK2wNPjZbZXtcRqNIr1pOS6zG
Higurashi on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/709/Higurashi_When_They_Cry_Hou/
The cicada icons in our thumbnails were done by our awesome fan Elvi. https://twitter.com/elvienyu
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We discuss chapters 14-17 of Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout. The train draws ever closer and the sleep deprivation is getting to Nero and Archie. How can Wolfe take Van-Dine-esque psychology to a new level and pin the culprit? Was all this fair? We also chat with Nine Food and Wine writer Callan Boys about how you can avoid ending up like Philip Laszio when you discuss food with your friends.
Callan: https://twitter.com/callanboys
Death of the Reader is produced in collaboration with 2SER 107.3 in Sydney. Check out the station at https://2ser.com/
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Is a murder mystery just a verbose cryptic crossword? Fans of Caroline Crampton’s excellent ‘Shedunnit’ podcast, might remember her episode on the topic (https://shedunnitshow.com/crypticcrimestranscript/) from 2021. It turned me towards Robort Thorogood’s ‘The Marlow Murder Club’, published just a few months earlier. The novel follows crossword enthusiast Judith, and her quest for clues and friendship following a murder she witnesses whilst out on a swim. We didn’t end up fitting it into our 2021 run, so when the sequel launched this year, I knew we had to revisit the cruciverbalist.
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We discuss from Munich to the end of the game from Jordan Mechner's 'The Last Express'. After a bit more success in navigating the social charades aboard the Orient Express, Robert Cath finds himself with new friends, plenty more new foes, and the train now hijacked by the Serbians. As the end of the line approaches, your actions controlling Cath will decide the fate of the journey, culminating with the start of World War One, which has started without the passenger's knowledge since they boarded in Paris. We chat the ups and downs of this climactic finish to a beautiful adventure game.
We're also thrilled to be joined by Karl-Heinz Teuber, the actor for Herr August Schmidt in The Last Express, to talk about his career and his memories of filming the game.
Karl's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/KarlHeinzTeuber
Check out our Livestream preparing for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBy8y_XpGFs
Death of the Reader is produced in collaboration with 2SER 107.3 in Sydney. Check out the station at https://2ser.com/
Audio versions:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/death-of-the-reader/id1471255956
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62vTKUwNovX2mKhdas9YUd
iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-death-of-the-reader-47040759/
Whooshka: https://player.whooshkaa.com/death-of-the-reader
2SER: https://2ser.com/death-of-the-reader/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlexAndHerds
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flexandherds/
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Our first recap on Episode 6, we discuss the tragedy of Erika, Ange and the role of Hachijo.
If you're confused, Ben is the one who knows what's going on, Felix is the one who is lost.
This is part of an ongoing playthrough of Umineko no Naku Koro ni. Be sure to check the playlist for the rest! The long sections are full, mostly unedited footage of our gameplay.
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9ERl3rqK2zxABFtUonCQGIwKAfjQCdv
Umineko on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/406550/Umineko_When_They_Cry_Question_Arc/ and https://store.steampowered.com/app/639490/Umineko_When_They_Cry__Answer_Arcs/
Come join us on the Hinamizawa playthrough discussion Discord server for all things 07th related: https://discord.gg/2T3wKgR
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We discuss chapters 1-7 of The Three Taps by Ronald A. Knox. In the extended chat; hear more from Andrew Pople on Structures and the Knox Decalogue, as well as a more in-depth discussion of our culprit theories.
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Death of the Reader is produced in collaboration with 2SER 107.3 in Sydney. Check out the station at https://2ser.com/
Audio versions:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/death-of-the-reader/id1471255956
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62vTKUwNovX2mKhdas9YUd
iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-death-of-the-reader-47040759/
Whooshka: https://player.whooshkaa.com/death-of-the-reader
2SER: https://2ser.com/death-of-the-reader/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlexAndHerds
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We discuss Rian Johnson's second outing with Benoit Blanc, the 2022 mystery extravaganza 'Glass Onion'. A group of successful friends are invited to a mystery weekend on the private Greek island of their mutual benefactor Miles Bron. Upon arrival, Blanc discovers his invitation to the weekend was not from Bron himself, and so the mystery weekend begins to unravel. Soon thereafter, Blanc's Detective's Curse seems to strike again as one of the participants is murdered. From scripted puzzle to pure chaos, Glass Onion blows the genre wide in spectacular fashion.
We also preview our full-length discussion with Aussie author Benjamin Stevenson on his latest novel, 'Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone'.
Thank you to Penguin Australia for providing copies of 'Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone'.
Benjamin Steveonson: https://benjaminstevensonauthor.com/everybody-in-my-family-has-killed-someone
Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone (Penguin Aus): https://www.penguin.com.au/books/everyone-in-my-family-has-killed-someone-9780143795650
Death of the Reader is produced in collaboration with 2SER 107.3 in Sydney. Check out the station at https://2ser.com/
Audio versions:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/death-of-the-reader/id1471255956
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62vTKUwNovX2mKhdas9YUd
iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-death-of-the-reader-47040759/
Megaphone: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/EFRMF9222919750
Whooshka: https://player.whooshkaa.com/death-of-the-reader
2SER: https://2ser.com/death-of-the-reader/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlexAndHerds
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flexandherds/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flexandherds/
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