We’re joined by Brad Friedman of ‘Ah Sweet Mystery‘ to discuss chapters 12-14 of Yukito Ayatsuji’s second outing in his Mansion Murder series. Two more murders have taken place, and Shimada has to accept his role as detective before more blood is spilled. Brad and Herds unite to burn Felix at the stake for his ridiculous gambit to solve the unsolvable. How does this novel stack up against the iconic ‘Decagon House’ that preceded it, and where can the series go from here?

We also have a conversation between 2SER’s own Irene Diakanastasis and Mercedes Mercier about her second Laura Fleming novel ‘Black Lies‘. Fleming is tasked with convincing confessed murderer, Tomas Kovac, to disclose the location of his victim’s body before the secret dies with him, following a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Thank you to Harper Collins for providing copies of ‘Black Lies’ to 2SER.

Check out Part One and Part Two here!