AJ’s flying solo this week (Tara’s off doing theater heroics), but Listener Lisa Davis jumps in for a fun deep-dive that starts as transportation moments in the In Death series… and gleefully turns into a full-on fandom hangout. We talk all the best cars/jet copters/elevators/glides scenes—the kind where characters are […]
AJ and Tara do something wildly on-brand: they review the reviews of Connections in Death… and discover the internet has exactly two settings: “ghostwriter conspiracy” and “I am personally offended that other people enjoyed a book.” If you’ve ever read a one-star rant and thought, “This person needs to log […]
Episode 296 is our Connections in Death recap, aka: Eve Dallas vs. the legalized torture of socializing… in fancy shoes. We kick off with AJ plotting a future “pre-intro bullshit” montage for episode 300. Highlights / chaos inventory: The cocktail party from hell: Eve is mentally drafting a war-crimes tribunal […]
Episode 295 is another “Review the Reviews” adventure—where AJ and Tara dive into reader reactions to Leverage in Death and discover (again) that some people leave one-star reviews like it’s an extreme sport. We kick off with a real-world reminder that criminals can be spectacularly dumb (yes, someone basically left […]
AJ and Tara needed a topic right now, so they did what any responsible adults would do: panic-text each other, crowdsource the fandom, and then deep-dive into the most chaotic “In Death” micro-genre of all time—the Elevator Encounter. Turns out, elevators in New York, 2061 are basically: foreplay chambers think […]
In Episode 293, AJ & Tara recap (and absolutely pick apart) the case of Paul Rogan: a devoted husband and dad forced into a suicide vest at a corporate conference aimed at tech powerhouse Rosalind Pearson. From there, the pattern escalates—hostages, compromised security, and another “father-as-bomber” hit that drags Eve […]
AJ and Tara are back for Episode 292—only 8 episodes away from #300—and since it wasn’t quite time to jump into the next book, they go delightfully off-script with a listener-inspired topic: “Bimbos in Death.” They unpack the term (making it more about naive/gullible/foolish than the old stereotype) and then […]
We’re nine episodes away from #300, and AJ needs your help building a “best of the last 100-ish episodes” compilation — send in your favorite moments! This week, AJ brings in a special guest: Caitlin (AJ’s daughter) for another round of newbie questions—but with a thoughtful twist as Caitlin and […]
AJ and Tara spend this episode reading (and roasting) reader reviews of Dark in Death—including the ones that confidently misunderstand how books work, how math works, and how being a police works. The 1-star novel-length review that required a hydration break “YOU DON’T KNOW HOW BOOKS WORK” becomes the unofficial […]
In this very special (and very chaotic) holiday episode, AJ went full Roarke-level genius and built a working White Elephant Exchange game from scratch (with the help of ChatGPT and possibly a little magic). Here’s what you’re in for: A real-time virtual White Elephant exchange featuring 34(!) of your favorite […]
