Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.

I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.

Today’s featured release is Wired for Magic by Janet Roberts

Wired for Magic is paranormal suspense. Rowan Campbell was once a sought after model; now she lives behind the camera and out of the eye of a stalker who wants to possess her. Though from a line of endowed magical women, she has turned her back on her heritage, wanting only to live a normal life. But there is no “normal” when living on the run and to change that … is to change everything.

Bottom line: Wired for Magic is for you if you like cat-and-mouse suspense fueled by ancient bewitchery.

Wired for Magic is an origin story. Like all good up-and-coming heroes, Rowan Campbell has baggage. If she’s going to live up to her potential, she needs to get out of her own way while she is dodging a stalker who doesn’t was to kill her but possess her.

Rowan Campbell is a reluctant hero of her own story, which makes for an interesting read. All she wants to be is normal and it’s the last thing she or her life is. Jarrod Marrone is a really good bad guy – every time he’s on the page I totally hated him. Greedy, afraid, over-inflated ego, all with too much money and no moral compass. Griff, Rowan’s brother, is the resourceful supportive sibling every hero needs and one that balances her well.

Overall, the logic of the story holds up. The plot is a linear and the characters stay true to their nature. It is a cat-and-mouse as Jarrod chases and Rowan zigs and zags, each forcing the other to adjust course.

Overall, I enjoyed the mix of suspense and magic. It is well balanced with neither being overly dominant. I’m not normally a stalker story fan but having Jarrod’s goal be to possess / marry / have Rowan rather than kill her and him being an active storyteller amped up the tension.

Wired for Magic is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours. Visit the tour page for added content and links to digital retailers.

https://partnersincrimetours.com/wired-for-magic-by-janet-roberts/

About Janet Roberts

Janet Roberts is a former global leader in cybersecurity education. Her books are set wholly or partially in Western PA, where her roots run deep. Her readers know to expect a female character who awakens to the discovery of her own inner strength while facing adversity. She’s also the author of the award winning novel, What Lies We Keep (2024). A member of Women’s Fiction Writers Association and Sisters in Crime, she lives in Pittsburgh and loves travel, wandering through bookstores, reading on her porch swing, and sharing a bottle of wine with friends.

Catch Up With Janet Roberts:

www.booksbyjanetroberts.com

Instagram – @janetroberts77

Facebook – @Janet_Roberts

Wondering what to read after you finish Wired for Magic? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connectwith other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media – partnersincrimevbt.com.

And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.

Join us next week for Season 9 Stuff That Can Kill You. A new author joins the morgue, T M Chord. Gravity is her sticky means of murder in our Halloween edition with Pop Goes the Weasel.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.

I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.

In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.

This is Episode 20, where all kinds of different things are our STCKY means of death. This is Minute Mysteries by H.A. Ripley

Memberships!

The Case of the Vanishing Budget.

A small, plucky podcast called Mysteries to Die For awoke one morning to find its resources mysteriously drained. The lights flickered. The software groaned. The authors—real, living humans—were spotted wandering the halls whispering, “We… need… co-ax cables…”

Jack and TG searched for clues. Was it sabotage? A ghost? A raccoon with a grudge?

No. The culprit was far more chilling.

Ads. Ads were creeping toward the show like a slow moving fog, threatening to interrupt every dramatic pause with a cheerful voice saying, “Have YOU tried our new probiotic toothpaste?”

To stop this horror, the hosts devised a plan—three tiers of membership, each more heroic than the last.

• The Free Tier aka The Grave Digger’s Society: For listeners who love the show but also love keeping their wallets sealed tighter than a mummy’s tomb.

• The Cadaver Collective: For those willing to part with a few dollars to keep the mysteries flowing and the authors funded.

• The Preservationist Society: For the brave souls who want to say, “Yes, I support whodunnit storytelling across all genres,” with the confidence of a detective revealing the killer in the big reveal.

And for those who fear commitment? A tip jar—where you can drop a coin and leave a pun so terrible it becomes its own unsolved crime.

The solution to the mystery was simple: Memberships save the show. They keep the power on, the software humming, and the ads banished to whatever dark dimension they came from.

The final clue? The links—hidden in plain sight—waiting in the show notes and at M2D4podcast.com.

Will you solve the mystery… or become part of it?

ABOUT H.A. Ripley

Harold Austin “Rip” Ripley (1896–1974) was a newspaper columnist for the Chicago Tribune who wrote a daily column called "Minute Mysteries" featuring Professor Fordney. The series found its way into more than 100 newspapers. In 1932, he released a book of his Detectograms. Ripley also created Photo Crime for Look magazine, inviting readers to solve cases from photographic clues. He was a recovering alcoholic and later in life, founded Guest House treatment centers and helped thousands of alcoholic priests. Austin Ripley slowly began to lose his eyesight and went completely blind two years before his death. He died at home in his cabin he built on Tainter Lake on April 11, 1974.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131615749/harold_austin-ripley?utm_source=copilot.com

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50603

WRAP UP

That wraps this episode of Mysteries to Die For. Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. Check out our website m2d4podcast.com for links to this season’s authors.

Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Minute Mysteries was written by H.A. Ripley. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where gravity is our STCKY means of murder. It’s Pop! Goes the Weasel by TM Chord.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.

I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.

Today’s featured release is Have You Seen Him by Kimberly Lee

Have You Seen Him is suspense thriller. David is a juvenile public defender whose bad day at work has become unimaginable. Flipping through junk mail, he notices the face on a have-you-seen-me flyer. His face. Across town, Alejando is on day one of a job watching for hits on missing children lists. When he gets one, well, even the new guy knows his boss’s reaction isn’t normal.

Bottom line: Have You Seen Him is for you if you like character-driven, fast-moving suspense

Have You Seen Him is promoted by Partners In Crime Tours. Visit the tour page for added content and links to digital retailers.

https://partnersincrimetours.com/have-you-seen-him-by-kimberly-lee/

About Kimberly Lee

Kimberly Lee is a versatile writer, workshop facilitator, and editor with a passion for nurturing the imaginative spirit and helping others reveal their creative gifts. A graduate of Stanford University and UC Davis School of Law, Kimberly stepped away from her legal career to focus on motherhood, community work, and creative pursuits. Kimberly enjoys day spas, rose gold, and flared yoga pants. She’d love to use words like harbinger, liminal, and zeitgeist in a quick, saucy comeback. Kimberly trusts in the magic and mystery of miracles and synchronicity and believes everyone has something essential to say and the capacity to say it. She lives in Southern California with her husband and three children.

KimberlyLee.me

Instagram – @klcreatrix

Wondering what to read after you finish Have You Seen Him? Partners in Crime Tours is your ultimate destination for all things mystery, crime, thriller, and cozy! Since 2011, they’ve been working to fill bookshelves with gripping and heart-pounding reads. Discover new mystery series and connectwith other fans with Partners in Crime. Look up Partners in Crime Tours on the web or your favorite social media – partnersincrimevbt.com.

And Authors, whether you’re looking to promote your latest thriller, discover a new mystery series, or connect with fellow fans of the genre, PICT has you covered. Check out their promotion options that come with the personal attention of a dedicated coordinator.

Join us next week for Season 9 Stuff That Can Kill You where Jack and I are going to try something a little different. It’s minute mysteries, crafted in 1932 by H.A. Ripley. Join us to see how many times you can beat us to the solution.