<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mystery Plotting Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most mystery podcasts solve crimes. This one builds them.

I'm Tara, a cozy mystery deconstructionist, and every episode I sit down with one of my own mystery plotting games and play it out loud: inventing suspects, planting red herrings, rejecting my bad ideas, and deciding who did it while you listen. Think of it as sudoku meets Agatha Christie, performed live in a notebook.

It's a play-along. Pause anywhere, grab a journal, and make your own calls before you hear mine. No need to write the story, we're just having fun plotting together. <br/><br/><a href="https://authortaracasey.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">authortaracasey.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://authortaracasey.substack.com/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:46:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/6898480.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Lies and Alibis]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Tara Casey]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[authortaracasey@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/6898480.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Lies and Alibis</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mystery brain games where you don&apos;t solve the whodunit, you build it. Snarky survival guides, unhinged analysis, and The Motive Deck free when you subscribe: 78 tarot cards, 78 murder motives</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Lies and Alibis</itunes:name><itunes:email>authortaracasey@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Leisure"><itunes:category text="Hobbies"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6898480/2ece29966dc8606c6d57425e64d045a6.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[Plot a Cozy Mystery With Me - The Art of the Wrong Murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I make free mystery plotting games where you build the crime instead of solving it. Today I’m playing my own, and you can play along: <a target="_blank" href="https://authortaracasey.substack.com/p/the-art-of-the-wrong-murder">The Art of the Wrong Murder</a></p><p>The setup: a village jam judge ate the wrong raspberry conserve, the poison was never meant for her, and the real target is still walking around the fete. I have three perfectly nice suspects, and by the end of this video I have to decide which one of them did it, and which one just looks like they did.</p><p>This is a play-along. Pause anywhere, grab a journal, and make your own calls before you hear mine. Then tell me your killer in the comments. I read every one.</p><p>PLAY THE GAME (free): <a target="_blank" href="https://authortaracasey.substack.com/p/the-art-of-the-wrong-murder">The Art of the Wrong Murder</a></p><p></p><p>MORE FREE GAMES AND LESSONS: </p><p>Subscribe free on Substack</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://authortaracasey.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">authortaracasey.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://authortaracasey.substack.com/p/plot-a-cozy-mystery-with-me-the-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:206631611</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lies and Alibis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:46:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206631611/0194dd9ab97c3264238ff0079b90026e.mp3" length="27257844" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lies and Alibis</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>2271</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6898480/post/206631611/2ece29966dc8606c6d57425e64d045a6.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>