About

Aren't we all curious about an author's animal muse, how they create a twisty plot, and why they chose THAT poison for their book?

Pets, Plots & Poisons is a Big Blend Radio show, airing every 3rd Thursday at 7pm ET, co-hosted by award-winning mystery and thriller authors Matt Cost and BJ Magnani — and off the page, they're both proud pet parents, with Matt's dog and BJ's cat often keeping them company at the keyboard.

BJ Magnani draws on her career in pathology and toxicology — she's Professor of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Emerita at Tufts University School of Medicine — to write the Dr. Lily Robinson suspense thriller series, featuring a Boston physician recruited as a covert government assassin. Learn more at bjmagnani.com.

Matt Cost is a former teacher turned full-time novelist, writing across the Mainely Mystery, Clay Wolfe Trap, and Brooklyn 8 Ballo series, plus historical fiction and his latest thriller series, The Modern-Day Chronicles of Max Creed. Learn more at mattcost.net.

Together, Matt and BJ bring their authors' eye for plot, pacing, and character to conversations with the writers who inspire them.

Pets, Plots & Poisons is a production of Big Blend Radio — part of the Big Blend Media House network. Discover more shows, magazines, and stories at bigblendmediahouse.com.