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Landis Wade

Writer • Podcaster • Speaker
Recovering Trial Lawyer

Death by Podcasting

by Sarah Archer and Landis Wade

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Engaging characters enliven this brisk and entertaining mystery. — Kirkus Reviews

Podcast co-hosts Raspy Fuse and Salty Remarks receive an anonymous text: one of the three author guests you plan to interview Tuesday night intends to kill you both. Is it egotistical poet William Z. Wisp, sexy romance author Della Molasses, or tightly wound thriller writer Edwin Nocturne want to kill them?

Raspy and Salty must unravel the plot before it’s too late, but if they can’t, their sense of humor and wordplay will be all they have to avoid death by podcasting.

This clever, comedic mystery will keep you guessing until the final revelation.
Jenifer Ruff, USA Today bestselling thriller and mystery author

A unique cocktail that’s pure fun from start to finish.
Bobby Nash, award-winning author of the Snow thriller series

If you binged “Only Murders in the Building” and are feeling withdrawal pangs, you need “Death by Podcasting.”
Nora Gaskin, award-winning author of The Worst Thing

The Write Quotes Series

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These eight writing books share quotes from 500+ author interviews about writing, the writing life, publishing, and book marketing. Available in print and eBook. The eBook for Book 1 is free. Learn more.

Deadly Declarations

Winner: Mystery

Winner: Mystery

Winner: Cozy Mystery

Winner: Cozy Mystery

Winner: North Carolina Society of Historians

Winner: Historical

Silver: Mystery

Silver: Mystery

Bronze: Legal Thriller

Bronze: Legal Thriller

Finalist: Mystery

Finalist: Mystery

Finalist: Thriller/Adventure

Finalist: Thriller/Adventure

 Finalist: Historical Fiction

Finalist: Historical Fiction

Finalist: Mystery/Suspense

Finalist: Mystery/Suspense

Finalist: Legal Thriller

Finalist: Legal Thriller

An unlikely trio of retirees try to solve the 250 year-old mystery of the controversial and long-vanished Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. That is, if they don’t die trying.

Deadly Declarations is a fine example of how historical precedents can neatly weave into modern times to create a dilemma that is captivatingly contemporary.” – Midwest Book Review

Cozy mystery fans will revel in this delightful mix of history, courtroom drama and engaging characters.” – BookLife Reviews

This book is exemplary in its structure, organization, pacing, and in character appeal (or interest) and development. All main characters (including antagonists) are unique and fully fleshed out with compelling, layered motivations and traits.” – 30th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards

A page-turning tale that takes an unexpected journey through law, history, and retiree living.” – Kirkus Reviews

A mysterious death and an equally mysterious handwritten will open a door to the past

A story mixing history, mystery, humor, courtroom drama, and suspense

Can three retirees rise to the challenge of solving a mystery that has evaded historians for more than two centuries that–if solved–would change U.S. history?

A historical cover-up and “One of the greatest curiosities and one of the deepest mysteries that ever occurred to me,” said John Adams, second President of the United States.

“Spurious” and an “apocryphal gospel” said Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence.

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A mysterious death and an equally mysterious handwritten will open a door to the past

A story mixing history, mystery, humor, courtroom drama, and suspense

Can three retirees rise to the challenge of solving a mystery that has evaded historians for more than two centuries that–if solved–would change U.S. history?

A historical cover-up and “One of the greatest curiosities and one of the deepest mysteries that ever occurred to me,” said John Adams, second President of the United States.

“Spurious” and an “apocryphal gospel” said Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence.

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The Christmas Courtroom Trilogy

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The Christmas Courtroom Trilogy started as a family Christmas gift and finished up with The Christmas Redemption, which won the 2018 Holiday category of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards and was the 2018 Holiday category Honorable Mention in the 10th Annual Readers’ Favorite Awards

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E-book Box Set. Get all three for $8.99.

This humorous holiday/mystery trilogy puts belief in Santa Claus on trial in three stand-alone cozies with a lovable cast of characters and a host of non-believer adversaries.

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Paperbacks can also be ordered from your favorite independent book stores and by Booksellers and Libraries through IngramSpark with a 55% discount and return policy in the U.S. market. 

The Trilogy is also available on Audiobooks

The books are wonderfully narrated by Bill A. Jones, best known as an actor for his humorous role as news anchor “Rod Remington” on Fox TV’s Glee. He also has appeared on Comedy Central’s Workaholics, The King Of Queens, CSI New York, Everybody Hates Chris, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, and many other shows, has done voiceover work for such clients as The Disney Channel, Warner Brothers, and The Fox Movie Channel, and was named one of LA’s Best Concert/Cabaret Artists.

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About Landis Wade

Landis Wade writes light-hearted legal thrillers, mysteries, and essays. He is a recovering trial lawyer (after 35 years of law practice) and founder of Charlotte Readers Podcast (where he has conducted more than 500 author interviews), whose novella The Christmas Redemption won the Holiday category of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards and whose novel Deadly Declarations won ten awards, including Winner in the 2022 American Fiction Awards in the Cozy Mystery category.

In 2023, with the help of his podcast co-hosts, he published The Write Quotes series, an eight-book collection that feature inspirational and practical author quotes about writing and the writing life, from 500+ interviews with authors in more than 33 states and four countries.

Landis also co-wrote and published a novella in November 2023 with podcast co-host Sarah Archer titled Death by Podcasting, a comedic mystery about the dangers of podcasting with author guests.

His short work has been featured in Writersdigest.com, The Charlotte Observer, Flying South, and in several anthologies, and his short story, The Deliberation, won the 2016 North Carolina Bar short story contest. He is a past board member of Charlotte Writers Club and an active participant in the writing and podcasting communities. To learn more about Landis, his books, and the podcast, click here.

Landis also hosts listener supported audio interviews with experienced authors on the craft and business of writing and other creative content.

Founder/Co-Host: Charlotte Readers Podcast

Landis is the founder and co-host of the popular and award-winning Charlotte Readers Podcast (picked Best Podcast 2019 by Queen City Nerve) where he interviewed more than 300 authors before shifting to the Beyond 300 version of the show with co-hosts Hannah Larrew and Sarah Archer. All back episodes can be accessed HERE and on the podcast platforms of your choice. The Beyond 300 version of the podcast features multiple authors in each episode where they read from and talk about their novels, memoirs, and narrative non-fiction and poetry books, and where the hosts offer book recommendations, dive into topics on writing and the business of writing and feature listener feedback. 

Praise for the Podcast

“In a short amount of time, Charlotte Readers Podcast has made itself into a hub of the North Carolina literary scene. Landis Wade is a perceptive, sympathetic host and the show has quickly become essential listening.”

Gavin Edwards
Author of Kindness and Wonder, Why Mr. Rogers Matters More Now Than Ever (Harper Collins) and New York Times-bestselling author of ten books (including The Tao of Bill Murray and The World According to Tom Hanks).

“Landis Wade is one of those rare interviewers who reads your book, asks exceptionally intelligent and original questions, listens to your answers, and then asks follow-up questions. We authors are lucky to have Landis; people who love books are lucky to have Landis; Charlotte is lucky to have Landis.”

Judy Goldman
Author of Together: A Memoir of a Marriage and a Medical Mishap,(Nan A. Talese/Knopf Doubleday) and three other books.

“Charlotte Readers Podcast is as good as it gets, and Landis Wade is smart, funny and engaging, an absolutely great host. I’m a fan, and I’m hurrying to finish another book so I can visit the show again.”

Martin Clark
Author of The Substitution Order (Alfred A. Knopf Publishing) and four other novels.

Speaker & Moderator

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Landis Wade enjoys speaking, leading and moderating conversations about books (his and others), how writers write; the craft and business of writing, creating audiobooks, and podcasting, which he does for book clubs, literary organizations, radio and podcasts (his and others) and at podcast classes and festivals. His journey from trial lawyer to author to literary podcaster has been marked by curiosity and the desire to learn. Landis has conducted more than 450 author interviews, panel discussions and presentations through Charlotte Readers Podcast, the exclusive Patreon Page for Charlotte Readers Podcast, and as board member and program chairperson of the Charlotte Writers’ Club and other organizations such as the North Carolina Humanities Council.

Landis is available to speak to or moderate a discussion for your club, group or organization, whether it be about books (his or others), writing, podcasting, or his interesting path as a recovering trial lawyer.

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