Step into the smoky jazz scene of prohibition era 1920s, near the Mississippi River—where secrets simmer, spirits whisper, and one woman refuses to stay silent.

In this episode of Spirit Speakeasy, I sit down with medium, musician, and mystery writer Carolyn Marie Wilkins. We dive into her newest gripping supernatural mystery novel, Murder at the Wham Bam Club—a tale laced with intuition, injustice, and jazz.

Carolyn shares how her background in mediumship and music inspired this unique story.

We explore:

– How intuition guides her characters (and her writing process)

– Why she wrote a heroine who challenges authority and listens to her inner voice

– What it means to speak up in oppressive times

– The hidden spiritual messages layered into the novel for the reader

– The role music and metaphysics play in both fiction and life

– What most aspiring writers get wrong & her best advice

If you love a good mystery with a metaphysical twist, or you're curious about the intersections of jazz, justice, and the unseen world—this conversation will inspire and intrigue you.

Show Notes:

Bio: Carolyn Marie Wilkins is the author of Murder At The Wham Bam Club, the first in the Psychics and Soul Food Mystery Series. Her other books include Death at a Séance, Melody for Murder and Mojo for Murder. Carolyn’s stories have appeared in Festive Mayhem and Wolfsbane: Best New England Short Stories of 2023.

She is a Professor at Berklee College of Music Online and has represented her country as a Jazz Ambassador for the U.S. State Department.

An initiated priestess of Yemaya, the African goddess of motherhood, Carolyn is also a psychic medium and Reiki Master.

For more about Carolyn, visit her web page or socials here:  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolyn.wilkins.3114/ 

Instagram: @Jemaya7 

Website: https://www.CarolynWilkins.com

To get the book (non-affiliated link): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLQRWMYB/?bestFormat=true&k=murder%20at%20the%20wham%20bam%20club&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_k0_1_19_de&crid=2AY2L4R2I3KMC&sprefix=murder%20at%20the%20wham%20

To download the Free songs Carolyn created as she was writing: https://resonantwisdomservices.bandcamp.com/album/murder-at-the-wham-bam-club 

Get Carolyn’s first episode on Spirit Speakeasy: 

Mediumship Meets Jazz with Carol Wilkins' Akashic Trance Piano Healing

Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2084888/episodes/11835507

Watch the video: https://www.joyfulmedium.com/blog/mediumship-meets-jazz