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Shedunnit
Caroline Crampton
The golden age of detective fiction, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and the women who wrote the classic whodunnit.
The Underrated Christies
Beyond the famous novels, there’s a whole world to discover.
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Forensic Fiction
On science-driven crime fiction in the 1920s and the 2020s.
Many thanks to my guest, Kathy Reichs. The paperback of Evil Bones is published on 30th July in the UK. You can find out more about Kathy and her work at her website, kathyreichs.com.
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Village Murder
Why did Agatha Christie set her murders in villages?
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The Crippen Obsession
Why is this murder from 1910 still so fascinating to us?
Many thanks to my guest, Hallie Rubenhold. The paperback of Story of a Murder is published on 2nd July in the UK. You can find out more about Hallie and her work, including her previous bestseller about Jack the Ripper's v
The Dispenser (Rerun)
There's a reason why Agatha Christie knew so much about poisons.
This archive episode of Shedunnit was first published on 1st April 2020.
Books and sources:—The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie—A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup—"In
The Murders in Praed Street (Green Penguin Book Club 15)
Ronaldo Fagarazzi joins Caroline for a 1920s serial killer mystery.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 21:21. After that, expect full spoilers.
Read more about John Rhode at Ronaldo's blog, witnesstothecrime.wordpress.com.
The Silent Passenger
Why did Dorothy L. Sayers hate the first Peter Wimsey film so much?
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Lady Chatterley vs Miss Marple
Are Agatha Christie’s stories as chaste as they seem?
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Decline of the English Murder
What George Orwell can teach us about detective fiction.
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Agatha Christie’s Gun Man
The childhood nightmare that informed a crime writing career.
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The Sanfield Scandal (Green Penguin Book Club 14)
Jim Noy joins Caroline for some Jolly Adventures in a castle.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 14:58. After that, expect full spoilers.
Please note: This book contains the deliberate killing of an animal, which is discuss
The Perfect Plan
What could possibly go wrong?
Books and stories mentioned in this episode:
— "The Perfect Plan" by James Hilton
— Lost Horizon by James Hilton
— Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton
— Murder at School by James Hilton
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