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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.
Maureen Johnson Is Particular About Clues
There’s an art to bringing classic crime tropes into the 21st century.
Many thanks to my guest, Maureen Johnson. Check out the latest installment in her Stevie Bell mystery series, The Velvet Knife. Learn more about her books on her website at maureenjohnsonbooks.com.
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Celebrating Miss Marple and Sleeping Murder
Why has Agatha Christie’s spinster sleuth endured?
This episode was recorded live at the 2026 International Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, Devon. Alongside Caroline on the panel was Professor Michelle Kazmer from Florida State University and the historian Rachel Trethewey,
Mr Justice Raffles (Green Penguin Book Club 16)
Katie Lumsden joins Caroline to examine the swan song of A.J. Raffles.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 13:03. After that, expect full spoilers.
Learn more about Katie Lumsden, her novels and YouTube channel, at Katie's w
The Girl Detective
Where does the tradition of younger women solving crimes begin?
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WW2 and the Golden Age
Caroline rereads Christianna Brand's 1944 crime novel, Green for Danger.
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Returning to Mr Quin
Let’s meet Agatha Christie’s strangest creation.
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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.