Shedunnit
Shedunnit is a podcast that unravels the mysteries behind classic detective stories. Hosted by Caroline Crampton, it explores the history, authors, and cultural impact of the genre. Each episode delves into a different aspect of detective fiction, from famous characters to real-life inspirations. The show offers insightful analysis for fans of whodunits and literary history.
Episodes
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 a Dispensary" by Agatha Christie from the collection The Road of Dreams—Agatha Christie: A Biography by Janet Morgan—An
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.
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The Silent Passenger
Why did Dorothy L. Sayers hate the first Peter Wimsey film so much?
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Floating Admiral by the Detection Club— Ask A Policeman by the Detection Club— Strong Poison by Doroth
Lady Chatterley vs Miss Marple
Are Agatha Christie’s stories as chaste as they seem?
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Books mentioned in this episode:— Lady Chatterley’s Lover by DH Lawrence— A Question of Proof by Nicholas Blake— There’s Trouble Brewing by Nicholas Blake
Decline of the English Murder
What George Orwell can teach us about detective fiction.
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Books and essays mentioned in this episode:— "Decline of the English Murder" by George Orwell— Animal Farm by George Orwell— The Moonstone by Wilkie Co
Agatha Christie’s Gun Man
The childhood nightmare that informed a crime writing career.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— An Autobiography by Agatha Christie— Giant's Bread by Mary Westmacott— Unfinished Portrait by Mary Westmacott— "
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 discussed from 36:57 to 40:18.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next
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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The Decree Absolute
The fascinating history of divorce in detective fiction.
My guest was Dr Jen Aston, Associate Professor in Law at Northumbria University. In addition to her other academic work, she's currently leading a project looking at approaches to the history of divorce. Learn more about that at northumbria.ac.uk/divorce_history.
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Detective Fiction As Time Travel
The best murder mysteries transport us to another era.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher— Mystery in the Channel by Freeman Wills Croft— The Walls of Jericho by Rudolph
The Documents in the Case (Green Penguin Book Club 13)
Victoria Stewart joins Caroline to discuss Dorothy L. Sayers’ epistolary poisoning mystery.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 14:59. After that, expect full spoilers.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Sandfield Scandal by Richard Keverne.
Agatha and Ariadne
Was this Agatha Christie's greatest piece of misdirection?
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Books mentioned in order:
— Parker Pyne Investigates by Agatha Christie— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie— Cards on the Table by Agath
My First Green Penguin
We’ve got puffins, peacocks and penguins galore!
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace.
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A Christmas Feast
Make sure nobody has tampered with your turkey…
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées by Agatha Christie— Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Chr
The Rasp (Green Penguin Book Club 12)
Film historian Sergio Angelini joins Caroline to discuss a rather cinematic whodunnit.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 20:40. After that, expect full spoilers.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Case of Georgette Heyer
Why aren’t her dozen detective novels better known?
Many thanks to my guest, Dr Jennifer Kloester. Find out more about her work on Georgette Heyer at her website, jenniferkloester.com.
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Halloween
A murder mystery can be spooky, too.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie— The Halloween Murders by J
The Servant Problem
How the interwar servant shortage changed detective fiction.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— Mrs Woolf and the Servants by Alison Ligh
The Crime Clubs
Do secret societies have any place in murder mysteries?
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Books mentioned in this episode:— "The Five Orange Pips" by Arthur Conan Doyle, collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes— The Big Bow Mystery by I
Trent's Last Case (Green Penguin Book Club 11)
Australian mystery reading duo Flex and Herds join Caroline to look at this influential whodunnit.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 12:24. After that, expect full spoilers.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Rasp by Philip MacDonald.
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The Cluefinder
A literary device from the golden age of detective fiction is making a comeback.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards— The Life of Crime by Martin Edwards— Miss Winter
Rediscovering Miss Marple
Getting back in touch with the foremost citizen of St Mary Mead.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie— The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie— The Murder of Roger
Murder at the Bookshop
Death lurks among the shelves — in crime fiction, that is.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— Death of Mr Dodsley by John Ferguson— Beginning With A Bash by Phoebe Atwood Taylor— Murder in the Bookshop by Caro
Death On Paper
There’s a lot of fun to be had with an epistolary mystery.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Notting Hill Mystery by Charles Warren Adams— The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins— The Woman in White by Wilkie Col
The Man in the Dark (Green Penguin Book Club 10)
Golden age expert Kate Jackson joins Caroline to read John Ferguson’s intriguing “Ealing mystery”.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 15:33. After that, expect full spoilers.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley.
The Poison Book
How crime writers turned pharmaceutical regulations into plot points.
My guest for this episode is Dr Kathryn Harkup. Her book V is for Venom: Agatha Christie’s Chemicals of Death is available now.
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The Murder Mystery Hotline II
Our golden age detective fiction recommendation line is at your service.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Lighthouse by Wilkie Collins— Deathblow Hill by Phoebe Atwood Taylor— The Murder Game by Tom Hind
An Inspector Calls
Because sometimes, only a professional will do.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Murder on the Burrows by E.C.R. Lorac— Dishonour Among Thieves by E.C.R. Lorac— Crime Counter Crime by E.C.R. Lorac— Fell
The Four Just Men (Green Penguin Book Club 9)
Locked room mystery specialist Tom Mead joins Caroline to read Edgar Wallace’s sensational 1905 thriller.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 20:56. After that, expect full spoilers.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Man in the Dark by John
The Crimes of Dorothy Erskine Muir
Fact meets fiction in the work of this unjustly overlooked writer.
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Ranking Christianna Brand
Caroline dives deep into Brand’s work to find her favourite novel.
Back in July of last year, I did an episode titled Christianna Brand's Impossible Crimes. During the research and preparation for that episode, I read quite a few Brand novels. Even though I haven't read every single work she published, I hope you enjoy this ranking of 15 books from Christianna Brand's canon.
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Raffles (Green Penguin Book Club 8)
Darryl Jones joins Caroline to discuss the first collection of Raffles stories.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 10:30. After that, expect full spoilers.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace.
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Oxford vs Cambridge
Why do these two historic university cities appear in so many murder mysteries?
Books mentioned in this episode:
— The Masters by C.P. Snow
— Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
— Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
— Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm
— Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
— The Case of the Gilded Fly by Edmund Crispin
— The Cambridge Murders by Dilwyn Rees
— Death at the President’s Lodging by
The Mystery Short Story
A consideration of crime fiction’s more compact incarnation.
Please be aware that there are spoilers in this episode for the two stories discussed here in detail: "Traitor's Hands" by Agatha Christie and "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell.
Books mentioned in this episode:
— Memories and Adventures by Arthur Conan Doyle
— The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
— A Study in S
Agatha Christie’s Taste in Crime Fiction
She is beloved worldwide for her crime writing. But what did she like to read?
Resources and articles mentioned in this episode:
— Jamie Bernthal on Arthur Conan Doyle
— Moira Redmond on Elizabeth Daly
— Martin Edwards on My Brother's Killer
— Gray Robert Brown on Muriel Spark
Books mentioned in this episode:
— Agatha Christie An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
— The Adventures of Sherlock Holm
The Missing Moneylender (Green Penguin Book Club 7)
Moira Redmond joins Caroline to consider a surprising medical mystery from 1931.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 19:39. After that, expect full spoilers.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be Raffles by E.W. Hornung.
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On Gaudy Night
Caroline goes deep on Dorothy L. Sayers’ 1935 masterpiece.
At 18:58, there is a brief mention of attempted suicide.
Books mentioned in this episode:
— Gaudy Night by Dorothy L Sayers
— Whose Body? by Dorothy L Sayers
— Strong Poison by Dorothy L Sayers
— Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers
— Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L Sayers
— Lord Peter Wimsey Investigates series by Jill Paton Walsh
Rela
Whodunnit Centenary: 1925
Reading the mysteries of the past 100 years.
Books mentioned in this episode:
— 1925: The Paddington Mystery by John Rhode
— 1935: Gaudy Night by Dorothy L Sayers
— 1945: Coroner's Pidgin by Margery Allingham (also published as: Pearls Before Swine)
— 1955: Tour de Force by Christianna Brand
— 1965: At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
— 1975: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
— 1985:
Notes & Queries
There’s always more to say about detective fiction.
Books mentioned in this episode:
— The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
— The Secret Place by Tana French
— The Crozier Pharaohs by Gladys Mitchell
— Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie
— The Examiner by Janice Hallett
— The Appeal by Janice Hallett
— The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers and Robert Eustace
— Three-A-Penny by Lucy
Father Christmas
The magical spirit of Christmas is the perfect cover for a murder mystery.
Mentioned in this episode:
— "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" by Arthur Conan Doyle, collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
— "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées
— "The Necklace of Pearls" by Dorothy L Sayers
Bonus: The Box of Delights
Caroline and Guy discuss The Box of Delights by John Masefield, a beloved children's book from 1935 that might actually be a golden age detective novel too.
They also consider the beloved 1984 TV adaptation, which is returning to the BBC on 7th December 2024 for a special 40th anniversary showing.
This episode was originally released in December 2023 as an exclusive bonus for the Shedunnit Book
Edmund Crispin's Inside Jokes
The creator of amateur sleuth Gervase Fen loved to make fun of detective fiction.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The Crooked Hinge by John Dickson Carr
— Bruce Montgomery/Edmund Crispin: A Life in Music and
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Green Penguin Book Club 6)
Kathryn Harkup is Caroline’s guest for a reconsideration of Agatha Christie’s very first detective novel.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 22:30. After that, expect full spoilers.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Missing Moneylender by W.
Vanishing Corpses
Where did that dead body go? It was right here!
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Mentioned in this episode:
—The Vanishing Corpse by Anthony Gilbert
—The Vanishing Corpse by Ellery Queen
—The Case of the Runaway Corpse by Erle Stanley Ga
Mysterious Knitting
How to weave the perfect murder mystery plot.
Find out more about Kate Davies' work at katedaviesdesigns.com and browse all of her patterns at shopkdd.com. The Margery Allingham's Mysterious Knits book, which contains Caroline's essay about knitting and detective fiction, is available at shopkdd.com/summerofmystery.
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The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Green Penguin Book Club 5)
Martin Edwards joins Caroline to revisit this iconic example of golden age detective fiction.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 11:06. After that, expect full spoilers.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha
The Red Barn Murder
What connects a notorious 1827 murder case with the Detection Club’s cosy Soho clubrooms?
There are minor spoilers for the books listed below in this episode. Also, please be aware that there are passing references (without description) in this episode to infant death.
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In the Dentist's Chair
Open wide!
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There are spoilers in this episode for the titles listed below.
Mentioned in this episode:
— Death in the Dentist's Chair by Molly Thynne
— The Uncertain Glory by Molly Thynne
— "Death Sits in the De
Instrument of Death
Beware the pipe organ.
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There are no major spoilers in this episode but some minor plot details for the titles listed below are discussed.
Mentioned in this episode:
— The Organ Speaks by E.C.R. Lorac
— Gaudy Ni
Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4)
Dolores Gordon-Smith joins Caroline to read this short story collection by H.C. Bailey.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 21:34. After that, expect full spoilers.
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A full
Christianna Brand's Impossible Crimes
Which matters more in a murder mystery, plot or character?
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There are no major spoilers in this episode but some minor plot details f
Death at the Speakeasy
During Prohibition, the cocktails are downright criminal.
This episode was hosted by Leandra Griffith with guest (and usual host) Caroline Crampton. If you are interested in seeing more content from Leandra, you can find her on YouTube and Instagram.
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The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3)
CriminOlly joins Caroline to read this classic of American hardboiled crime fiction.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 26:30. After that, expect full spoilers.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com.
Olly's YouTube channel can be found at youtube.com/@CriminOllyBlog.
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Murder in the Library
There’s something sinister in the stacks.
Thanks to my guest Harriet Evans, aka Harriet F. Townson, who is the author of D is for Death.
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Dylan's Whodunnits
The great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas had a passion for detective stories.
This episode is hosted by Guy Cuthbertson. His guest is John Goodby, a Professor of Arts and Culture at Sheffield Hallam University, and an expert on Dylan Thomas. He edited The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas and has co-authored a biography of Thomas. He is also a poet, translator and arts organiser.
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The Mystery of A.A. Milne
Why didn’t the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh write more detective fiction?
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Bonus: The Chalet School
Caroline Crampton is joined by writer Moira Redmond to talk about the Chalet School books by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
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The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (Green Penguin Book Club 2)
John Curran joins Caroline to read Christie’s third novel, her first (sort of?) to appear as a green penguin.
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Agatha Christie's Many Houses
A portrait of a writer via her addresses.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The
You Probably Imagined It!
Meet the hypochondriacs of golden age detective fiction.
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The Tea Leaf
A scientific murder mystery.
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Lucy, Anthony and Anne
The crime fiction of Lucy Beatrice Malleson deserves to be better known.
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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)
Helen Zaltzman is the guest for this dissection of the first green penguin.
Until 26:43, the discussion is free of major spoilers. At that point, as you will hear us say, we enter the spoiler zone and you can expect spoilers until the end.
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The Green Penguin
One visit to Agatha Christie changed everything.
Thank you to my guest, Jules Burt, for sharing his book-collecting experiences and knowledge with us. You can learn more about his collection on his YouTube channel, Jules Burt Collections and Unboxings at youtube.com/@JulesBurt.
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A Reading Life
A conversation about how Shedunnit is made.
Mentioned in this episode:
— Death and the Sisters by Heather Redmond
— Murder of a Lady by Anthony Wynne
— The Birthday Murder by Lange Lewis
— Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson
Authors Mentioned:
— Richard and Frances Lockridge
— Rudolph Fisher
Mentioned Shedunnit episodes:
— Miss Marple, Spinster Sleuth
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Whodunnit Centenary: 1924
Time travelling, murder mystery style.
Mentioned in this episode:
— The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
— The Plague Court Murders by John Dickson Carr
— Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
— The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers
— A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
— Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham
— Checkmate to Murder by ECR Lorac
— That Yew Tree's Shade by Cyril Hare
— Ten
The Lifelong Fan (Replay)
Renée read her first detective novel in the 1930s. She hasn’t stopped since.
This archive episode of Shedunnit (my personal favourite of all the ones I've ever made) was first published on 2nd September 2020.
You can read Renée's obituary here. Her crime novels, The Wild Card and Blood Matters, are available from all good booksellers.
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The Murderless Christmas Mystery
Not every mystery needs a murder.
There are minor details shared for all the novels and stories listed below, but no major plot revelations in this episode.
Mentioned in this episode:
— “The Flying Stars” by G.K. Chesterton, collected in The Innocence of Father Brown
— A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
— The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
— Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie
— An
Who Was Robert Eustace?
A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
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Spoilers: there will be minor details shared for all the novels and stories listed below, and major spoilers towards the end for The Documents in the C
Death at the Club
Private members’ clubs are surprisingly popular with corpses.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers
— Death at the Club by Miles Burton
— "The Angel
The Pimlico Poisoning Mystery
How Adelaide Bartlett got away with murder.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The Anatomy of Murder by the Detection Club
— Sweet Adalaide by Julian Symons
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Spooky Sleuthing
The supernatural and the rational come together in the murder mystery.
Thank you to my returning guest, Carla Valentine, for joining me. She is a trained mortuary technician and the technical curator at Barts Pathology Museum in London. She’s also the author of Murder Isn’t Easy: The Forensics of Agatha Christie.
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Agatha and Plum
Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse had a lot in common.
Thank you to my guest, Eliza Easton, for joining me.
Mentioned in this episode:
— The Code of the Woosters by PG Wodehouse
— Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
— Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
— Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
— And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Knock Knock (Replay)
Wouldn’t sleuthing be so much easier if the dead could speak to the living?
This episode was first released on 18th September 2019.
Be aware: there are no major (ending!) spoilers in this episode but there are plot descriptions given of the books listed below.
Books mentioned:
— Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
— Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
Shedunnit Recommends
What's in the true detective fiction fan's library?
Be aware: there are no major (ending!) spoilers in this episode but there are plot descriptions given of the books listed below.
Books recommended:
— Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell
— The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
— Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley
— The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
— The Hound of the Baskervilles by A
Murder-on-Sea
Murder does like to be beside the seaside.
Thanks very much to my guests. Dr Allan Brodie is a visiting fellow at Bournemouth University and the author of books including England's Seaside Heritage from the Air. Dr Kathryn Ferry is a historian of the British seaside and the author of books including The British Seaside Holiday, more information available at kathrynferry.co.uk.
Be aware: there is a
Murder in a Heatwave
When the temperature rises, don't lose your cool.
Thanks to my guest Cecily Gayford — you can find more information about Murder in a Heatwave and all the other anthologies she has edited via the website for Profile Books.
Be aware: there are spoilers in this episode for the the story "The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran" by Dorothy L. Sayers. There are non-spoiler details given about t
Cricket and Crime
Why are crime writers so bowled over by the game?
Thank you to my guests, Dr. Andrew Green and cricket statistician Andy Zaltzman. You can find more cricket-related content and news from Andy by listening to Test Match Special on BBC Radio 5, or via his podcast, The Bugle Ashes Urncast.
Be aware: there are spoilers in this episode for the plot of Murder Must Advertise and non-spoiler details given
Editing Agatha Christie
How do we approach offensive language in texts from previous times?
Be aware that this episode includes discussion of prejudice, slurs and "of its time" attitudes and language.
Thank you to my guest, Subhadra Das. You can find more information about her work at her website subhadradas.com and her book (Un)Civilised: Ten Lies That Made the West is available for pre-order.
Mentioned in this episode:
Meet The Coles
What happens when a couple of socialists decide to write mysteries?
Thanks to my guest, Curtis Evans. If you are interested in his book, The Spectrum of the English Murder, it is available through Blackwell's and other booksellers.
Join Caroline and guest Teresa Peschel for a free live episode of Shedunnit on YouTube on 15th July at 7pm UK time. More details: shedunnitshow.com/liveepisode
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