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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, collected in Silent Nights
— Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
— Crime at Christmas by C.H.B. Kitchin
— Portrait of a Murderer by Anne Meredith
— An English Murder by Cyril Hare
— Groaning Spinney by Gladys Mitchell
— The Case of the Abominable Snowman by Nicholas Blake
— Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon
— “A Present from Santa Claus” by Julian Symons, collected in Murder on a Winter's Night
— L'Assassinat du Père Noël Pierre Véry [English trans. The Murder of Father Christmas]
— Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer
— Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan
— “Who Killed Father Christmas?” by Patricia Moyes, collected in Who Killed Father Christmas?
— “The Santa Claus Club” by Julian Symons, collected in Crimson Snow
— The Santa Claus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay
— "‘Twixt the Cup and the Lip” by Julian Symons, collected in The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories
— "The Case of the Man with the Sack” by Margery Allingham, collected in Crimson Snow
— The White Priory Murders by John Dickson Carr
— "The Snapdragon and the C.I.D." by Margery Allingham, collected in Murder at Christmas
— “The Case is Altered” by Margery Allingham, collected in Silent Nights
— “Among Those Present was Santa Claus” by Vincent Cornier, collected in Who Killed Father Christmas?
More Festive Shedunnit episodes:
— Crime at Christmas
— Let It Snow
— A Christie for Christmas
— The Murderless Christmas Mystery
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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.
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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 Books by David Whittle
— The Case of the Gilded Fly by Edmund Crispin
— Love Lies Bleeding by Edmund Crispin
— The Glimpses of the Moon by Edmund Crispin
— The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin
— Swan Song by Edmund Crispin
— Holy Disorders by Edmund Crispin
— Frequent Hearses by Edmund Crispin
— Buried for Pleasure by Edmund Crispin
— Hamlet, Revenge! by Michael Innes
— The Long Divorce by Edmund Crispin
— "We Know You're Busy Writing, But We Thought You Wouldn't Mind If We Just Dropped In For A Minute" by Edmund Crispin
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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. Stanley Sykes.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux
— Agatha Christie's Complete Secret Notebooks by John Curran
— A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup
— The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
— The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie
— The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side by Agatha Christie
— The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
— The Missing Moneylender by W Stanley Sykes
Kathryn Harkup's past appearances on Shedunnit:
— The Dispenser
— The Pale Horse
Past Shedunnit Green Penguin episodes:
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)
— The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2)
— The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3)
— Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4)
— The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Green Penguin Book Club 5)
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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 Gardner
—The Corpse Steps Out by Craig Rice
—Case Without A Corpse by Leo Bruce
—The Disappearing Corpse by James Warren
—A Silent Witness by R. Austin Freeman
—The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts
—Untimely Death by Cyril Hare
—Adders on the Heath by Gladys Mitchell
—Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
—The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
—The Red House Mystery by AA Milne
—The 4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
—The Case of the Blind Barber by John Dickson Carr
—The Burning Court by John Dickson Carr
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How to weave the perfect murder mystery plot.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham
— More Work for the Undertaker by Margery Allingham
— Traitor's Purse by Margery Allingham
— Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham
— The Beckoning Lady by Margery Allingham
— Hide My Eyes by Margery Allingham
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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 Christie.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
— Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley
— Hemlock Bay by Martin Edwards
— Bloody Murder by Julian Symons
— "The Avenging Chance" by Anthony Berkeley
— The Footsteps at the Lock by Ronald Knox
— Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
— The Lazarus Widow by Bill Knox with Martin Edwards
— Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley
— Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey
— The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Past Shedunnit Green Penguin episodes:
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)
— The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2)
— The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3)
— Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4)
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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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Mentioned or consulted in the making of this episode:
— The Red Barn, A Tale Founded On Fact by Robert Huish
— The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
— Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
— BBC News report of William Corder's cremation in 2004
— Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn, an anonymous play
— Maria Marten: The Murder in the Red Barn by Peter Haining
— William Corder and the Red Barn Murder: Journeys of the Criminal Body by Shane McCorristine
— The Mysterious Murder of Maria Marten by James Curtis
— The Invention of Murder by Judith Flanders
— The Red Barn Mystery by Donald McCormick
— The case report in the Newgate Calendar
Related Shedunnit episodes:
— Florence Maybrick I & II
— The Murder At Road Hill House
— Crippen
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Open wide!Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join.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 Dentist's Chair" by Cornell Woolrich, collected in Darkness at Dawn: Early Suspense Classics— Murder Underground by Mavis Doriel Hay— One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie— Death of a Dentist by M.C. Beaton— Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie— "The Cornish Mystery" by Agatha Christie, collected in Poirot's Early Cases— "The Wrong Problem" by John Dickson Carr, collected in The Third Bullet and Other Stories— Antidote to Venom by Freeman Wills Crofts— Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham— The Fashion in Shrouds by Margery Allingham— The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne— "The Honour of Israel Gow" by G.K. Chesterton, collected in The Innocence of Father Brown— "In the Teeth of the Evidence" by Dorothy L. Sayers, collected in In the Teeth of the Evidence— Balachander, N et al. “Evolution of forensic odontology: An overview.” Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences vol. 7,Suppl 1 (2015): S176-80— Bishop M. The influence of 'Golden Age' authors of detective fiction, in particular, D. L. Sayers, on the public opinion of dentists and dentistry. Br Dent J. 2024 Jul;237(1):51-54NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/inthedentistschairtranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
— The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers
— The Nebuly Coat by J. Meade Falkner
— The Hymn Tune Mystery by George A. Birmingham
— Holy Disorders by Edmund Crispin
— Swan Song by Edmund Crispin
— The Pit-Prop Syndicate by Freeman Wills Crofts
— Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
— Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh
Mentioned Shedunnit episodes:
— The Detective's Best Friend
— Death By Chocolate
— Death Under Par
— Cricket and Crime
— Death at the Club
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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.
Caroline's new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit her website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.
A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— Mr Fortune, Please by HC Bailey
— The Sea Captain by HC Bailey
— Jack Haldean Mysteries by Dolores Gordon-Smith
— Serpent's Eye by Dolores Gordon-Smith
— How to Write a Classic Murder Mystery by Dolores Gordon-Smith
— Everyman's Great Tales of Detection, edited by Dorothy L Sayers
— Anthony Gethryn series by Philip MacDonald
— Capital Crimes, edited by Martin Edwards
— The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
— The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
Past Shedunnit Green Penguin episodes:
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)
— The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2)
— The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3)
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Which matters more in a murder mystery, plot or character?
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See Caroline in person at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on 13th August at 10.45am. Tickets here.
There are no major spoilers in this episode but some minor plot details for the titles listed below are discussed.
Mentioned in this episode:
— Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand
— Nurse Matilda Goes to Town by Christianna Brand
— Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital by Christianna Brand
— Death in High Heels by Christianna Brand
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— Tour de Force by Christianna Brand
— The Three-Cornered Halo by Christianna Brand
— Green for Danger by Christianna Brand
— Suddenly at His Residence (aka The Crooked Wreath) by Christianna Brand
— Heads You Lose by Christianna Brand
— Death of Jezebel by Christianna Brand
— The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
— London Particular (aka Fog of Doubt) by Christianna Brand
— The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill by Christianna Brand
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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.
Caroline's new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit her website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.
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Fact-Check Correction: During the episode, it is mentioned that Raymond Chandler was born in the UK. This is incorrect. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Mentioned in this episode:
— The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
— The Turquoise Shop by Frances Crane
— The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
— The Fabulous Clipjoint by Fredric Brown
— Deadline at Dawn by Cornell Woolrich
— The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen
— Murder on 'B' Deck by Vincent Starrett
— Obelists at Sea by C. Daly King
— Headed for a Hearse by Jonathan Latimer
— The Eight of Swords by John Dickson Carr
— Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
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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.
Tickets for Backlisted: Live on 17th July, at which Caroline will be talking about Agatha Christie's Endless Night, are available here.
Caroline's new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit her website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
— Endless Night by Agatha Christie
— Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
— The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
— The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
— Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
— Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
— The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
— Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey
— A Body Made of Glass by Caroline Crampton
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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.
My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
— The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green
— A Case of Books by Bruce Graeme
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Operation Pax by Michael Innes
— The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson
— "The Library of Babel" by Jorge Luis Borges
— The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
— Katie's Terror by David Fisher
— The Jacqueline Kirkby series by Elizabeth Peters
— Open and Closed by Mat Coward
— The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
— D is for Death by Harriet F. Townson
— Letters from Menabilly: Portrait of a Friendship by Oriel Malet
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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.
Members of the Shedunnit Book Club can hear more of Guy and John's conversation as they cover 1930s poets beyond Dylan Thomas in this bonus episode.
Spoiler for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie at 21:17.
Mentioned in this episode:
— Murder's A Swine by Nap Lombard
— The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas, edited by John Goodby
— Dylan Thomas by John Goodby and Chris Wigginton
— The Death of the King's Canary by Dylan Thomas and John Davenport
— Ellery Queen's Poetic Justice, edited by Ellery Queen
— The Three Weird Sisters (screenplay)
— The Beach of Falesá, novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Thomas
— The Doctor and the Devils by Dylan Thomas
— “The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot, collected in The Waste Land
— Crime Fiction: A Reader's Guide by Barry Foreshaw
— "The Pleasure Principle” by Philip Larkin, collected in Philip Larkin: The Complete Poems
— “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas
— "Altawise by Owl Light" by Dylan Thomas
— The Oxford Book of English Verse
— After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
— Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
— "Deaths and Entrances" by Dylan Thomas
— “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas
— "And Death Shall Have No Dominion” by Dylan Thomas
— “A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London” by Dylan Thomas
— “Among those Killed in the Dawn Raid was a Man Aged a Hundred” by Dylan Thomas
— "Return Journey," radio broadcast by Dylan Thomas
More Shedunnit episodes:
— The Death of the Country House
— Dorothy L Sayers Solves Her Mystery
— A Mysterious Glossary
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Why didn’t the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh write more detective fiction?
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Mentioned in this episode:
— When We Were Very Young by AA Milne
— Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne
— The House At Pooh Corner by AA Milne
— Mr Pim Passes By by AA Milne
— The Red House Mystery by AA Milne
— If I May by AA Milne
— Bloody Murder by Julian Symons
— Trent's Last Case by EC Bentley
— The Perfect Alibi by AA Milne
— Four Days' Wonder by AA Milne
Related Shedunnit episodes:
— The Rules (Remastered)
— Enter the Watson
— The Death of the Country House
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Caroline Crampton is joined by writer Moira Redmond to talk about the Chalet School books by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
This is a crossover episode from another podcast series Caroline is making at the moment, A Body Made of Glass. If you head to carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglasspodcast, you can listen to more conversations that explore the intersection of health with different aspects of medicine, scientific history, mental health and more.
To find out more about Moira Redmond and her work, follow her on Twitter @ClothesinBooks and visit her blog clothesinbooks.blogspot.com.
Caroline's new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is available to order now. The audiobook, read by Caroline, is also available. Find out more information at her website, carolinecrampton.com, or by following her on Instagram @cacrampton.
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John Curran joins Caroline to read Christie’s third novel, her first (sort of?) to appear as a green penguin.
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A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 25:52. After that, expect full spoilers.
Mentioned in this episode:
— Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
— Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks by John Curran
— Murder in the Making by John Curran
— The Big Four by Agatha Christie
— Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— The Clocks by Agatha Christie
— Third Girl by Agatha Christie
— Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
— Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
— An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
— Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
— Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
— And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
— Crooked House by Agatha Christie
— Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
— The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
— Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
— The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
— The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux
— The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green
— Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
— Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie
— Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie
— The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
— Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
— Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
— "How Does Your Garden Grow?" by Agatha Christie, collected in Poirot's Early Cases
— "The Cornish Mystery" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Under Dog and Other Stories
— The Hollow by Agatha Christie
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers
— The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
— A Body Made of Glass by Caroline Crampton
Related Shedunnit episodes:
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)
— Death Under Par
— Agatha the Adventuress
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A portrait of a writer via her addresses.
My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
— The Hollow by Agatha Christie
— Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
— After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
— The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
— Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie
— Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie
— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
— Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
— Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie
Sources consulted:
— Agatha Christie’s Complete Secret Notebooks edited by John Curran
— Agatha Christie: A Biography by Janet Morgan
— Agatha Christie: An English Mystery by Laura Thompson
— Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley
Shedunnit episodes referenced:
— At Home with Agatha Christie
— Agatha The Adventuress
— Agatha's Archaeologists
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There are no spoilers in this episode.
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