Why do these two historic university cities appear in so many murder mysteries? Books mentioned in this episode:— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Masters-by-Snow-C-P/9781509864256?a_aid=shedunnit">The Masters by C.P. Snow</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Lucky-Jim-by-Kingsley-Amis/9780141182599?a_aid=shedunnit">Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Brideshead-Revisited-by-Evelyn-Waugh/9780241472736?a_aid=shedunnit">Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Zuleika-Dobson-by-Max-Beerbohm/9781911545507?a_aid=shedunnit">Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Gaudy-Night-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621404?a_aid=shedunnit">Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Case-of-the-Gilded-Fly-by-Edmund-Crispin/9780008275150?a_aid=shedunnit">The Case of the Gilded Fly by Edmund Crispin</a>— The Cambridge Murders by Dilwyn Rees— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Death-at-the-Presidents-Lodging-by-Michael-Innes/9781504092036?a_aid=shedunnit">Death at the President’s Lodging by Michael Innes</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/An-Oxford-Tragedy-by-Masterman-J-C-/2900000772946?a_aid=shedunnit">An Oxford Tragedy by J.C. Masterman</a> (£825.00)— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Death-on-the-Cherwell-by-Mavis-Doriel-Hay/9780712357265?a_aid=shedunnit">Death on the Cherwell by Mavis Doriel Hay</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Murder-at-Cambridge-by-Patrick-Q/9781906288747?a_aid=shedunnit">Murder at Cambridge by Q Patrick</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Police-at-the-Funeral-by-Margery-Allingham/9780099507345?a_aid=shedunnit">Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Incredible-Crime-by-Lois-Austen-Leigh-author-Kirsten-T-Saxton-writer-of-introduction/9780712356022?a_aid=shedunnit">The Incredible Crime by Lois Austen-Leigh</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Last-Bus-to-Woodstock-by-Colin-Dexter/9781035005383?a_aid=shedunnit">Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Trick-of-the-Dark-by-Val-McDermid/9780751543223?a_aid=shedunnit">Trick of the Dark by Val McDermid</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Case-Histories-by-Kate-Atkinson/9780552772433?a_aid=shedunnit">Case Histories by Kate Atkinson</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Calling-by-Alison-Bruce/9781780333830?a_aid=shedunnit">Cambridge Blue by Alison Bruce</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Fall-of-Angels-by-Barbara-Cleverly/9781641290227?a_aid=shedunnit">Fall of Angels by Barbara Cleverly</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Invitation-to-Die-by-Barbara-Cleverly/9781641291903?a_aid=shedunnit">Invitation to Die by Barbara Cleverly</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Sidney-Chambers-and-the-Shadow-of-Death-by-James-Runcie/9781408831403?a_aid=shedunnit">James Runcie's Granchester stories</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Corpus-by-Rory-Clements/9781785762642?a_aid=shedunnit">Rory Clement's Tom Wilde series</a> Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: <a href="http://shedunnitbookclub.com/join">shedunnitbookclub.com/join</a>. NB: 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 <a href="http://shedunnitshow.com/newsletter">shedunnitshow.com/newsletter</a>. 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. <a href="http://playpodca.st/shedunnit">Click here</a> to do that now in your app of choice. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See <a href="http://shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits">shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits</a> for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>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 Michael Innes
— An Oxford Tragedy by J.C. Masterman (£825.00)
— Death on the Cherwell by Mavis Doriel Hay
— Murder at Cambridge by Q Patrick
— Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham
— The Incredible Crime by Lois Austen-Leigh
— Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter
— Trick of the Dark by Val McDermid
— Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
— Cambridge Blue by Alison Bruce
— Fall of Angels by Barbara Cleverly
— Invitation to Die by Barbara Cleverly
— James Runcie's Granchester stories
— Rory Clement's Tom Wilde series

Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join.

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Why do these two historic university cities appear in so many murder mysteries?

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 Michael Innes
— An Oxford Tragedy by J.C. Masterman (£825.00)
— Death on the Cherwell by Mavis Doriel Hay
— Murder at Cambridge by Q Patrick
— Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham
— The Incredible Crime by Lois Austen-Leigh
— Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter
— Trick of the Dark by Val McDermid
— Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
— Cambridge Blue by Alison Bruce
— Fall of Angels by Barbara Cleverly
— Invitation to Die by Barbara Cleverly
— James Runcie's Granchester stories
— Rory Clement's Tom Wilde series

Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join.

NB: 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.

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Oxford vs Cambridge

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:—  <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Memories-and-Adventures-by-Sir-Arthur-Conan-Doyle/9791041940592?a_aid=shedunnit">Memories and Adventures by Arthur Conan Doyle</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Case-Book-of-Sherlock-Holmes-by-Arthur-Conan-Doyle/9781853260704?a_aid=shedunnit">The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Study-in-Scarlet-Wisehouse-Classics-Edition-with-original-illustrations-by-George-Hutchinson-by-Doyle-Arthur-Conan/9789176372432?a_aid=shedunnit">A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle</a>— "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Arthur Conan Doyle, collected in <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-by-Arthur-Conan-Doyle/9780241700426?a_aid=shedunnit">The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/How-to-Write-a-Mystery-by-Lee-Child-editor-Laurie-R-King-editor/9781982149444?a_aid=shedunnit">How to Write a Mystery: a Handbook from Mystery Writers of America</a>,  edited by Lee Child with Laurie R. King— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Mysterious-Affair-at-Styles-by-Agatha-Christie/9780007527496?a_aid=shedunnit">The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie</a>— “The Tuesday Night Club" by Agatha Christie, collected in <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Thirteen-Problems-by-Agatha-Christie/9780008196523?a_aid=shedunnit">The Thirteen Problems</a>— <a href="https://archive.org/details/mrfortuneplease0000hcba">Mr. Fortune, Please by H. C. Bailey</a>— "Traitor's Hands" by Agatha Christie, collected in <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Hound-of-Death-by-Agatha-Christie/9780008196424?a_aid=shedunnit">The Hound of Death</a>— "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell, collected in <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/In-the-Shadow-of-Agatha-Christie-by-Leslie-S-Klinger-editor/9781643130460?a_aid=shedunnit">In the Shadow of Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Marple-Twelve-New-Mysteries-by-Agatha-Christie-Naomi-Alderman-Leigh-Bardugo-Alyssa-Cole-Lucy-Foley-Elly-Griffiths-Natalie-Haynes-Jean-Kwok-Val-McDermid-Karen-M-McManus-Dreda-Say-Mitchell-Kate-Mosse-Ruth-Ware/9780063136069?a_aid=shedunnit">Marple: Twelve New Mysteries</a> Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: <a href="http://shedunnitbookclub.com/join">shedunnitbookclub.com/join</a>. NB: 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 <a href="http://shedunnitshow.com/newsletter">shedunnitshow.com/newsletter</a>. 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. <a href="http://playpodca.st/shedunnit">Click here</a> to do that now in your app of choice. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See <a href="http://shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits">shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits</a> for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>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 Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
— "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Arthur Conan Doyle, collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
— How to Write a Mystery: a Handbook from Mystery Writers of America,  edited by Lee Child with Laurie R. King
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— “The Tuesday Night Club" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Thirteen Problems
— Mr. Fortune, Please by H. C. Bailey
— "Traitor's Hands" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Hound of Death
— "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell, collected in In the Shadow of Agatha Christie
— Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join.

NB: 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.

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Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
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A consideration of crime fiction’s more compact incarnation.

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 Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
— "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Arthur Conan Doyle, collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
— How to Write a Mystery: a Handbook from Mystery Writers of America,  edited by Lee Child with Laurie R. King
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— “The Tuesday Night Club" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Thirteen Problems
— Mr. Fortune, Please by H. C. Bailey
— "Traitor's Hands" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Hound of Death
— "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell, collected in In the Shadow of Agatha Christie
— Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join.

NB: 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.

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The Mystery Short Story

She is beloved worldwide for her crime writing. But what did she like to read? Resources and articles mentioned in this episode:— <a href="https://jcbernthal.com/2021/09/17/agatha-christie-and-the-dartmoor-mystery/">Jamie Bernthal on Arthur Conan Doyle</a>— <a href="https://clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2024/01/christie-catchup-more-clocks-and-bodies.html">Moira Redmond on Elizabeth Daly</a>— <a href="http://doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/2012/11/forgotten-book-my-brothers-killer.html">Martin Edwards on My Brother's Killer</a>— <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=222GZPQ8OC4">Gray Robert Brown on Muriel Spark</a> Books mentioned in this episode:— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Agatha-Christie-by-Agatha-Christie/9780007314669?a_aid=shedunnit">Agatha Christie An Autobiography by Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-by-Arthur-Conan-Doyle/9781840228311?a_aid=shedunnit">The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Mysterious-Affair-at-Styles-by-Agatha-Christie/9780007527496?a_aid=shedunnit">The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Hound-of-the-Baskervilles-by-Arthur-Conan-Doyle-Fiction-Classics-Mystery--Detective-by-Doyle-Sir-Arthur-Conan/9780809594337?a_aid=shedunnit">The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Sittaford-Mystery-by-Agatha-Christie-author/9780008196233?a_aid=shedunnit">The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Whose-Body-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621251?a_aid=shedunnit">Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Unnatural-Death-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621305?a_aid=shedunnit">Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Unpleasantness-at-the-Bellona-Club-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621312?a_aid=shedunnit">The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers</a>— <a href="https://archive.org/details/mrfortuneplease0000hcba/mode/2up">Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Murder-on-the-Orient-Express-by-Agatha-Christie/9780008255459?a_aid=shedunnit">Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Unexpected-Night-by-Elizabeth-Daly/9781631943256?a_aid=shedunnit">Unexpected Night by Elizabeth Daly</a>— The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes— The Clocks by Elizabeth Daly— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Mystery-of-the-Yellow-Room-by-Gaston-Leroux/9781513133676?a_aid=shedunnit">The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux</a>— My Brother's Killer by D.M. Devine— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Spy-Who-Came-in-from-the-Cold-by-John-Le-Carr/9780141194523?a_aid=shedunnit">The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carré</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Pale-Horse-by-Agatha-Christie-author/9780008196387?a_aid=shedunnit">The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Endless-Night-by-Agatha-Christie/9780008255442?a_aid=shedunnit">Endless Night by Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Stamboul-Train-by-Graham-Greene/9780099478362?a_aid=shedunnit">Stamboul Train by Graham Greene</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Prime-of-Miss-Jean-Brodie-by-Muriel-Spark/9780141181424?a_aid=shedunnit">The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Drivers-Seat-by-Muriel-Spark/9780141188348?a_aid=shedunnit">The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Murder-Is-Announced-by-Agatha-Christie/9780062073631?a_aid=shedunnit">A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-ABC-Murders-by-Agatha-Christie/9780008392970?a_aid=shedunnit">The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Heat-of-the-Day-by-Elizabeth-Bowen/9781784879853?a_aid=shedunnit">The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen</a>— Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen— The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: <a href="http://shedunnitbookclub.com/join">shedunnitbookclub.com/join</a>. NB: 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 <a href="http://shedunnitshow.com/newsletter">shedunnitshow.com/newsletter</a>. 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. <a href="http://playpodca.st/shedunnit">Click here</a> to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/agathachristiestasteincrimefictiontranscript">shedunnitshow.com/agathachristiestasteincrimefictiontranscript</a>. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. 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<description>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 Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
— The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie
— Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey
— Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
— Unexpected Night by Elizabeth Daly
— The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes
— The Clocks by Elizabeth Daly
— The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux
— My Brother's Killer by D.M. Devine
— The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carré
— The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
— Endless Night by Agatha Christie
— Stamboul Train by Graham Greene
— The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
— The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark
— A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
— The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
— The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen
— Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen
— The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen

Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join.

NB: 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.

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Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/agathachristiestasteincrimefictiontranscript.

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She is beloved worldwide for her crime writing. But what did she like to read?

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 Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
— The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie
— Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey
— Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
— Unexpected Night by Elizabeth Daly
— The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes
— The Clocks by Elizabeth Daly
— The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux
— My Brother's Killer by D.M. Devine
— The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carré
— The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
— Endless Night by Agatha Christie
— Stamboul Train by Graham Greene
— The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
— The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark
— A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
— The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
— The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen
— Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen
— The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen

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Agatha Christie’s Taste in Crime Fiction

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 <a href="https://www.penguinfirsteditions.com/index.php?cat=main_series001-099">penguinfirsteditions.com</a>. The next book discussed in this series will be Raffles by E.W. Hornung. Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: <a href="http://shedunnitbookclub.com/join">shedunnitbookclub.com/join.</a> Reviews for The Missing Moneylender:— <a href="https://doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/2023/06/forgotten-book-missing-moneylender-aka.html">Martin Edwards</a>— <a href="https://moonlight-detective.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-missing-moneylender-1931-by-w.html">Beneath the Stains of Time</a>— <a href="https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-missing-money-lender-by-w-stanley.html">Vintage Pop Fictions</a> Books mentioned in this episode:— The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Murder-on-the-Links-by-Agatha-Christie/9780008129460?a_aid=shedunnit">Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Mysterious-Affair-at-Styles-by-Agatha-Christie/9780007527496?a_aid=shedunnit">The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Unpleasantness-at-the-Bellona-Club-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621312?a_aid=shedunnit">The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Poisoned-Chocolates-Case-by-Anthony-Berkeley/9781444838688?a_aid=shedunnit">The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley</a>— The Ray of Doom by W. Stanley Sykes— The Harness of Death by W. Stanley Sykes— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Essays-on-the-First-Hundred-Years-of-Ansthesia-by-W-Stanley-Sykes/9780443028236?a_aid=shedunnit">Essays on the First Hundred Years of Anaesthesia by W. Stanley Sykes</a>— "The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey" by Dorothy L. Sayers— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Murder-Is-Announced-by-Agatha-Christie/9780062073631?a_aid=shedunnit">A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie</a>— "Before Insulin" by J.J. Connington— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Documents-in-the-Case-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621343?a_aid=shedunnit">The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Count-of-Monte-Cristo-by-Alexandre-Dumas/9781509827978?a_aid=shedunnit">The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Strong-Poison-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621336?a_aid=shedunnit">Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers</a>— <a href="https://archive.org/details/mrfortuneplease0000hcba/mode/2up">Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Cards-on-the-Table-by-Agatha-Christie/9780008164898?a_aid=shedunnit">Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Raffles-by-E-W-Hornung/9780192866349?a_aid=shedunnit">Raffles by E.W. Hornung</a> Past Shedunnit Green Penguin episodes:— <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/theunpleasantnessatthebellonaclub/">The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)</a>— <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/themurderonthelinks/">The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2)</a>— <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/thethinman/">The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3)</a>— <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/mrfortuneplease/">Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4)</a>— <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/thepoisonedchocolatescase/">The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Green Penguin Book Club 5)</a>— <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/themysteriousaffairatstyles/">The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Green Penguin Book Club 6)</a> NB: 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 <a href="http://shedunnitshow.com/newsletter">shedunnitshow.com/newsletter</a>. 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. <a href="http://playpodca.st/shedunnit">Click here</a> to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at <a href="http://shedunnitshow.com/themissingmoneylendertranscript">shedunnitshow.com/themissingmoneylendertranscript</a>Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See <a href="http://shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits">shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits</a> for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>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.

Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join.

Reviews for The Missing Moneylender:
— Martin Edwards
— Beneath the Stains of Time
— Vintage Pop Fictions

Books mentioned in this episode:
— The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes
— Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers
— The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
— The Ray of Doom by W. Stanley Sykes
— The Harness of Death by W. Stanley Sykes
— Essays on the First Hundred Years of Anaesthesia by W. Stanley Sykes
— "The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey" by Dorothy L. Sayers
— A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
— "Before Insulin" by J.J. Connington
— The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace
— The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
— Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey
— Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
— Raffles by E.W. Hornung

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)
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Green Penguin Book Club 6)

NB: 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.

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Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/themissingmoneylendertranscript
Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Moira Redmond joins Caroline to consider a surprising medical mystery from 1931.

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.

Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join.

Reviews for The Missing Moneylender:
— Martin Edwards
— Beneath the Stains of Time
— Vintage Pop Fictions

Books mentioned in this episode:
— The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes
— Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers
— The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
— The Ray of Doom by W. Stanley Sykes
— The Harness of Death by W. Stanley Sykes
— Essays on the First Hundred Years of Anaesthesia by W. Stanley Sykes
— "The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey" by Dorothy L. Sayers
— A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
— "Before Insulin" by J.J. Connington
— The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace
— The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
— Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey
— Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
— Raffles by E.W. Hornung

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)
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Green Penguin Book Club 6)

NB: 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.

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Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/themissingmoneylendertranscript
Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
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The Missing Moneylender (Green Penguin Book Club 7)

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:— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Gaudy-Night-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621404?a_aid=shedunnit">Gaudy Night by Dorothy L Sayers</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Whose-Body-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621251?a_aid=shedunnit">Whose Body? by Dorothy L Sayers</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Strong-Poison-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621336?a_aid=shedunnit">Strong Poison by Dorothy L Sayers</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Have-His-Carcase-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621367?a_aid=shedunnit">Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Busmans-Honeymoon-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers/9781473621411?a_aid=shedunnit">Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L Sayers</a>— <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Thrones-Dominations-by-Dorothy-L-Sayers-Jill-Paton-Walsh/9781444792959?a_aid=shedunnit">Lord Peter Wimsey Investigates series by Jill Paton Walsh</a> Related Shedunnit episodes:— <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/theadvertisingadventuresofdorothylsayers/">The Advertising Adventures of Dorothy L. Sayers</a>— <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/dorothylsayerssolveshermystery/">Dorothy L Sayers Solves Her Mystery</a>— <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/thechallengeofdorothylsayers/">The Challenge Of Dorothy L. Sayers</a> Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: <a href="http://shedunnitbookclub.com/join">shedunnitbookclub.com/join</a>. NB: 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 <a href="http://shedunnitshow.com/newsletter">shedunnitshow.com/newsletter</a>. 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. <a href="http://playpodca.st/shedunnit">Click here</a> to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at <a href="https://shedunnitshow.com/ongaudynighttranscript/">shedunnitshow.com/ongaudynighttranscript</a>. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See <a href="http://shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits">shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits</a> for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>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

Related Shedunnit episodes:
— The Advertising Adventures of Dorothy L. Sayers
— Dorothy L Sayers Solves Her Mystery
— The Challenge Of Dorothy L. Sayers

Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join.

NB: 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/ongaudynighttranscript.

Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Caroline goes deep on Dorothy L. Sayers’ 1935 masterpiece.

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

Related Shedunnit episodes:
— The Advertising Adventures of Dorothy L. Sayers
— Dorothy L Sayers Solves Her Mystery
— The Challenge Of Dorothy L. Sayers

Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join.

NB: 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/ongaudynighttranscript.

Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
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