
All About Agatha Christie
All About Agatha is a podcast all about, well, Agatha. Agatha Christie, of course: the Queen of Crime, a real-life Dame of the British Empire, and author of sixty-six mystery novels that spanned the Twentieth Century, defining a genre. For five years, Catherine Brobeck and Kemper Donovan revisited these novels in publication order, ranking them according to pre-set criteria (plot, character, etc.). Tragically, Catherine Brobeck passed away at the end of 2021. Since then, Kemper has completed the podcast's ranking project, and now contents himself with celebrating the greatness of Christie by attempting to solve the ultimate mystery where she is concerned. Why Christie--and Christie alone--endures as powerfully as she does.
Latest episodes

Jun 2, 2023 • 1h 28min
It's Christmas in June! Star Over Bethlehem by Agatha Christie Mallowan (with a Guest Co-Host)
You might want to pour yourself some egg nog and download one of those roaring digital fireplaces for today's offering, which is a rare Christmas-themed, and overtly religious, Christie short story. Many thanks to Sarah Hinlicky Wilson for co-hosting this episode with me. Click here to visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page. Click here to visit Sarah's website. Click here to read Sarah's article referenced in the episode: "Miss Marple's Low Anthropology." Click here to pre-order my mystery novel.

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May 19, 2023 • 1h 22min
All About Ableism in Agatha Christie (with Three Guest Co-Hosts)
This episode is one of those happy occasions on which you all get to hear a voice--and a perspective--other than my own. Three voices, in fact. Many thanks to my co-hosts Jenni Bishop, Tina Hodgkinson, and Emma for a fabulous talk on such an important topic. Click here to visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page. Click here to pre-order my mystery novel!

May 12, 2023 • 3min
*Special Announcement* re Live Event at the International Agatha Christie Festival, Sept 2023
Please join me if you can in Torquay on Thursday, 14 September 2023 at 7:00pm in the Spanish Barn! Visit the Festival's website here to check out my event, and all the other marvelous offerings. Click the link here to purchase tickets for my event.

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May 6, 2023 • 1h
A Miss Marple Nightcap: Sanctuary by Agatha Christie
What better way to celebrate Coronation Day than with a story Agatha Christie wrote to contribute to the restoration of Westminster Abbey? (No, really!) More such fun facts await you in this, our final Miss Marple story for the podcast.... Miss Marple is done! Long live Miss Marple! Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here. Please pre-order my mystery novel! There are an array of links to various booksellers here, including Bookshop, which allows you to buy from indie bookstores while ordering online.

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Apr 22, 2023 • 54min
Things We Missed Along the Way: Lord Edgware Dies, A Murder is Announced, The Red Signal by Agatha Christie
In this hodgepodge of an episode, I revisit Christie stories already covered, and discuss a number of adaptations--and one text!--that Catherine and I failed to mention the first time around. (Please know that spoilers will abound for these stories.) Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here.

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Apr 7, 2023 • 1h 2min
A Hercule Poirot Amuse-Bouche: Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Agatha Christie
If the teeth don't match, you must give your head a scratch. Au revoir, cher Poirot. Visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page here.

Mar 24, 2023 • 45min
Interview with Kitty Murphy, Author of Death in Heels
I had a great time chatting with debut author Kitty Murphy about the first book in her "Dublin Drag Mysteries" series. U.S. listeners can find Death in Heels at an indie bookstore by clicking this link. Click here to visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page.

Mar 11, 2023 • 42min
Agatha Christie: In the Flesh
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to meet Agatha Christie in person? Well, here's your answer. Special thanks to Yasuo Sudoh, Dr. Ernestine Elster, and Norman Home for contributing to this episode. Please visit and subscribe to the Podcast's Patreon page here. You can read the L.A. Times article referenced in this episode (all about All About Agatha) here.

Feb 24, 2023 • 54min
How Many Wonders Can One Island Hold? Manx Gold by Agatha Christie
Is this the weirdest thing Christie ever wrote? Maybe! But let's embrace it, and journey together to the Isle of Man, where buried treasure awaits.... Please visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon account here.

Feb 11, 2023 • 41min
Live-Playing (!!) The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge by Agatha Christie... & Hunt a Killer
In this episode, I try my hand at a "live game" experience based on a Poirot short story, which was provided to me for free by the game's creators.... And, spoiler, but I fail. Utterly. This episode is sponsored by the Art of Crime podcast. Check out their website here.