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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 SimpsonAuthors Mentioned:— Richard and Frances Lockridge— Rudolph FisherMentioned Shedunnit episodes:— Miss Marple, Spinster SleuthNB: 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/areadinglifetranscript/Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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— Tenant for Death by Cyril Hare— A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie— From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell— Cover Her Face by PD James— The Face of Trespass by Ruth Rendell— Malice Aforethought by Frances Iles— Before the Fact by Frances Iles— The Crozier Pharaohs by Gladys Mitchell— Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell— Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie— Original Sin by PD James— End of Chapter by Nicholas Blake— Case Histories by Kate Atkinson— The Secret Place by Tana FrenchMentioned Shedunnit episodes:— A Century of Whodunnits— A Second Century of Whodunnits— The Kidnap of Elizabeth Canning, with guest Tana FrenchNB: 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). 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/whodunnitcentenary1924transcript/Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Become a member of the Shedunnit Book Club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at shedunnitshow.com/bookclub.Books and sources:—These Two Hands by Renée—Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers—Wednesday to come by Renée—Setting the table by Renée—An interview with Renée from 2017 on RNZTo 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, Tumblr 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/lifelongfantranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 English Murder by Cyril Hare— Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon— The Santa Claus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay— Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer— The Smiler with the Knife by Nicholas Blake— Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh— The Case of the Abominable Snowman by Nicholas Blake— "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding" by Agatha Christie, collected in a book of the same name— "Stuffing" by Edgar Wallace, collected in Silent Nights, edited by Martin Edwards— "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" by Arthur Conan Doyle, collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes— “The Mystery of Mrs Bardell’s Xmas Pudding” by Gwyn Evans— “The Ghost’s Touch” by Fergus Hume, collected in The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries, edited by Otto Penzler— A Maigret Christmas by Georges Simenon— “The Reprisal” by Michael Innes— Catt Out of the Bag by Clifford Witting— "The Black Bag Left on a Doorstep” by Catharine Louisa Pirkis, collected in A Surprise for Christmas, edited by Martin Edwards— “Sister Bessie or Your Old Leech” by Cyril Hare, collected in The Christmas Card Crime, edited by Martin Edwards— A Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton— Deck The Halls by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark— “Christmas Eve” by S.C. Roberts, collected in The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries, edited by Otto Penzler— “The Necklace of Pearls” by Dorothy L. Sayers, collected in Silent Nights, edited by Martin EdwardsNB: 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/themurderlesschristmasmysterytranscriptMusic by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.The 2023 Shedunnit Pledge Drive is underway! Help ensure the future of the podcast and get your hands on some exclusive audio perks by becoming a Shedunnit member now at shedunnitshow.com/pledgedrive.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 Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace. The latter will be flagged just before I get to it, so you can safely listen to the rest of the episode and just skip that part when I tell you.Mentioned in this episode:— A Master of Mysteries by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace— The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins— An Honourable Miss by L.T. Meade— A World of Girls by L.T. Meade— Stories from the Diary of a Doctor by L.T. Meade and Clifford Halifax— The Experiences of the Oracle of Maddox Street by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace— The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace— The Sorceress of the Strand by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace— The Face in the Dark by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace— Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror edited by Dorothy L. Sayers— The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh and Henry Jellett— "The Tea Leaf" by Edgar Jepson and Robert Eustace— The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers and Robert Eustace— Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers— Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers— Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers— Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. SayersAdditional sources consulted:— “The Mystery of Robert Eustace” by Joe Christopher, The Armchair Detective Quarterly volume 13, issue 4, Fall 1980— Rivaling Conan Doyle: L. T. Meade’s Medical Mysteries, New Woman Criminals, and Literary Celebrity at the Victorian Fin de Siècle by Janis Dawson, English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920, Volume 58, Number 1, 2015— Dorothy L Sayers, Nine Literary Studies by Trevor H. Hall— Dorothy L. Sayers: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Eric Sandberg— “Nature Is Lopsided”: Muscarine as Scientific and Literary Fascinosum in Dorothy L. Sayers’ The Documents in the Case by Bettina Wahrig in Poison and Poisoning in Science, Fiction and Cinema: Precarious Identities, 2017Related Shedunnit episodes:— Edith Thompson— The Dispenser— Dorothy's SecretNB: 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, Tumblr 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/whowasroberteustacetranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Private members’ clubs are surprisingly popular with corpses.The 2023 Shedunnit Pledge Drive is underway! Help ensure the future of the podcast and get your hands on some exclusive audio perks by becoming a Shedunnit member now at shedunnitshow.com/pledgedrive.Mentioned in this episode:— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers— Death at the Club by Miles Burton— "The Angel in the House" by Coventry Patmore, collected in The Angel in the House— Maurice by E. M. Forster— Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton— “The Case of the Old Man in the Window” by Margery Allingham, collected in Mr. Campion and Others— Keep It Quiet by Richard HullRelated Shedunnit episodes:— The Mutual Admiration Society— Back to School— The Detection ClubNB: 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.Become a member of the Shedunnit book club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at shedunnitshow.com/membership.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, Tumblr 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/deathattheclubtranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Adelaide Bartlett got away with murder.The 2023 Shedunnit Pledge Drive and we're already three quarters of the way to our goal! Help ensure the future of the podcast and get your hands on some exclusive audio perks by becoming a Shedunnit member now at shedunnitshow.com/pledgedrive.Mentioned in this episode:— The Anatomy of Murder by the Detection Club— Sweet Adalaide by Julian SymonsAdditional books consulted:— The Trial of Adelaide Bartlett, both 1886 and 1927 editions— Victorian Murderesses by Mary S. Hartman— Molecules of Murder by John Emsley— Crime and the Respectable Woman: Toward a Pattern of Middle-Class Female Criminality in Nineteenth-Century France and England by Mary S. Hartman— Chloroform: The Quest for Oblivion by Linda Stratmann— The Secret Poisoner by Linda Stratmann— Closing Argument to the Jury for the Defense in Criminal Cases by G. Arthur MartinRelated Shedunnit episodes:— Edith Thompson— The Telephone Call— The Kidnap of Elizabeth CanningNB: 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/thepimlicopoisoningmysterytranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.This episode marks the beginning of the 2023 Shedunnit Pledge Drive! Help ensure the future of the podcast and get your hands on some exclusive audio perks by becoming a Shedunnit member now at shedunnitshow.com/pledgedrive.Mentioned in this episode:— The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe— The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins— The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle— Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie— The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace— The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie— The Halloween Murders by John Newton Chance— Wraiths and Changelings by Gladys Mitchell— Calendar of Crime by Ellery Queen— The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham— The Plague Court Murders by John Dickson Carr— The Red Widow Murders by John Dickson Carr— Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer— When Last I Died by Gladys Mitchell— Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie— The Unicorn Murders by John Dickson Carr— A Corpse at Camp Two by Glyn Carr— He Who Whispers by John Dickson Carr— The Spirit Murder Mystery by Robin Forsythe— Look to the Lady by Margery AllinghamRelated Shedunnit episodes:— Knock Knock— Murder Isn't Easy— The Golden Age AutopsyNB: 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.Become a member of the Shedunnit book club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at shedunnitshow.com/membership.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, Tumblr 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/spookysleuthingtranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 ChristieRelated Shedunnit episodes:— The Butler Did It — Death Under Par — Cricket and CrimeNB: 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/agathaandplumtranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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— The Plague Court Murders  by John Dickson Carr— When Last I Died  by Gladys Mitchell— The Sittaford Mystery  by Agatha Christie— Dumb Witness  by Agatha Christie— “The Last Seance” in The Hound of Death  by Agatha ChristieBecome a member of the Shedunnit book club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at shedunnitshow.com/membership.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, Tumblr 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/knockknocktranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices