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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

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 Arthur Conan Doyle— A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie— Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie— And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie— Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie— Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie— Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie— The Hollow by Agatha Christie— Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie— The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie— The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo— The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo— Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers— The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham— Mystery Mile by Margery Allingham— Fear For Miss Betony by Dorothy BowersEpisodes mentioned:— The Great Gladys— The Psychology of Anthony Berkeley— Young Sleuths— Dining with Death— Queering The Golden Age— The Christie Completists— The Honkaku Mysteries— Lifelong Fan— The Evolution of Margery Allingham— The Mysterious Dorothy BowersNB: 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/shedunnitrecommendstranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr Allan Brodie and Dr Kathryn Ferry discuss the allure of seaside settings in murder mysteries during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. They explore challenges faced by detectives in verifying identities and the dangerous nature of the seaside. They also delve into the use of coastal settings, the rise of seaside holidays, and murder mysteries in British seaside resorts.

Cecily Gayford, the editor of Murder in a Heatwave, discusses the impact of heat on murder mysteries. They explore the use of heat as a narrative tool, the appeal of short crime stories, interchangeable plot elements, and the use of heat waves as clues in detective stories.

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 about the other books listed below.Mentioned in this episode:— "The Adventure of the Priory School" by Arthur Conan Doyle, featured in The Return of Sherlock Holmes— "The Adventure of the Three Students" Arthur Conan Doyle, featured in The Return of Sherlock Holmes— Sherlock Holmes and the Birth of the Ashes by Arunabha Sengupta— Sherlock Holmes at the 1902 Test by Stanley Shaw— Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L Sayers— Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L Sayers— The Clues of the Caribbees by TS Stribling— Blotto, Twinks and the Rodents of the Riviera by Simon Brett— Murder at School by James Hilton— "The Guilty Vicarage" by WH Auden— Alibi Innings by Barbara Worsley-Gough— Murder Isn't Cricket by E and MA Radford— The Amazing Test Match Crime by Adrian Arlington— The Test Match Murder by Alfred Tack— Death Before Wicket by Nancy Spain— Death Before Wicket by Kerry Greenwood— W.G. Grace’s Last Case by Willie Rushton— Test Kill by Ted BaxterRelated Shedunnit episodes:— Murder on Holiday— Death Under Par— The Advertising Adventures of Dorothy L. SayersNB: 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/cricketandcrimetranscript.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 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:— The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle, introduction by Shafquat Towheed— And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie— Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie— Death on the Nile by Agatha ChristieMentioned Shedunnit episodes:— A Mysterious GlossaryNB: 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/editingagathachristietranscript.Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices