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A judge looks back over her time on the bench at a very famous court.Thanks to my guest, Wendy Joseph. Her book about her time as an Old Bailey judge, Unlawful Killings, is out now.Find out more about this episode at shedunnitshow.com/attheoldbaileyTo support the podcast, be part of a superb bookish community, and get two bonus episodes a month, become a member of the Shedunnit Book Club now at shedunnitbookclub.com/join.Mentioned in this episode:— The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie— Rumpole of the Bailey by John Mortimer— The Crippen episode of Shedunnit— The Brides in the Bath episode of ShedunnitNB: 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 independent 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/attheoldbaileytranscriptMusic by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if thinking and talking about real life murders was not actually good for us?Thanks to my guest, Emma Berquist. Find all the details about her books and articles at emmaberquist.com.Find out more about this episode at shedunnitshow.com/thedarksideoftruecrimeTo support the podcast, be part of a superb bookish community, and get two bonus episodes a month, become a member of the Shedunnit Book Club now at shedunnitbookclub.com/join.Mentioned in this episode:— The Brides in the Bath episode of Shedunnit— The Murder at Road Hill House episode of Shedunnit— The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie— “True Crime Is Rotting Our Brains” by Emma Berquist at Gawker— “There’s Really No Easy Way to Say ‘I Was Stabbed’” by Emma Berquist at Human Parts— Missing Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist— The case of “the Servant Girl Annihilator”— The rescue of Baby Jessica— The Edith Thompson episode of Shedunnit— The Gabby Petito case— Paul Foot on the James Hanratty case— Heavenly Creatures (1994) directed by Peter Jackson— In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteNB: 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/thedarksideoftruecrimetranscriptMusic by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Expanding the horizons of golden age detective fiction.Many thanks to my guest, Christopher Huang. You can find out more about his work at ricordius.com. His first mystery novel is A Gentleman's Murder. Read his article "How Do You Decolonise The Golden Age Mystery? Read More Historical Fiction!" at crimereads.com.Find out more about this episode at shedunnitshow.com/lookingeast.To support the podcast, be part of a superb bookish community, and get two bonus episodes a month, become a member of the Shedunnit Book Club now at shedunnitbookclub.com/join.Books mentioned:— The Cadfael series by Ellis Peters— X Esquire by Leslie Charteris— The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie— Meet the Tiger by Leslie Charteris— Miss Moorthy Investigates by Ovidia Yu— Ronald Knox's "Decalogue"— "The Rules" episode of Shedunnit— The Charlie Chan series by Earl Derr Biggers— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie— A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee— The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey— The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia YuNB: 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 bookseller 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/lookingeasttranscript Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F. Tennyson Jesse created a way of telling crime stories that still influences us today.Find out more about this episode at shedunnitshow.com/thequeenoftruecrime.To support the podcast, be part of a superb bookish community, and get two bonus episodes a month, become a member of the Shedunnit Book Club now at shedunnitbookclub.com/join.Books mentioned and sources consulted: Books mentioned:— Murder and Its Motives by F. Tennyson Jesse— "The Mask" by F. Tennyson Jesse— The Sword of Deborah by F. Tennyson Jesse— The Trial of Madeleine Smith by F. Tennyson Jesse— The Trial of Rattenbury and Stoner by F. Tennyson Jesse— A Pin To See The Peepshow by F. Tennyson Jesse— Comments on Cain by F. Tennyson Jesse— Crime Writing in Interwar Britain by Victoria Stewart— A Portrait of Fryn by Joanna ColenbranderNB: 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 bookseller 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/thequeenoftruecrimetranscript. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The grandfather of detective fiction still has a lot to teach us.Many thanks to my guest, Jim Noy. You can find out more about his work at his blog, theinvisibleevent.com. His book The Red Death Murders is available only from Amazon worldwide (link for UK; link for US).To support the podcast, be part of a superb bookish community, and get two bonus episodes a month, become a member of the Shedunnit Book Club now at shedunnitbookclub.com/join.Books mentioned:— The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe— The Red Death Murders by Jim Noy— The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe— "The Red-Headed League" by Arthur Conan Doyle collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes— Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan PoeNB: 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 bookseller 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/thelongshadowofedgarallenpoetranscript. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A box of chocolates can conceal a poisonous secret.Find out more at shedunnitshow.com/deathbychocolate.To support the podcast, be part of a superb bookish community, and get two bonus episodes a month, become a member of the Shedunnit Book Club now at shedunnitbookclub.com/join.Books mentioned:— The Case of the Chocolate Cream Killer by Kaye Jones— The Invention of Murder by Judith Flanders— The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley— "The Chocolate Box" in Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie— Peril at End House by Agatha Christie— At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie— Framed For Hanging by Guy Cullingford— Sweet Poison by Rupert Penny— Deed Without A Name by Dorothy Bowers— The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr (aka The Problem of the Green Capsule)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 bookseller 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/deathbychocolatetranscript. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please join me for a long-awaited guided tour of the role that dogs play in detective fiction.Books mentioned:— My Lady's Money by Wilkie Collins— The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle— A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle— The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon— The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle— The Mystery of the Black Dog by Ellery Queen— "The Oracle of the Dog" by G.K. Chesterton— Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie— Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie— Peril at End House by Agatha Christie— Bats in the Belfry by E.C.R. Lorac— The Dog It Was That Died by E.C.R. Lorac— The Kennel Murder Case by SS Van Dine— Murder Underground by Mavis Doriel Hay— The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett— The Case of the Howling Dog by Erle Stanley Gardner— Love Lies Bleeding by Edmund Crispin— Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian RankinNB: 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 independent 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/thedetectivesbestfriendtranscript Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's spend some time with G.K. Chesterton, the first president of the Detection Club.Sources:— "The Hammer of God" by G.K. Chesterton from The Innocence of Father Brown — "Errors About Detective Stories" by G.K. Chesterton in the Illustrated London NewsNB: 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 independent 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/anencounterwithfatherbrowntranscript Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Agatha Christie knew more than most about digging up corpses.There are no major spoilers in this episode, but be aware that there are mentions of plot points from the books listed below.Books and sources:— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie— Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie— An Autobiography by Agatha Christie— Mallowan’s Memoirs by Max Mallowan— Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie— The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie— Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie— And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie— Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie— Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie— They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie— Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie— Cat of Many Tails by Ellery Queen— Murder by Burial by Stanley Casson— Agatha Christie and Archaeology edited by Charlotte TrümplerNB: 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 independent 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/agathasarchaeologistsMusic by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A good detective story has a recognisable rhythm and plot points. But how did these tropes come about? And what happens when you break the rules?This episode of Shedunnit was first released in February 2019 and is repeated here in a rerecorded and remastered version.Find more information about this episode and links to the books discussed at shedunnitshow.com/therules.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.Books and articles mentioned in order of appearance:—The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne—T. S. Eliot on detective fiction—The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins— S. S. van Dine’s “Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories”—Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers—The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie—Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers—Ronald Knox’s Decalogue—The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards—Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers—The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr—The Eye in the Museum by J. J. Connington—The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie— "Who Cares Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?” by Edmund Wilson—Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie—The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery AllinghamFind a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/therulestranscriptNB: 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices