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April 16, 2025 • 23 mins
Caroline dives deep into Brand’s work to find her favourite novel.
Back in July of last year, I did an episode titled Christianna Brand's Impossible Crimes. During the research and preparation for that episode, I read quite a few Brand novels. Even though I haven't read every single work she published, I hope you enjoy this ranking of 15 books from Christianna Brand's canon.
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April 2, 2025 • 40 mins
Darryl Jones joins Caroline to discuss the first collection of Raffles stories.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 10:30. 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 The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace.
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March 19, 2025 • 25 mins
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 ...
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March 5, 2025 • 40 mins
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 S...
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February 19, 2025 • 25 mins
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 Myst...
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February 5, 2025 • 51 mins
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.
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January 22, 2025 • 38 mins
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
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— The Adver...
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January 8, 2025 • 27 mins
Reading the mysteries of the past 100 years.
Books mentioned in this episode:
— 1925: The Paddington Mystery by John Rhode
— 1935: Gaudy Night by Dorothy L Sayers
— 1945: Coroner's Pidgin by Margery Allingham (also published as: Pearls Before Swine)
— 1955: Tour de Force by Christianna Brand
— 1965: At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
— 1975: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
— 1985: B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton
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December 25, 2024 • 24 mins
There’s always more to say about detective fiction.
Books mentioned in this episode:
— The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
— The Secret Place by Tana French
— The Crozier Pharaohs by Gladys Mitchell
— Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie
— The Examiner by Janice Hallett
— The Appeal by Janice Hallett
— The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers and Robert Eustace
— Three-A-Penny by Lucy Beatrice Malleson
— Portrait of a M...
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December 11, 2024 • 23 mins
The magical spirit of Christmas is the perfect cover for a murder mystery.
Mentioned in this episode:
— "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" by Arthur Conan Doyle, collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
— "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées
— "The Necklace of Pearls" by Dorothy L Sayers, collected in Silent Nights
— Herc...
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December 4, 2024 • 43 mins
Caroline and Guy discuss The Box of Delights by John Masefield, a beloved children's book from 1935 that might actually be a golden age detective novel too.
They also consider the beloved 1984 TV adaptation, which is returning to the BBC on 7th December 2024 for a special 40th anniversary showing.
This episode was originally released in December 2023 as an exclusive bonus for the Shedunnit Book Club. If you'd like to hear more bo...
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November 27, 2024 • 31 mins
The creator of amateur sleuth Gervase Fen loved to make fun of detective fiction.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— The Crooked Hinge by John Dickson Carr
— Bruce Montgomery/Edmund Crispin: A Life in Music and Books by David Whittle
— The Case ...
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November 13, 2024 • 54 mins
Kathryn Harkup is Caroline’s guest for a reconsideration of Agatha Christie’s very first detective novel.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 22:30. 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 The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes.
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October 30, 2024 • 27 mins
Where did that dead body go? It was right here!
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Mentioned in this episode:
—The Vanishing Corpse by Anthony Gilbert
—The Vanishing Corpse by Ellery Queen
—The Case of the Runaway Corpse by Erle Stanley Gardner
—The Corpse Steps Out by Crai...
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October 16, 2024 • 26 mins
How to weave the perfect murder mystery plot.
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October 2, 2024 • 39 mins
Martin Edwards joins Caroline to revisit this iconic example of golden age detective fiction.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 11:06. 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 The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie.
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September 18, 2024 • 29 mins
What connects a notorious 1827 murder case with the Detection Club’s cosy Soho clubrooms?
There are minor spoilers for the books listed below in this episode. Also, please be aware that there are passing references (without description) in this episode to infant death.
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September 4, 2024 • 24 mins
Open wide!
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There are spoilers in this episode for the titles listed below.
Mentioned in this episode:
— Death in the Dentist's Chair by Molly Thynne
— The Uncertain Glory by Molly Thynne
— "Death Sits in the Dentist's Chair" by Cornell Woolrich,...
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August 20, 2024 • 23 mins
Beware the pipe organ.
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There are no major spoilers in this episode but some minor plot details for the titles listed below are discussed.
Mentioned in this episode:
— The Organ Speaks by E.C.R. Lorac
— Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
— The Nine...
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August 7, 2024 • 60 mins
Dolores Gordon-Smith joins Caroline to read this short story collection by H.C. Bailey.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 21:34. After that, expect full spoilers.
Caroline's new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit her website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.
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