Golden age expert Kate Jackson joins Caroline to read John Ferguson’s intriguing “Ealing mystery”.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 15:33. 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 Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Man in the Dark by John Ferguson— Stealthy Terror by John Ferguson— Death of Mr Dodsley by John Ferguson— Night in Glengyle by John Ferguson— Death Comes to Perigord by John Ferguson— The Pocket Detective by Kate Jackson— How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel by Kate Jackson— The Grouse Moor Mystery by John Ferguson— London Particular by Christianna Brand— The Port of London Murders by Josephine Bell— QED by Lynn Brock— Don't Open the Door by Anthony Gilbert— Murder In Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie— The Woman in Red by Anthony Gilbert— Murder Isn't Easy by Richard Hull— Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers— The White Cottage Mystery by Margery Allingham— The Mystery of the Peacock's Eye by Brian Flynn— The Murder of Mrs Davenport by Anthony Gilbert— Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles— The Havering Plot by Richard Keverne— Matorni's Vineyard by E. Phillips Oppenheim— The Professor's Poison by Neil Gordon— The Emerald Tiger by Edgar Jepson— The Fatal Kiss Mystery by Rufus King— Mystery at Lynden Sands by JJ Connington— Deep Lake Mystery by Carolyn Wells— The Factory on the Cliff by A.G. Macdonell— Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley
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The Poison Book
How crime writers turned pharmaceutical regulations into plot points.
My guest for this episode is Dr Kathryn Harkup. Her book V is for Venom: Agatha Christie’s Chemicals of Death is available now.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie— Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers— The Wychford Poisoning Case by Anthony Berkeley— Family Matters by Anthony Rolls
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The Murder Mystery Hotline II
Our golden age detective fiction recommendation line is at your service.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Lighthouse by Wilkie Collins— Deathblow Hill by Phoebe Atwood Taylor— The Murder Game by Tom Hindle— Sir John Magill's Last Journey by Freeman Wills Crofts— Man Overboard! by Freeman Wills Crofts— Fatal Venture by Freeman Wills Crofts— Common or Garden Crime by Sheila Pim— Midsummer Malice by Nigel FitzGerald— Death at Crane's Court by Eilís Dillon— The Private Wound by Cecil Day Lewis— A Telegram from Le Touquet by John Bude— "The Easter Parade Mystery" by Rex Stout— Robbery on the Bergen Train by Nordahl Grieg and Nils Lie— "The Episode of the Vanishing Harp" by C Daly King, collected in The Curious Mr Tarrant— "The Case of the Tragedies in the Greek Room" by Sax Rohmer, collected in Miraculous Mysteries— The House Without A Key by Earl Derr Biggers— The Chinese Chop by Juanita Sheridan— The Murder of Mr Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and S. J. Rozan— The Kennel Murder Case by SS Van Dine— "The Adventure of the Western Star" by Agatha Christie— The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen
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An Inspector Calls
Because sometimes, only a professional will do.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Murder on the Burrows by E.C.R. Lorac— Dishonour Among Thieves by E.C.R. Lorac— Crime Counter Crime by E.C.R. Lorac— Fell Murder by E.C.R. Lorac— Fire in the Thatch by E.C.R. Lorac— Death Came Softly by E.C.R. Lorac— Murder in Vienna by E.C.R. Lorac— Murder on a Monument by E.C.R. Lorac— Murder by Matchlight by E.C.R. Lorac— The Organ Speaks by E.C.R. Lorac— Checkmate to Murder by E.C.R. Lorac— Bats in the Belfry by E.C.R. Lorac— Death of Jezebel by Christianna Brand— Heads You Lose by Christianna Brand— Green for Danger by Christianna Brand— Tour de Force by Christianna Brand— Fog of Doubt by Christianna Brand— The Bath Mysteries by E.R. Punshon— Trent’s Last Case by E.C. Bentley— Information Received by E.R. Punshon— Black Plumes by Margery Allingham— The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy— Inspector French’s Greatest Case by Freeman Wills Crofts— The 12:30 from Croydon by Freeman Wills Crofts— Mystery in the Channel by Freeman Wills Crofts
Shedunnit episodes mentioned:— ECR Lorac Rises Through the Ranks— Instrument of Death— Christianna Brand's Impossible Crimes— Brides in the Bath
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The Four Just Men (Green Penguin Book Club 9)
Locked room mystery specialist Tom Mead joins Caroline to read Edgar Wallace’s sensational 1905 thriller.
No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 20:56. 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 Man in the Dark by John Ferguson.
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Books mentioned in this episode:— The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace— Raffles by E.W. Hornung— Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead— The Murder Wheel by Tom Mead— The House at Devil's Neck by Tom Mead— The Mind of Mr. J. G Reeder by Edgar Wallace— The Crimson Circle by Edgar Wallace— The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux— The Clue of the New Pin by Edgar Wallace— Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
Past Shedunnit Green Penguin episodes:— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)— The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2)— The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3)— Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4)— The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Green Penguin Book Club 5)— The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Green Penguin Book Club 6)— The Missing Moneylender (Green Penguin Book Club 7)— Raffles (Green Penguin Book Club 8)
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