Ronaldo Fagarazzi joins Caroline for a 1920s serial killer mystery. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 21:21. After that, expect full spoilers. Read more about John Rhode at Ronaldo's blog, witnesstothecrime.wordpress.com. A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be Mr Justice Raffles by E.W. Hornung. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode: — Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Murders in Praed Street by John Rhode — Bloody Murder by Julian Symons — Dead Men at the Folly by John Rhode — The Secret of High Eldersham by Miles Burton — Devil's Reckoning by Miles Burton — The Thinking Machine by Jacques Futrelle — Hendon's First Case by John Rhode — Death in the Tunnel by Miles Burton — The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes — The Silk Stocking Murders by Anthony Berkeley — Murder Gone Mad by Philip MacDonald — Some Must Watch by Ethel Lina White — The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie — The Case of the Monday Murders by Christopher Bush — Howard's End by E.M. Forster — The Paddington Mystery by John Rhode — Dr Priestley's Quest by John Rhode — The Mystery of Angelina Frood by R. Austin Freeman — The Aluminium Dagger by R. Austin Freeman — The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White — Green for Danger by Christianna Brand Related Shedunnit episodes: — The Telephone Call — The Detection Club To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why did Dorothy L. Sayers hate the first Peter Wimsey film so much? Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode: — The Floating Admiral by the Detection Club — Ask A Policeman by the Detection Club — Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace — The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers — Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers — Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers — Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers — Blood and Sand by Vicente Blasco Ibañez — "The Silent Passenger" by Dorothy L. Sayers — Death at Broadcasting House by Val Gielgud and Holt Marvell — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers — "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest" by Agatha Christie — The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts — Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are Agatha Christie’s stories as chaste as they seem? Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode: — Lady Chatterley’s Lover by DH Lawrence — A Question of Proof by Nicholas Blake — There’s Trouble Brewing by Nicholas Blake — End of Chapter by Nicholas Blake — The Sad Variety by Nicholas Blake — Autobiography by Agatha Christie — The Plumed Serpent by DH Lawrence — Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence — The White Peacock by DH Lawrence — Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie — The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie — The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie — They Do it with Mirrors by Agatha Christie — What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw! by Agatha Christie — Double Sin by Agatha Christie — "The Herb of Death" by Agatha Christie — A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie — The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie — A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie — Nemesis by Agatha Christie — Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie — "The Tuesday Night Club" by Agatha Christie — Towards Zero by Agatha Christie — The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie — Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie — Lady C: The Long Sensational Life of Lady Chatterley’s Lover by Guy Cuthbertson To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What George Orwell can teach us about detective fiction. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books and essays mentioned in this episode: — "Decline of the English Murder" by George Orwell — Animal Farm by George Orwell — The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins — "The Vernon Murder" by George Orwell — The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle — "The Ethics of the Detective Story from Raffles to Miss Blandish" by George Orwell — No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley — "The Simple Art of Murder" by Raymond Chandler To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The childhood nightmare that informed a crime writing career. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode: — An Autobiography by Agatha Christie — Giant's Bread by Mary Westmacott — Unfinished Portrait by Mary Westmacott — "The House of Dreams" by Agatha Christie — Come, Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie — Peril at End House by Agatha Christie — Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie — Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie — Third Girl by Agatha Christie — At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie — Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie — Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie — Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie — Absent in the Spring by Mary Westmacott To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What could possibly go wrong? Books and stories mentioned in this episode: — "The Perfect Plan" by James Hilton — Lost Horizon by James Hilton — Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton — Murder at School by James Hilton To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fascinating history of divorce in detective fiction. My guest was Dr Jen Aston, Associate Professor in Law at Northumbria University. In addition to her other academic work, she's currently leading a project looking at approaches to the history of divorce. Learn more about that at northumbria.ac.uk/divorce_history. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode: — "Murder!" by Arnold Bennett, collected in Resorting to Murder — Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley — “The Case of the Discontented Husband” by Agatha Christie, collected in Parker Pyne Investigates — Death in High Heels by Christianna Brand — Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L Sayers — The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers and Robert Eustace — Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles — Holy Deadlock by A.P. Herbert — Love All by Dorothy L Sayers — Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L Sayers — "The Incredible Elopement" by Dorothy L Sayers, collected in Hangman's Holiday Related Shedunnit episodes: — The Lady Detective To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Some book links are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The best murder mysteries transport us to another era. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode: — The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher — Mystery in the Channel by Freeman Wills Croft — The Walls of Jericho by Rudolph Fisher To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victoria Stewart joins Caroline to discuss Dorothy L. Sayers’ epistolary poisoning mystery. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 14:59. 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 Sandfield Scandal by Richard Keverne. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode: — The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace — Crime Writing in Interwar Britain by Victoria Stewart — Literature and Justice in Mid-Twentieth Century Literature by Victoria Stewart — The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins — Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers — Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers — A Pin to See the Peepshow by F. Tennyson Jesse To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was this Agatha Christie's greatest piece of misdirection? Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in order: — Parker Pyne Investigates by Agatha Christie — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie — Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie — Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie — The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie — Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie — The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie — Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie — Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie — Mrs McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie — The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie — Curtain by Agatha Christie — Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie — Third Girl by Agatha Christie — The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie — Giant's Bread by Mary Westmacott — Unfinished Portrait by Mary Westmacott — An Autobiography by Agatha Christie Some book links are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve got puffins, peacocks and penguins galore! 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 Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode: — The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes — A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett — Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild — Apple Bough by Noel Streatfeild — Jennings and Darbishire by Anthony Buckeridge — How to Be Topp by Geoffrey Willans — Still She Wished For Company by Margaret Irwin — I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith — Raffles by E.W. Hornung — The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace — Green for Danger by Christiana Brand — The Plague Court Murders by John Dickson Carr — The Red Widow Murders by John Dickson Carr — The White Priory by John Dickson Carr — The House on Tollard Ridge by John Rhode — The Dangerfield Talisman by J.J. Connington — The Man in the Dark by John Ferguson — In Spite of Thunder by John Dickson Carr — Postern to Fate by Agatha Christie — Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie — Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley — The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie — The Chinese Gold Murders by Robert Van Gulik — The Rasp by Philip MacDonald — The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham — The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler — Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler — The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace 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 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Make sure nobody has tampered with your turkey… Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode: — The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées by Agatha Christie — Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie — "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" by Arthur Conan Doyle, collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — "Stuffing" by Edgar Wallace, collected in Silent Nights — Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer — “The Santa Claus Club” by Julian Symons, collected in Crimson Snow — The Corpse in the Snowman by Nicholas Blake — "Cambric Tea" by Marjorie Bowen, collected in Silent Nights — An English Murder by Cyril Hare — Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin — Crime at Christmas by C.H.B. Kitchin More Christmas and wintry Shedunnit episodes: — Let It Snow (Replay) — Father Christmas — The Murderless Christmas Mystery To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Film historian Sergio Angelini joins Caroline to discuss a rather cinematic whodunnit. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 20:40. 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 Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace. You can find Sergio's podcast, Tipping My Fedora, about all things crime fiction and film noir, in all good podcast apps. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode: — The Rasp by Philip MacDonald — Patrol by Philip MacDonald — The List of Adrian Messenger by Philip MacDonald — The Reader Is Warned by Carter Dickson — The Polferry Riddle by Philip MacDonald — The Bishop Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie — Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley — The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne — Ambrotox and Limping Dick by Oliver Fleming — The Maze by Philip MacDonald — Pale Fire by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov — The Rynox Murder by Philip MacDonald — Murder Gone Mad by Philip MacDonald — The Mystery of the Dead Police by Philip MacDonald 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 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why aren’t her dozen detective novels better known? Many thanks to my guest, Dr Jennifer Kloester. Find out more about her work on Georgette Heyer at her website, jenniferkloester.com. This episode has been published during the Shedunnit Pledge Drive. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/pledgedrive. Books mentioned in this episode: — The Black Moth — The Great Roxhythe — Penhallow — Friday's Child — Footsteps in the Dark — Why Shoot a Butler? — The Unfinished Clue — Death in the Stocks — Behold, Here's Poison — They Found Him Dead — Duplicate Death — No Wind of Blame — Detection Unlimited 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 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A murder mystery can be spooky, too. This episode has been published during the Shedunnit Pledge Drive. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/pledgedrive. Books mentioned in this episode: — Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie — The Halloween Murders by John Newton Chance — Wraiths and Changelings by Gladys Mitchell — Surfeit of Lampreys by Ngaio Marsh — The Crooked Hinge by John Dickson Carr — The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie — Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie — The Spirit Murder Mystery by Robin Forsythe — Rim of the Pit by Hake Talbot — The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle — The Unicorn Murders by Carter Dickson — He Who Whispers by John Dickson Carr — The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr — A Corpse at Camp Two by Glyn Carr — Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer — The Ghost It Was by Richard Hull — Look to the Lady by Margery Allingham — “The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb” by Agatha Christie, collected in Poirot Investigates — And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 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 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices