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    Shedunnit

    Unravelling the mysteries behind classic detective stories

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    The Nobodies Jul 27, 2022
    Show notes

    Clerks, shop assistants, secretaries, salespeople — we have lots to learn from the lower middle class characters of classic detective fiction.

    Thanks to my guest, Dr Nicola Bishop. Her book, Lower-Middle-Class Nation: The White-Collar Worker in British Popular Culture is published by Bloomsbury Academic.

    Find out more about this episode at shedunnitshow.com/thenobodies.

    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.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    — The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith

    — The Suburbans by Thomas William Hodgson Crosland

    — "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot

    — The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie

    — After the Funeral by Agatha Christie

    — The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

    — The Big Four 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 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/thenobodiestranscript.

    Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.

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    At The Old Bailey Jul 13, 2022
    Show notes

    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/attheoldbailey

    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.

    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 Shedunnit

    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 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/attheoldbaileytranscript

    Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.

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    The Dark Side of True Crime Jun 29, 2022
    Show notes

    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/thedarksideoftruecrime

    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.

    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 Capote

    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.

    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/thedarksideoftruecrimetranscript

    Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.

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    Looking East Jun 15, 2022
    Show notes

    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 Yu

    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/lookingeasttranscript

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    The Queen of True Crime Jun 01, 2022
    Show notes

    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 Colenbrander

    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/thequeenoftruecrimetranscript.

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    The Long Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe May 18, 2022
    Show notes

    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 Poe

    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/thelongshadowofedgarallenpoetranscript.

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    Death By Chocolate May 04, 2022
    Show notes

    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.

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    The Detective's Best Friend Apr 20, 2022
    Show notes

    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 Rankin

    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 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

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    An Encounter With Father Brown Apr 06, 2022
    Show notes

    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 News

    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 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

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    Agatha's Archaeologists Mar 23, 2022
    Show notes

    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 Trümpler

    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 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/agathasarchaeologists

    Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.

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