All About Agatha Christie

How did it take this long for me to clip from Fawlty Towers on one of my episodes recorded in Torquay?! Thank goodness for Dr. Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown, who were kind enough to come on for another crossover episode, this time with their latest podcast project, Westmapod, focused on the works of Mary Westmacott. It was such a joy to rank all six of the Mary Westmacotts with them for this episode, and I can't wait to have them on again--no matter the topic.

You can check out Mark and Gray's Swinging Christies podcast, as well as the book they've written on the topic of Christie in the sixties, which is currently available for pre-order (pre-orders really matter!).

You can also find them on Instagram⁠ ⁠@Christie_Time⁠⁠, on Bluesky at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ChristieTime.com⁠, on YouTube ⁠@TheSwingingChristies⁠, and on their website, ⁠⁠⁠ChristieTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Please consider purchasing Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series. Loose Lips, the second book in the series, is also available for purchase, as is my first, The Busy Body, available in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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It's the most wonderful time of the year: when I get to catch up with Christie fans, scholars, and friends, and debate questions such as which among all of Agatha Christie's narrators is the best. I had so much fun! Thank you again to my co-panelists Tina Hodgkinson, Brad Friedman, Dr. Jamie Bernthal-Hooker, and Victoria Dowd.

You can now purchase Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series.

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Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is also available for purchase.

And you can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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It is time to revisit a crown jewel! I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane, as Catherine Brobeck and I dissect The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. I look forward to discussing this title--and others--at this year's upcoming Agatha Christie Festival.

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

You can now purchase Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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In my other job dedicated to the pursuit of fictional mysteries, I've been making the rounds at bookstores around the country to discuss my third mystery novel, Sweet Spot, which came out earlier this summer. I hope you enjoy this live recording of my event at East End Books in Provincetown. Special thanks to Jeff Peters for hosting me!

Click here to purchase one of the few remaining tickets for A Gameshow is Announced, which I will be hosting in part at the Agatha Christie Festival.

You can now purchase Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series!

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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I have wanted to air my thoughts on Christie's denouements for quite some time now. I'm so happy finally to be sharing them with you all.

Here is the article I wrote on Crimereads, which forms the basis of the episode.

And here is the spoof of the drawing room (or en masse) denouement referenced in the episode.

Come visit me on tour, in New York, the Midwest, and West! Check out my website here for more details.

You can now purchase Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series!

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

There are still a few remaining tickets for my two panels at the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, England in September. Here is the balloon debate. And here is the game show quiz night.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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It was fascinating to get a different angle on so many beloved characters within the canon. Special thanks to Troy Hunter for sharing his work on this episode.

And speaking of Troy's work, you can learn more about his YA mystery novels Gus and the Missing Boy and Gus and the Burning Stones on Instagram here, as well as here on his website, and on the podcast Words and Nerds (look for Troy's "Queer Writes Sessions" episodes within those listed--including an interview with me!).

I have a new book out! Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! A locked room mystery, no less; I hope you all enjoy it.

Come visit me on tour! You can check out all my upcoming events here on my author website.

I believe there are still some tickets available for my two panels at the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, England in September. Here is the balloon debate. And here is the game show quiz night.

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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It's always a special treat to cover a fresh, original story by Agatha Christie on this podcast--especially since we don't have too many of these left!

I'm going on tour here in the United States for Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, which comes out in two weeks' time! Los Angeles, New York, New England, the Midwest: lots and lots of places! Visit my website here for details.

I believe there are still a few tickets available for my two panels at the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, England in September. Here is the balloon debate. And here is the game show quiz night.

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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It's an unusual episode of this podcast that focuses on the history of abortion rights here in the United States--but that is just how far-reaching the Agatha Christie fandom has become. Thank you to author Amy Littlefield for sharing her particular--and peculiarly applied--Christie fandom with us.

You can find Amy's book, Killers of Roe, here.

You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! (Coming out July 2026. And check out my upcoming bookstore events timed with its release!

There are still tickets available for my two panels at the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, England in September. Here is the balloon debate. And here is the game show quiz night.

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and   Australia and New Zealand.

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Happy International Nurses Week! To celebrate, A+++ listener co-host Claire Wells is back, and together, we went deep on the many (... many!) ladies of the lamp to be found in the pages of Agatha Christie: red-headed vixens, beautiful-fingered layabouts, square-bodied workhorses, and so very many more. Keep an eye out for small puncture wounds and stray litmus paper, but above all: enjoy!

You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series (coming out July 2026).

There are still tickets available for my two panels at the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, England in September. Here is the balloon debate. And here is the game show quiz night.

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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It was a thrill first to read and then to discuss Margot's books, which feature a rare blend of hard-boiled noir (from a female perspective) and the sort of clued mysteries familiar to any Christie fan.

Learn more about Margot's books here, and her overall magnificence.

Check out my website for upcoming appearances around the release of Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series. And please consider pre-ordering Sweet Spot if you haven't yet done so. It comes out at the very beginning of July of this year, 2026!

There are still tickets available for my two panels at the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, England in September. Here is the balloon debate. And here is the game show quiz night.

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

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