This is the Shedunnit Book Club Fact File episode for March 2025, in which we are reading Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter. There are no major spoilers here. In this fact file, you'll hear Caroline giving some basic context and publication information for the book without any spoilers. Then, if you head to part two — the conversation — you'll find a fully spoilered discussion between Caroline and Leandra about this book. Feedback or comments on this approach are very welcome in the forum, where we'll also see you for our fully spoilered discussion thread on 31st March 2025.

Please note that this is a post golden age book from 1975 that deals with themes of sexual assault and contains more graphic descriptions than the average interwar mystery. This review (which contains minor spoilers) provides an overview of this content if you would like to know what you’re getting into before reading.

Links: — The reading themes for 2025 — The new book suggestions category — Thread for discussing improvements to the book club — Details of the next Watching Party

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In April we are reading The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie, and in May the chosen book is Murder by Matchlight by E.C.R. Lorac.

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