Dames, darkness, and detectives. Special guest Frances joins Brook and Sarah to explain the origins and differences of hardboiled and noir fiction. Part 1 of 2.

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe radio dramas

Chandler, Raymond The Big Sleep

Chandler, Raymond (1950). The Simple Art of Murder

Hammett, Dashiell (2013). The Hunter and Other Stories

Carroll John Daly "The False Burton Combs" Black Mask Magazine (1922)

Pulp Magazines 

• Black Mask Magazine

James M. Cain Double Indemnity (1943)

Micky Spilane

James M. Cain The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934)

Martin Goldsmith Detour (1939)

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe radio dramas 

Dashiell Hammett Maltese Falcon (1930)

James Ellroy L.A. Confidential (1990)

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Brook and Sarah discuss the many theories surrounding Agatha Christie's eleven-day disappearance in December 1926. Was she seeking publicity, solving a mystery, or on an alien adventure? We'll never know.

Resources:

Benedict, Marie (2020). The Mystery of Mrs. Christie. Sourcebooks Landmark.

Cade, Jared (2013). Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days. Scarab eBooks.

DuBose, Martha Hailey (2000). Women of Mystery: The Lives and Works of Notable Women Crime Novelists St. Martins Press.

De Gramont, Nina (2022). The Christie Affair. Macmillan.

Agatha and the Truth of Murder (2018 film)

Doctor Who: “The Unicorn and the Wasp” (2008)

New York Times "When the World's Most Famous Mystery Writer Vanished" June 11, 2019

All About Agatha Podcast, Feb. 5, 2017; “Gone Girl: The Notorious Real-Life Disappearance of Agatha Christie”.

Stuff you Missed In History Class Podcast, Nov. 5, 2012; “The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie”

Macabre London Podcast, October 22, 2021 “Agatha Christie - The World’s Greatest Disappearance | How to Disappear Completely”

Wilkie Collins is credited with writing the first English detective novel. In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss his remarkable life and his works.

Works discussed

The Woman in White (1960) 

Moonstone (1868) 

Ioláni; Or, Tahíti As It Was

How he wrote

References

http://mikegrost.com/sensatio.htm

https://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/booksf/mystery/early.html

http://www.wilkiecollins.com

https://victorianweb.org/authors/collins/bio.html

https://wilkiecollinssociety.org/publications/

All The Year Round 

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In this episode, Brook and Sarah discuss Anna Katharine Green, whose writing inspired Agatha Christie. Green’s 1878 novel, The Leavenworth Case, is one of the first to include a detailed coroner’s inquest and ballistic evidence and set the stage for generations of future mystery authors.

Works referenced in order of mention:

Green, Anna Katharine (1878). The Leavenworth Case

Green, Anna Katharine (1880). A Strange Disappearance

Green, Anna Katharine (1905) “The House in the Mist”

Resources

DuBose, Martha Hailey (2000). Women of Mystery: The Lives and Works of Notable Women Crime Novelists St. Martins Press.

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Brook and Sarah discuss Edgar Allan Poe, the grandfather of American detective novels and his enduring legacy.

Others' works referenced (in order of mention)

Resources

Cluesletter publisher Manon Wogahn joins Brook and Sarah to discuss the Detection Club, the oldest running society of mystery authors. Learn more about Manon at https://www.manonwogahn.com/.

Books referenced (in order of mention)

Edwards, Martin (2015) The Golden Age of Murder. Harper Collins.

Milne, A.A. (1922) The Red House Mystery

The Detection Club (2020) Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club. Collins Crime Club.

Marple: 12 New Mysteries (2022) William Morrow

The Detection Club (2013) Six Against the Yard. Harper Collins.

Resources and research references

BBC Radio 4 - Drama, Eric the Skull

https://martinedwardsbooks.com/home/about-martin/martins-writing/the-detection-club/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/feb/04/dorothy-l-sayers-and-the-detection-club

Shedunnit Podcast by Caroline Crampton; The Detection Club, Aug. 2020. Interview with Martin Edwards.

Pipeline Comics Podcast, Episode 50 The Detection Club, May 2020. Reviews Graphic Novel The Detection Club, by Jean Harmbat where members of the club are put in a closed room murder mystery on a deserted island.

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Brook and Sarah discuss Dorothy L. Sayers, her life, her writing, and her advocacy for the mystery genre as a member of the Detection Club. 

Resources

DuBose, Martha Hailey (2000). Women of Mystery: The Lives and Works of Notable Women Crime Novelists St. Martins Press

Sayers, Dorothy L. (1923) Whose Body. T. Fisher Unwin.

Sayers, Dorothy L. (1927) Unnatural Death

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (BBC Radio drama from 1975)

Five Red Herrings: The Geography of Literature Podcast by Sarah Drew

Listener Recommendation

Aldridge, Mark (2020). Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World. Harper Collins.

Podcast Recommendation

Mysteryratsmaze.podbean.com

Other Resources

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2022/03/10/cooking-with-dorothy-sayers/

https://www.sayers.org.uk/

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Canadian mystery novelist Vicki Delany, and author of the Sherlock Holmes Bookstore cozy mystery series, joins Brook and Sarah to discuss writing in the Sherlock Holmes space. 

Find Vicki at: http://vickidelany.com/

Other references:

The Agency Mysteries Series by Y.S. Lee

Brook’s Edgar and the Raven’s T-shirt

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We continue our discussion about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, exploring how he wrote and how his works have been adapted.

Mentions:

Sherlock (BBC)

Elementary (CBS)

House (Fox)

The Enola Holmes Mysteries by Nancy Springer

https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/How_I_Write_My_Books

https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle:Sherlock_Holmes

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In the first episode of the Doyle series, Sarah and Brook discuss Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous detective, and his contribution to popular culture (and forensics).

We discuss:

A Study in Scarlet (1886)

Lost World (1912)

“The Case of Lady Sannox” (1893)

“The Five Orange Pips” (1891)

“The Crooked Man” (1893)

Ms. Sherlock (Japanese TV adaptation)

https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/Biography 

https://www.arthurconandoyle.com/biography.html

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