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Resting peacefully in graves across the United Kingdom are some of the 20th century's best mystery writers who set the standard for the detective stories we know and love today. Get ready for a whodunit of an episode! We're "investigating" the fascinating story of the 94 year old "Detection Club", formed by a group of renowned detective fiction authors including Agatha Christie, Anthony Berkeley Cox, Dorothy Sayers, and others who came together to socialize and elevate the genre. In recent years, these stories along with new works, have become especially popular during the holidays with many of them taking place during Christmas or other winter holidays. Grab your magnifying glass and Fedora as we "inspect" the Ordinary Extraordinary world of the founding members of the Detection Club, with a dash of holiday cheer!

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Images: *Photos of Agatha Christie, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers and The Detection Club - Public Domain
*Agatha Christie's grave: UFT, 10/30/2019 posted to www.findagrave.com
*G.K. Chersterton's grave: Iain McFarlaine, 11/01/2004 posted to www.findagrave.com
*Dorothy Sayers grave: David Conway, 07/24/2001 posted to www.findagrave.com

Resources used to research this episode include:
Westron, Carol. "Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893-1971) ." https://promotingcrime.blogspot.com/. 3 Feb. 2017. promotingcrime.blogspot.com/2017/02/anthony-berkeley-cox-1893-1971.html?m=1. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Garcia - Bosque, Jose Ignacio Escribano . " Berkeley, Anthony (1893 – 1971) ." https://jiescribano.wordpress.com/. 26 Feb. 2022. jiescribano.wordpress.com/2022/02/26/berkeley-anthony-1893-1971-updated-26-02-2022/. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

, agathachristie.com. "Detection Club." https://www.agathachristie.com/. www.agathachristie.com/stories/detection-club. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Edwards, Martin. "The Detection Club." https://martinedwardsbooks.com/. martinedwardsbooks.com/home/about-martin/martins-writing/the-detection-club/. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

, mydearhastings.com. "The Detection Club — A Dream Team of Mystery Writers ." https://www.mydearhastings.com/. www.mydearhastings.com/home/agatha-christie-amp-the-detection-club. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

, Gladstone Library . "The Records of the Detection Club ." https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/. www.gladstoneslibrary.org/reading-rooms/the-collections/archives/the-records-of-the-detection-club. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Wade, Francesca . "No Divine Revelation, Feminine Intuition or Mumbo Jumbo’: Dorothy L Sayers and the Detection Club ." https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/. 4 Feb. 2020. www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2020/feb/04/dorothy-l-sayers-and-the-detection-club. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Members_of_the_Detection_Club.

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