A feminist take on the gossiping busybody of St Mary Mead.

Thanks to my guest, Leandra Griffith. As well as being Shedunnit's production assistant, she posts about mysteries on her Instagram @leandra_thetbrzero and her YouTube channel.

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Mentioned in the episode:

— Nemesis by Agatha Christie

— "The Tuesday Night Club" by Agatha Christie, featured in The Thirteen Problems

— The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

— Agatha Christie's The Complete Secret Notebooks by John Curran

Related Shedunnit episodes:

— Surplus Women

— The Christie Completists

— Queering The Golden Age

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