Kathryn Harkup is Caroline’s guest for a reconsideration of Agatha Christie’s very first detective novel.

No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 20:38. After that, expect full spoilers.

A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes.

Mentioned in this episode: — The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie — The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux — Agatha Christie's Complete Secret Notebooks by John Curran — A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup — The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie — The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie — The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side by Agatha Christie — The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley — The Missing Moneylender by W Stanley Sykes

Kathryn Harkup's past appearances on Shedunnit: — The Dispenser (Ad Free) — The Pale Horse (Ad Free)

Past Shedunnit Green Penguin episodes: — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1, Ad Free) — The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2, Ad Free) — The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3, Ad Free) — Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4, Ad Free) — The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Green Penguin Book Club 5, Ad Free)

NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.

This is the Shedunnit Book Club Fact File episode for November 2024, in which we are reading The Secret Place by Tana French. 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 30th November 2024.

Links: — The Kidnap of Elizabeth Canning episode — The reading themes for 2024 — The reading themes for 2025 — The new book suggestions category — Thread for discussing improvements to the book club — Details of the November Watching Party

Sign up via email to be alerted when the watching party is about to start — the next one is happening on Sunday 24th November at 5pm BST.

In December we are reading Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin and in January 2025 the chosen book is The Paddington Mystery by John Rode.

NB: links to books at Blackwell’s are affiliate links, meaning that although the price remains the exactly same for you, the podcast receives a small commission on each purchase. Blackwell’s is a UK bookseller that ships internationally at no extra charge.

This is the Shedunnit Book Club Conversation episode for November 2024, in which we are reading The Secret Place by Tana French. This is part two of a two-part experience: in part one, you can hear some basic context and publication information for this book without any spoilers and this, part two, is a fully spoilered discussion between Caroline and Leandra about the 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 30th November 2024.

Links: — The reading themes for 2024 — The reading themes for 2025 — The new book suggestions category — Thread for discussing improvements to the book club — Details of the November Watching Party

Sign up via email to be alerted when the watching party is about to start — the next one is happening on Sunday 24th November at 5pm BST.

In December we are reading Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin and in January 2025 the chosen book is The Paddington Mystery by John Rode.

NB: links to books at Blackwell’s are affiliate links, meaning that although the price remains the exactly same for you, the podcast receives a small commission on each purchase. Blackwell’s is a UK bookseller that ships internationally at no extra charge.

Welcome to your audiobook for November 2024, “A Princess’s Vengeance” by C.L. Pirkis. First published in in The Ludgate Monthly in May 1893 , this story stars detective Loveday Brooke, who was known to some at the height of her popularity in the late nineteenth century as "The female Sherlock Holmes”.

After listening, if you'd like to discuss these stories with other members or make suggestions for me to record in the future, head over to the audiobook club area of the forum to do that.

Where did that dead body go?

Mentioned in this episode: —The Vanishing Corpse by Anthony Gilbert —The Vanishing Corpse by Ellery Queen —The Case of the Runaway Corpse by Erle Stanley Gardner —The Corpse Steps Out by Craig Rice —Case Without A Corpse by Leo Bruce —The Disappearing Corpse by James Warren —A Silent Witness by R. Austin Freeman —The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts —Untimely Death by Cyril Hare —Adders on the Heath by Gladys Mitchell —Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers —The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie —The Red House Mystery by AA Milne —The 4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie —The Case of the Blind Barber by John Dickson Carr —The Burning Court by John Dickson Carr

While the Shedunnit Pledge Drive is running, you can gift an annual membership to a friend for free by using this link.

NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.

How to weave the perfect murder mystery plot.

Find out more about Kate Davies' work at katedaviesdesigns.com and browse all of her patterns at shopkdd.com. The Margery Allingham's Mysterious Knits book, which contains Caroline's essay about knitting and detective fiction, is available to order here.

Mentioned in this episode: — Margery Allingham's Mysterious Knits collected by Kate Davies — The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham — More Work for the Undertaker by Margery Allingham — Traitor's Purse by Margery Allingham — Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham — The Beckoning Lady by Margery Allingham — Hide My Eyes by Margery Allingham

NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.

This is the Shedunnit Book Club Conversation episode for October 2024, in which we are reading Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert. This is part two of a two-part experience: in part one, you can hear some basic context and publication information for this book without any spoilers and this, part two, is a fully spoilered discussion between Caroline and Leandra about the 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 October 2024.

Links: — The reading themes for 2024 — The new book suggestions category — Thread for discussing improvements to the book club — Details of the October Watching Party

Sign up via email to be alerted when the watching party is about to start — the next one is happening on Sunday 27th October at 5pm BST.

In November we are reading The Secret Place by Tana French and in December the chosen book is Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin.

NB: links to books at Blackwell’s are affiliate links, meaning that although the price remains the exactly same for you, the podcast receives a small commission on each purchase. Blackwell’s is a UK bookseller that ships internationally at no extra charge.

This is the Shedunnit Book Club Fact File episode for October 2024, in which we are reading Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert. 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 October 2024.

Links: — Lucy, Anthony and Anne episode — The reading themes for 2024 — The new book suggestions category — Thread for discussing improvements to the book club — Details of the October Watching Party

Sign up via email to be alerted when the watching party is about to start — the next one is happening on Sunday 27th October at 5pm BST.

In November we are reading The Secret Place by Tana French and in December the chosen book is Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin.

NB: links to books at Blackwell’s are affiliate links, meaning that although the price remains the exactly same for you, the podcast receives a small commission on each purchase. Blackwell’s is a UK bookseller that ships internationally at no extra charge.

Welcome to your audiobook for September 2024, "An Unlocked Window" by Ethel Lina White. First published in Pearson's in March 1926, this story is set in an isolated countryside home during a storm with a murderer on the loose.

After listening, if you'd like to discuss these stories with other members or make suggestions for me to record in the future, head over to the audiobook club area of the forum to do that.

Martin Edwards joins Caroline to revisit this iconic example of golden age detective fiction.

No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 11:06. After that, expect full spoilers.

A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com.

Mentioned in this episode: — The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley — Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley — Hemlock Bay by Martin Edwards — Bloody Murder by Julian Symons — "The Avenging Chance" by Anthony Berkeley — The Footsteps at the Lock by Ronald Knox — Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie — The Lazarus Widow by Bill Knox with Martin Edwards — Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley — Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey — The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett — The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

Past Shedunnit Green Penguin episodes: — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1, Ad Free) — The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2, Ad Free) — The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3, Ad Free) — Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4. Ad Free)

NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.