(Old feed) Shedunnit Book Club — Seasoned Detectives

Welcome to your audiobook for August 2024, "By A Hair's Breadth" by M McDonnell Bodkin. First published in Pearson's Weekly, 30 January 1897, the story was collected the following year in Paul Beck, The Rule of Thumb Detective.

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.

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).

Which matters more in a murder mystery, plot or character?

Mentioned in this episode: — Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand — Nurse Matilda Goes to Town by Christianna Brand — Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital by Christianna Brand — Death in High Heels by Christianna Brand — The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie — Tour de Force by Christianna Brand — The Three-Cornered Halo by Christianna Brand — Green for Danger by Christianna Brand — Suddenly at His Residence (aka The Crooked Wreath) by Christianna Brand — Heads You Lose by Christianna Brand — Death of Jezebel by Christianna Brand — The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley — London Particular (aka Fog of Doubt) by Christianna Brand — The Spotted Cat and Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill by Christianna Brand

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.

Shedunnit is written, produced and narrated by Caroline Crampton and edited by Euan MacAleece. Production assistance from Leandra Griffith.

In this bonus episode, Leandra and I discuss the planning, research, and production of Death at the Speakeasy (Ad Free). Not only was this Leandra's debut in the role of episode host, but we experimented with a completely new episode format.

Mentioned in this episode: — Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent — Murder on 'B' Deck by Vincent Starrett — Blind Man's Bluff by Baynard Kendrick

Podcasts that inspired the format: — If Books Could Kill — Maintenance Phase

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.

During Prohibition, the cocktails are downright criminal.

This episode was hosted by Leandra Griffith with guest (and usual host) Caroline Crampton. If you are interested in seeing more content from Leandra, you can find her on YouTube and Instagram.

My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.

Fact-Check Correction: During the episode, it is mentioned that Raymond Chandler was born in the UK. This is incorrect. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Mentioned in this episode: — The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald — The Turquoise Shop by Frances Crane — The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett — The Fabulous Clipjoint by Fredric Brown — Deadline at Dawn by Cornell Woolrich — The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen — Murder on 'B' Deck by Vincent Starrett — Obelists at Sea by C. Daly King — Headed for a Hearse by Jonathan Latimer — The Eight of Swords by John Dickson Carr — Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

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 companion episode for July 2024, in which we are reading The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White. There are no major spoilers in this primer, but if you'd rather read the book with no knowledge of its plot or structure at all, I'd recommend listening only once you've finished reading. I’ll see you in the Shedunnit forum for our fully spoilered discussion thread on 31st July 2024.

Links: — The reading themes for 2024 — The book suggestions thread — Thread for discussing improvements to the book club — Details of the July Watching Party, at which we will watch The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Sign up via email to be alerted when the watching party is about to start — the next one is happening on Sunday 28th July at 5pm BST.

In August we are reading An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James and in September the chosen book is Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers.

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 July 2024, “The Three Tools of Death” by G.K. Chesterton, which is the final tale in his 1911 collection The Innocence of Father Brown.

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.

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).

CriminOlly joins Caroline to read this classic of American hardboiled crime fiction.

Olly's YouTube channel can be found at youtube.com/@CriminOllyBlog.

Caroline's new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit her website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.

No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 22:06. 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 Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett — Endless Night by Agatha Christie — Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett — The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett — The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie — Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie — Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie — The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie — Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey — A Body Made of Glass by Caroline Crampton

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.

In this bonus episode, Caroline continues her conversation with Harriet Evans from the Murder in the Library episode (don't worry, no repeat content here, just new stuff!). Topics include: Harriet's journey from writing commercial fiction to writing crime fiction, Harriet's obsession with butterflies, and our dream casting for a new Gaudy Night TV adaptation.

Harriet Evans is the author of numerous novels including The Stargazers, The Beloved Girls and The Butterfly Summer. Her new golden age era crime novel D is for Death, appears under the name Harriet F. Townson.

There’s something sinister in the stacks.

Thanks to my guest Harriet Evans, aka Harriet F. Townson, who is the author of D is for Death.

My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.

Mentioned in this episode:

— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie — The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green — A Case of Books by Bruce Graeme — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers — Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers — Operation Pax by Michael Innes — The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson — "The Library of Babel" by Jorge Luis Borges — The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco — Katie's Terror by David Fisher — The Jacqueline Kirkby series by Elizabeth Peters — Open and Closed by Mat Coward — The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill — D is for Death by Harriet F. Townson — Letters from Menabilly: Portrait of a Friendship by Oriel Malet

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 companion episode for June 2024, in which we are reading Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto. There are no major spoilers in this primer, but if you'd rather read the book with no knowledge of its plot or structure at all, I'd recommend listening only once you've finished reading. I’ll see you in the Shedunnit forum for our fully spoilered discussion thread on 30th June 2024.

My guest for this primer was Jesse Kirkwood, translator of the most recent English version of Tokyo Express as well as many other Japanese works. You can find out more about him and his upcoming releases at jessekirkwood.com.

Links: — The reading themes for 2024 — The book suggestions thread — Watching party ideas thread

Sign up via email to be alerted when the watching party is about to start — next month's watching party will be happening on Sunday 30th June at 5pm BST. Suggestions for what we watch are very welcome in this forum thread.

In July we are reading The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White, and for August the book we have selected is An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James.

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.