(Old feed) Shedunnit Book Club — Seasoned Detectives

This is the Shedunnit Book Club companion episode for April 2024, in which we are reading These Names Make Clues by E.C.R. Lorac. 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 April 2024.

Links: — Otto Penzler article from CrimeReads — 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 26th May at 5pm BST. Suggestions for what we watch are very welcome in this forum thread.

In May our book is Black Plumes by Margery Allingham, in June we're reading Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto, and in July the choice is The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White.

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.

Meet the hypochondriacs of golden age detective fiction

My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now in the UK and published on 24th April in North America. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.

Mentioned in this episode: — "The Case of the Perfect Maid" by Agatha Christie, collected in Miss Marple's Final Cases — N or M? by Agatha Christie — The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie — Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie — Green for Danger by Christianna Brand — Black Plumes by Margery Allingham — "The Blue Geranium" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Thirteen Problems — The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie— Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie — The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie — Fear for Miss Betony by Dorothy Bowers — A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie — 4.50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie — Family Matters by Anthony Rolls — “They Don’t Wear Labels” by E.M. Delafield, collected in Capital Crimes — Below Suspicion by John Dickson Carr — Blue Murder by Harriet Rutland — Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh — Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham — Poison in the Garden Suburb by G.D.H. and Margaret Cole

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 March 2024, in which we are reading Trent’s Last Case by E.C. Bentley. 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 March 2024.

Links: — Vote for the book we read in June 2024 (Translation: Japan theme) — 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 31st March at 5pm GMT. Suggestions for what we watch are very welcome in this forum thread.

In April we're reading These Names Make Clues by E.C.R. Lorac and in May our book is Black Plumes by Margery Allingham.

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.

In this bonus episode, Leandra and I discuss our thoughts on spoilers, our personal experiences with spoilers, and the various ways spoilers can be well-intentioned or nefarious. This is a subject I covered more broadly in a general episode from November 2020, Spoiler Warning (Ad Free). Of course, there are no actual spoilers in either episode, so listen without fear!

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A scientific murder mystery.

My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com.

Mentioned in this episode: — "The Tea Leaf" by Robert Eustace and Edgar Jepson

Related Shedunnit Episodes: — Who Was Robert Eustace?

The crime fiction of Lucy Beatrice Malleson deserves to be better known.

My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com.

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Mentioned in this episode: — Three-A-Penny by Lucy Malleson — Cat and the Canary by John Willard — The Man Who Was London by J. Kilmeny Keith — “The Lay of the Last Minstrel” by Walter Scott — Little Women by Louisa May Alcott — The Tragedy at Freyne by Anthony Gilbert — The Division Bell Mystery by Ellen Wilkinson — Death at Four Corners by Anthony Gilbert — An Old Lady Dies by Anthony Gilbert — The Mystery of the Open Window by Anthony Gilbert — The Night in the Fog by Anthony Gilbert — Portrait of a Murderer by Anne Meredith — Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert — The Man in Button Boots by Anthony Gilbert — Courtier to Death by Anthony Gilbert — Murder by Experts by Anthony Gilbert — A Nice Little Killing by Anthony Gilbert — Death Wears a Mask by Anthony Gilbert — Death in the Wrong Room by Anthony Gilbert — The Vanishing Corpse by Anthony Gilbert — The Woman in Red by Anthony Gilbert — Lady Killer by Anthony Gilbert — Death Takes A Wife by Anthony Gilbert — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

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Welcome to your audiobook for March 2024. The book club’s theme for March is Pre-GAD, meaning detective fiction published prior to 1920. The short list voting poll closed with EC Bentley’s Trent’s Last Case taking first place, but Wilkie Collins’s novel, The Moonstone, still received 25% of the casted votes. Therefore, I thought it would be fitting to select a Wilkie Collins short story for this month’s audiobook.

In this 19th-century tale, an Englishman visits a gambling-house in Paris and finds his luck unexpectedly change. Before I begin reading this short story, can you figure out what the title might mean?

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.

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This is extra audio from my interview with Jules Burt, which appeared in The Green Penguin episode of the main podcast. A list of mentioned books is in the shownotes of that main episode. You can find more content from Jules by watching his YouTube channel, Jules Burt Collections and Unboxings.

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This is the Shedunnit Book Club companion episode for February 2024, in which we are reading The Division Bell Mystery by Ellen Wilkinson. 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 29th February 2024.

Links: — Vote for the book we read in May 2024 (queens of crime theme) — The reading themes for 2024 — The book suggestions thread — Watching party ideas thread — Red Ellen by Laura Beers — Our Friends in the North — Yes, Minister

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 31st March at 5pm GMT. Suggestions for what we watch are very welcome in this forum thread.

In March we're reading Trent’s Last Case by E.C. Bentley and in April our book is These Names Make Clues by E.C.R. Lorac.

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.

Helen Zaltzman is the guest for this dissection of the first green penguin.

Until 26:43, the discussion is free of major spoilers. At that point, as you will hear us say, we enter the spoiler zone and you can expect spoilers until the end.

My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com.

Mentioned in this episode: — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers — Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers — Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers — Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers

Related Shedunnit Episodes: — Death at the Club — A Mysterious Glossary — The Advertising Adventures of Dorothy L. Sayers

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.