A literary device from the golden age of detective fiction is making a comeback.

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Books mentioned in this episode:
— The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards
— The Life of Crime by Martin Edwards
— Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards
— The Riverside Villas Murder by Kingsley Amis
— Gallows Court by Martin Edwards
— Mortmain Hall by Martin Edwards
— Hemlock Bay by Martin Edwards
— The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne
— The GCHQ Puzzle Book
— Obelists Fly High by C. Daly King
— Murdle by G.T. Karber

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