Decades before Miss Marple, there were Victorian lady sleuths taking on the world with their bloomers and their bicycles.

Find links to all the books and sources mentioned at shedunnitshow.com/victorianpioneers.

Special thanks today to my guest Olivia Rutigliano. You can follow her on Twitter @oldrutigliano and reader her recent article for Lapham’s Quarterly “The Lady Is A Detective” here.

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Books and sources:

—The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime edited by Michael Sims

—The Dead Witness: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Detective Stories edited by Michael SimsTo be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.

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