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  • The Decree Absolute

    The Decree Absolute
    Feb 18 2026
    The fascinating history of divorce in detective fiction. My guest was Dr Jen Aston, Associate Professor in Law at Northumbria University. In addition to her other academic work, she's currently leading a project looking at approaches to the history of divorce. Learn more about that at northumbria.ac.uk/divorce_history. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode:— "Murder!" by Arnold Bennett, collected in Resorting to Murder— Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley— “The Case of the Discontented Husband” by Agatha Christie, collected in Parker Pyne Investigates— Death in High Heels by Christianna Brand— Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L Sayers— The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers and Robert Eustace— Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles— Holy Deadlock by A.P. Herbert— Love All by Dorothy L Sayers— Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L Sayers— "The Incredible Elopement" by Dorothy L Sayers, collected in Hangman's Holiday Related Shedunnit episodes:— The Lady Detective To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Some book links are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 min
  • Detective Fiction As Time Travel

    Detective Fiction As Time Travel
    Feb 4 2026
    The best murder mysteries transport us to another era. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode:— The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher— Mystery in the Channel by Freeman Wills Croft— The Walls of Jericho by Rudolph Fisher To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 min
  • The Documents in the Case (Green Penguin Book Club 13)

    The Documents in the Case (Green Penguin Book Club 13)
    Jan 21 2026
    Victoria Stewart joins Caroline to discuss Dorothy L. Sayers’ epistolary poisoning mystery. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 14:59. 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 Sandfield Scandal by Richard Keverne. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode:— The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace— Crime Writing in Interwar Britain by Victoria Stewart— Literature and Justice in Mid-Twentieth Century Literature by Victoria Stewart— The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins— Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers— Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers— A Pin to See the Peepshow by F. Tennyson Jesse To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 min
  • Agatha and Ariadne

    Agatha and Ariadne
    Jan 7 2026
    Was this Agatha Christie's greatest piece of misdirection? Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in order: — Parker Pyne Investigates by Agatha Christie— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie— Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie— Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie— The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie— Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie— Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie— Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie— Mrs McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie— The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie— Curtain by Agatha Christie— Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie— Third Girl by Agatha Christie— The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie— Giant's Bread by Mary Westmacott— Unfinished Portrait by Mary Westmacott— An Autobiography by Agatha Christie Some book links are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 min
  • My First Green Penguin

    My First Green Penguin
    Dec 24 2025
    We’ve got puffins, peacocks and penguins galore! 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 Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode:— The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes— A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett— Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild— Apple Bough by Noel Streatfeild— Jennings and Darbishire by Anthony Buckeridge— How to Be Topp by Geoffrey Willans— Still She Wished For Company by Margaret Irwin— I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith— Raffles by E.W. Hornung— The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace— Green for Danger by Christiana Brand— The Plague Court Murders by John Dickson Carr— The Red Widow Murders by John Dickson Carr— The White Priory by John Dickson Carr— The House on Tollard Ridge by John Rhode— The Dangerfield Talisman by J.J. Connington— The Man in the Dark by John Ferguson— In Spite of Thunder by John Dickson Carr— Postern to Fate by Agatha Christie— Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie— Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie— The Chinese Gold Murders by Robert Van Gulik— The Rasp by Philip MacDonald— The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham— The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler— Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler— The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace 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. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 min
  • A Christmas Feast

    A Christmas Feast
    Dec 10 2025
    Make sure nobody has tampered with your turkey… Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode:— The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées by Agatha Christie— Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie— "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" by Arthur Conan Doyle, collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes— "Stuffing" by Edgar Wallace, collected in Silent Nights— Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer— “The Santa Claus Club” by Julian Symons, collected in Crimson Snow— The Corpse in the Snowman by Nicholas Blake— "Cambric Tea" by Marjorie Bowen, collected in Silent Nights— An English Murder by Cyril Hare— Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin— Crime at Christmas by C.H.B. Kitchin More Christmas and wintry Shedunnit episodes:— Let It Snow (Replay)— Father Christmas— The Murderless Christmas Mystery To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 min
  • The Rasp (Green Penguin Book Club 12)

    The Rasp (Green Penguin Book Club 12)
    Nov 26 2025
    Film historian Sergio Angelini joins Caroline to discuss a rather cinematic whodunnit. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 20:40. 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 Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace. You can find Sergio's podcast, Tipping My Fedora, about all things crime fiction and film noir, in all good podcast apps. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode:— The Rasp by Philip MacDonald— Patrol by Philip MacDonald— The List of Adrian Messenger by Philip MacDonald— The Reader Is Warned by Carter Dickson— The Polferry Riddle by Philip MacDonald— The Bishop Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie— Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley— The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne— Ambrotox and Limping Dick by Oliver Fleming— The Maze by Philip MacDonald— Pale Fire by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov— The Rynox Murder by Philip MacDonald— Murder Gone Mad by Philip MacDonald— The Mystery of the Dead Police by Philip MacDonald 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. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 min
  • The Case of Georgette Heyer

    The Case of Georgette Heyer
    Nov 12 2025
    Why aren’t her dozen detective novels better known? Many thanks to my guest, Dr Jennifer Kloester. Find out more about her work on Georgette Heyer at her website, jenniferkloester.com. This episode has been published during the Shedunnit Pledge Drive. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/pledgedrive. Books mentioned in this episode:— The Black Moth— The Great Roxhythe— Penhallow— Friday's Child— Footsteps in the Dark— Why Shoot a Butler?— The Unfinished Clue— Death in the Stocks— Behold, Here's Poison— They Found Him Dead— Duplicate Death— No Wind of Blame— Detection Unlimited 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. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 min