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Notes & Queries

There鈥檚 always more to say about detective fiction.

• 23 mins

Whodunnit Centenary: 1925

Reading the mysteries of the past 100 years.

• 31 mins

On Gaudy Night

Caroline goes deep on Dorothy L. Sayers鈥� 1935 masterpiece.

• 36 mins

The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes (Green Penguin Book Club 7)

Moira Redmond joins Caroline to consider a surprising medical mystery from 1931.

• 49 mins

Agatha Christie鈥檚 Taste in Crime Fiction

She is beloved worldwide for her crime writing. But what did she like to read?

• 23 mins

The Lady Vanishes

On 3 December 1926, Agatha Christie vanished.

• 22 mins

The Mystery Short Story

A consideration of crime fiction鈥檚 more compact incarnation.

• 39 mins

Florence Maybrick I

One of the most notorious domestic poisoning cases in British history.

• 26 mins

Oxford vs Cambridge

Why do these two historic university cities appear in so many murder mysteries?

• 24 mins

Florence Maybrick II

Her trial gripped the nation and tested Britain's legal system to the limit.

• 32 mins

Raffles (Green Penguin Book Club 8)

Darryl Jones joins Caroline to discuss the first collection of Raffles stories.

• 38 mins

The Great Gladys

A reptilian sleuth with a mellifluous voice, and a small amount of witchcraft.

• 19 mins

Ranking Christianna Brand

Caroline dives deep into Brand鈥檚 work to find her favourite novel.

• 20 mins

The Secret Life of Ngaio Marsh

Who was Ngaio Marsh really?

• 19 mins

The Crimes of Dorothy Erskine Muir

Fact meets fiction in the work of this unjustly overlooked writer.

• 30 mins

The Hay Poisoner

All the best murder mysteries start with a scone laced with arsenic.

• 23 mins

The Four Just Men (Green Penguin Book Club 9)

Tom Mead joins Caroline to read Edgar Wallace鈥檚 1905 thriller.

• 41 mins

E.C.R. Lorac

She wrote over 70 well-reviewed detective novels, yet disappeared from view. Why?

• 19 mins

An Inspector Calls

Because sometimes, only a professional will do.

• 23 mins

Notable Trials

How did a legal history series become so well known even Lord Peter Wimsey owned a set?

• 19 mins

The Murder Mystery Hotline II

Our golden age detective fiction recommendation line is at your service.

• 23 mins

Brides in the Bath

Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. But three times?

• 31 mins

The Poison Book

How crime writers turned pharmaceutical regulations into plot points.

• 40 mins

The Lady Detective

Meet Maud West, a real life lady detective from the golden age of detective fiction.

• 19 mins

The Man in the Dark (Green Penguin Book Club 10)

Kate Jackson joins Caroline to read John Ferguson鈥檚 intriguing 鈥淓aling mystery鈥�.

• 42 mins

The Detection Club

It started with dinner and ended with crime writers swearing an oath on a skull.

• 25 mins

Death on Paper

There鈥檚 a lot of fun to be had with an epistolary mystery.

• 25 mins

The Mutual Admiration Society

One chilly night in November 1912, the Mutual Admiration Society was formed.

• 24 mins

Murder at the Bookshop

Death lurks among the shelves 鈥� in crime fiction, that is.

• 19 mins

Nurse Daniels

Her disappearance captivated the world.

• 26 mins