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Sounds,02 Jul 2025,19 mins

The Lady Detective

Shedunnit

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Meet Maud West, a real life lady detective from the golden age of detective fiction who lived a very colourful life — as well as sleuthing, she liked to dress up as Charlie Chaplin and once threatened to shoot a ghost. But who was she, really? This archive episode of Shedunnit was first published on 10th July 2019. Books mentioned in order of appearance: — The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective by Susannah Stapleton — British Women in the Twentieth Century by Elsie M. Lang — Lady Molly of Scotland Yard by Baroness Orczy To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com, where you can also find full transcripts.

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