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The Lady Vanishes
On 3 December 1926, Agatha Christie vanished.
The Mystery Short Story
A consideration of crime fiction’s more compact incarnation.
Florence Maybrick I
One of the most notorious domestic poisoning cases in British history.
Oxford vs Cambridge
Why do these two historic university cities appear in so many murder mysteries?
Florence Maybrick II
Her trial gripped the nation and tested Britain's legal system to the limit.
Raffles (Green Penguin Book Club 8)
Darryl Jones s Caroline to discuss the first collection of Raffles stories.
The Great Gladys
A reptilian sleuth with a mellifluous voice, and a small amount of witchcraft.
Ranking Christianna Brand
Caroline dives deep into Brand’s work to find her favourite novel.
The Secret Life of Ngaio Marsh
Who was Ngaio Marsh really?
The Crimes of Dorothy Erskine Muir
Fact meets fiction in the work of this unjustly overlooked writer.
The Hay Poisoner
All the best murder mysteries start with a scone laced with arsenic.
The Four Just Men (Green Penguin Book Club 9)
Tom Mead s Caroline to read Edgar Wallace’s 1905 thriller.
E.C.R. Lorac
She wrote over 70 well-reviewed detective novels, yet disappeared from view. Why?
An Inspector Calls
Because sometimes, only a professional will do.
Notable Trials
How did a legal history series become so well known even Lord Peter Wimsey owned a set?
