Shedunnit Recommends

What's in the true detective fiction fan's library?

Be aware: there are no major (ending!) spoilers in this episode but there are plot descriptions given of the books listed below.

Books recommended:
Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell
The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
The Hollow by Agatha Christie
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham
Mystery Mile by Margery Allingham
Fear For Miss Betony by Dorothy Bowers

Episodes mentioned:
The Great Gladys
The Psychology of Anthony Berkeley
Young Sleuths
Dining with Death
Queering The Golden Age
The Christie Completists
The Honkaku Mysteries
Lifelong Fan
The Evolution of Margery Allingham
The Mysterious Dorothy Bowers

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