The podcast where Caroline Crampton unravels the mysteries behind classic detective stories
Caroline dives deep into Brand’s work to find her favourite novel. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | BBC Sounds | Other apps | RSS | Transcript Back in July of last year, I did an episode titled Christianna Brand's Impossible Crimes. During the research and preparation for that episode, I read quite a
16 Apr 2025Darryl Jones joins Caroline to discuss the first collection of Raffles stories. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | BBC Sounds | Other apps | RSS | Transcript No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 10:30. After that, expect full spoilers. A full list of
02 Apr 2025Why do these two historic university cities appear in so many murder mysteries? Apple Podcasts | Spotify | BBC Sounds | Other apps | RSS | Transcript Books mentioned in this episode: — The Masters by C.P. Snow — Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis — Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh — Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm — Gaudy Night
19 Mar 2025A consideration of crime fiction’s more compact incarnation. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | BBC Sounds | Other apps | RSS | Transcript Please be aware that there are spoilers in this episode for the two stories discussed here in detail: "Traitor's Hands" by Agatha Christie and "A Jury of
05 Mar 2025She is beloved worldwide for her crime writing. But what did she like to read?
19 Feb 2025