Miss Marple, Spinster Sleuth

A feminist take on the gossiping busybody of St Mary Mead.

Thanks to my guest, Leandra Griffith. As well as being Shedunnit’s production assistant, she posts about mysteries on her Instagram @leandra_thetbrzero and her YouTube channel.

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Mentioned in the episode:
Nemesis by Agatha Christie
“The Tuesday Night Club” by Agatha Christie, featured in The Thirteen Problems
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie’s The Complete Secret Notebooks by John Curran

Related Shedunnit episodes:
Surplus Women
The Christie Completists
Queering The Golden Age

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