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A Detective’s Farewell

How do you say goodbye to a long-running character?

Many thanks to my guest, Elly Griffiths. Her latest book is The Last Remains.

Books mentioned in this episode
Cat Among The Pigeons by Agatha Christie
The Clocks by Agatha Christie
Curtain by Agatha Christie
The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths
The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffiths
A Room Full Of Bones by Elly Griffiths
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths
Marple: Twelve New Stories

Previous Shedunnit episodes mentioned
Swan Song
Agatha Christie Writes Alone
Golden Age Inspiration with guest Elly Griffiths

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Agatha Christie Writes Alone

Agatha Christie had a very productive WW2. This is the start of Queens of Crime at War, a six part series looking at what the best writers from the golden age of detective fiction did once that period came to an end with the start of the Second World War. Thanks to my guests: —… Continue Reading

Swan Song

How do you say goodbye to a beloved detective? Agatha Christie, of course, made a mystery out of it. Thanks to my guest, Mark Aldridge. You can find out more about his work at markaldridge.info and order a copy of his new book, Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World, from all good… Continue Reading

Swan Song Transcript

Caroline: Detectives have to be fundamentally infallible. On their journey to a mystery’s solution they can be fragile, or flawed, or unreliable, or uncertain, but the reader has to be able to rely on the sleuth to find a satisfactory answer in the end. It’s a fundamental part of what makes a whodunnit work. After… Continue Reading