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Howdunnit

Invert everything you know about murder mysteries.

Mentioned in this episode:
“The Case of Oscar Brodski” by R. Austin Freeman
The Mystery of 31, New Inn by R. Austin Freeman
The Red Thumb Mark by R. Austin Freeman
John Thorndyke’s Cases by R. Austin Freeman
“A Wastrel’s Romance” by R. Austin Freeman
“The Art of the Detective Story” by R. Austin Freeman
— The Adventures of Romney Pringle by Clifford Ashdown (aka R. Austin Freeman and John Pitcairn)
Inspecting Psychology by David Cohen
— History of the Psychoanalytic Movement by Sigmund Freud
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers
Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
— The “Florence Maybrick I” and “Florence Maybrick II” episodes of Shedunnit
The Wychford Poisoning Case by Anthony Berkeley
The Psychology of Anthony Berkeley episode of Shedunnit
Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles
The Case of the April Fools by Christopher Bush
The 12.30 from Croydon by Freeman Wills Crofts
Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh

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A Second Century of Whodunnits

Reading my way through the last hundred years, from the 1920s to the 2020s, one mystery at a time. My previous attempt at this reading project can be found in the episode A Century of Whodunnits. Books mentioned: — Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L Sayers — Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles — Laurels are… Continue Reading

The Psychology of Anthony Berkeley

He was one of the most influential crime novelists of the 1920s and 1930s, but has languished somewhat in obscurity since. A troubled, dark, incredibly innovative writer: to really get to know Anthony Berkeley, you need to dive deeply into his fiction. Thanks to my guest Martin Edwards. His latest novel is Mortmain Hall and… Continue Reading

The Psychology of Anthony Berkeley Transcript

Caroline: The writers of detective stories can be as much of a mystery as the plots they create. During the 1920s and 30s, this attitude was especially prevalent. Some authors, grudgingly or not, accepted the publicity duties that often go with literary success — Dorothy L. Sayers, with her day job in advertising, was even quite… Continue Reading

Notable Trials

How did a legal history series become so well known that even Lord Peter Wimsey owned a set? Special thanks today to my guest Dr Victoria Stewart. You can follow her on Twitter @verbivorial and order her book Crime Writing in Interwar Britain: Fact and Fiction in the Golden Age here. Become a member of the… Continue Reading