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Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4)

Dolores Gordon-Smith joins Caroline to read this short story collection by H.C. Bailey.

No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are “entering the spoiler zone”, at 21:34. After that, expect full spoilers.

Caroline’s new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit her website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.

A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com.

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Mentioned in this episode:
Mr Fortune, Please by HC Bailey
The Sea Captain by HC Bailey
Jack Haldean Mysteries by Dolores Gordon-Smith
Serpent’s Eye by Dolores Gordon-Smith
How to Write a Classic Murder Mystery by Dolores Gordon-Smith
— Everyman’s Great Tales of Detection, edited by Dorothy L Sayers
Anthony Gethryn series by Philip MacDonald
Capital Crimes, edited by Martin Edwards
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley

Past Shedunnit Green Penguin episodes:
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)
The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2)
The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3)

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Mr Fortune, Please Transcript (Green Penguin Book Club 4)

Green Penguin Music Caroline: Welcome to Shedunnit. I’m Caroline Crampton. And welcome back to Green Penguin Book Club, a series within Shedunnit that documents my journey of reading and discussing every crime or green title from the main Penguin series, in order. Our book today is Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey, and is also… Continue Reading

The Thin Man Transcript (Green Penguin Book Club 3)

Green Penguin Music Welcome to Shedunnit. I’m Caroline Crampton. And welcome back to Green Penguin Book Club, a series within Shedunnit that documents my journey of reading and discussing every crime title from the main Penguin series, in order. Our book today is The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett, which was first published in 1934… Continue Reading

The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3)

CriminOlly joins Caroline to read this classic of American hardboiled crime fiction. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are “entering the spoiler zone”, at 26:30. After that, expect full spoilers. A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. Olly’s YouTube channel can be found at… Continue Reading

The Murder on the Links Transcript (Green Penguin Book Club 2)

 Music   Welcome to Shedunnit. I’m Caroline Crampton. And welcome back to Green Penguin Book Club, a series within Shedunnit that documents my journey of reading and discussing every crime title from the main Penguin series, in order. Our book today is The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie, which was originally published… Continue Reading

The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2)

John Curran joins Caroline to read Christie’s third novel, her first (sort of?) to appear as a green penguin. My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass. Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit… Continue Reading

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1) Transcript

Caroline: Welcome to Shedunnit. I’m Caroline Crampton. And welcome to the very first Green Penguin Book Club, a new kind of Shedunnit episode that documents my journey of reading and discussing every crime title from the main Penguin series, in order. Our book today is The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers,… Continue Reading

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1)

Helen Zaltzman is the guest for this dissection of the first green penguin. Until 26:43, the discussion is free of major spoilers. At that point, as you will hear us say, we enter the spoiler zone and you can expect spoilers until the end. Helen’s podcast The Allusionist is available wherever you are listening to… Continue Reading