Caroline: I can't remember how old I was when I read my first detective novel, but I definitely wasn't a teenager yet. I devoured my first Agatha Christie — the Miss Marple short story collection The Thirteen Problems — under the covers on a family holiday when I
15 Jun 2021Caroline: Welcome to Shedunnit. I'm Caroline Crampton. Golden age detective fiction is having a bit of a moment. Over the last few years, there's been a resurgence of interest in crime fiction from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, with hard to obtain titles receiving new editions
02 Jun 2021Caroline: Is detective fiction an escapist genre? The marketing for today's thrillers and cosy mysteries that encourages us to "get away from the real world" for a while by reading about fictional crimes would suggest that it is. Expecting to be soothed by plots that centre
19 May 2021