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Murder in the Library
There鈥檚 something sinister in the stacks.
The Thin Man
CriminOlly joins Caroline to read this classic of American hardboiled crime fiction.
Death at the Speakeasy
During Prohibition, the cocktails are downright criminal.
Christianna Brand's Impossible Crimes
Which matters more in a murder mystery, plot or character?
Mr Fortune, Please
Dolores Gordon-Smith joins Caroline to read this short story collection by H.C. Bailey.
Instrument of Death
Beware the pipe organ.
In the Dentist's Chair
Open wide! What could possibly go wrong?
The Red Barn Murder
What connects a notorious 1827 murder case with the Detection Club鈥檚 cosy Soho clubrooms?
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
Martin Edwards joins Caroline to revisit this icon of golden age detective fiction.
Mysterious Knitting
How to weave the perfect murder mystery plot.
Vanishing Corpses
Where did that dead body go? It was right there!
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Kathryn Harkup and Caroline reconsider Agatha Christe鈥檚 very first detective novel.
Edmund Crispin's Inside Jokes
The creator of amateur sleuth Gervase Fen loved to make fun of detective fiction.