Podcast Episodes

A Novel Remedy (The Allusionist)

Today on my summer break guest series, we have Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist again (along with my husband Guy Cuthbertson) talking about the book…

7 years, 2 months ago

Alter Ego (The Allusionist)

I'm taking a summer break from making the podcast, but I've roped in some friends to keep you entertained while I'm gone. Today, we have Helen Zaltzm…

7 years, 3 months ago

The Lady Detective

Meet Maud West, a real life lady detective from the golden age of detective fiction who lived a very colourful life — as well as sleuthing, she liked…

7 years, 3 months ago

Back To School

School is an enclosed world that breeds tension and suspicion and stress. No wonder it's such a perfect setting for a murder mystery.

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7 years, 4 months ago

Florence Maybrick II

Her trial gripped the nation and tested Britain’s legal system to the limit. But what happened to Florence Maybrick?

This is the second of a two part …

7 years, 4 months ago

On The Thames

The River Thames has always had a dark side. Its fast-flowing, tidal waters have long attracted those with something to hide.

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7 years, 5 months ago

Florence Maybrick I

A shipboard romance that somehow became one of the most notorious domestic poisoning cases in British history. This is the story of Florence Maybrick…

7 years, 5 months ago

Period Style

Murder mysteries: if you believe the clichés, they all happened in the 1920s and 1930s, surrounded by flappers and butlers. But let’s take a second t…

7 years, 5 months ago

Pseudonyms

Authors’ names loom large when we think about detective stories. Yet many of them are pseudonyms, created just to appear on book covers. But why go t…

7 years, 6 months ago

The Secret Life of Ngaio Marsh

By any definition, the New Zealand crime writer Ngaio Marsh lived an extraordinary life. But who was she really, this globetrotting blockbuster autho…

7 years, 6 months ago