Shedunnit Caroline Crampton

Meet the hypochondriacs of golden age detective fiction.
My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now in the UK and published on 24th April in North America. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass.
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There are some minor spoilers in this episode — no solutions to whodunnits totally revealed, but some plot details discussed. If you want to avoiding knowing such details about something that you're reading or plan to read, please consult the list of books and stories in the episode description before proceeding.
Mentioned in this episode:
— "The Case of the Perfect Maid" by Agatha Christie, collected in Miss Marple's Final Cases
— N or M? by Agatha Christie
— The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
— Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie
— Green for Danger by Christianna Brand
— Black Plumes by Margery Allingham
— "The Blue Geranium" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Thirteen Problems
— The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
— Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
— The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie
— Fear for Miss Betony by Dorothy Bowers
— A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
— 4.50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie
— Family Matters by Anthony Rolls
— “They Don’t Wear Labels” by E.M. Delafield, collected in Capital Crimes
— Below Suspicion by John Dickson Carr
— Blue Murder by Harriet Rutland
— Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh
— Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham
— Poison in the Garden Suburb by G.D.H. and Margaret Cole
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A scientific murder mystery.
My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— "The Tea Leaf" by Robert Eustace and Edgar Jepson
Related Shedunnit Episodes:
— Who Was Robert Eustace?
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The crime fiction of Lucy Beatrice Malleson deserves to be better known.
My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— Three-A-Penny by Lucy Malleson
— Cat and the Canary by John Willard
— The Man Who Was London by J. Kilmeny Keith
— “The Lay of the Last Minstrel” by Walter Scott
— Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
— The Tragedy at Freyne by Anthony Gilbert
— The Division Bell Mystery by Ellen Wilkinson
— Death at Four Corners by Anthony Gilbert
— An Old Lady Dies by Anthony Gilbert
— The Mystery of the Open Window by Anthony Gilbert
— The Night in the Fog by Anthony Gilbert
— Portrait of a Murderer by Anne Meredith
— Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert
— The Man in Button Boots by Anthony Gilbert
— Courtier to Death by Anthony Gilbert
— Murder by Experts by Anthony Gilbert
— A Nice Little Killing by Anthony Gilbert
— Death Wears a Mask by Anthony Gilbert
— Death in the Wrong Room by Anthony Gilbert
— The Vanishing Corpse by Anthony Gilbert
— The Woman in Red by Anthony Gilbert
— Lady Killer by Anthony Gilbert
— Death Takes A Wife by Anthony Gilbert
— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
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This episode is free of spoilers.
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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 this or at theallusionist.org
My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers
— Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers
Related Shedunnit Episodes:
— Death at the Club
— A Mysterious Glossary
— The Advertising Adventures of Dorothy L. Sayers
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One visit to Agatha Christie changed everything.
Thank you to my guest, Jules Burt, for sharing his book-collecting experiences and knowledge with us. You can learn more about his collection on his YouTube channel, Jules Burt Collections and Unboxings at youtube.com/@JulesBurt.
My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— Ulysses by James Joyce
— Ariel by André Maurois
— Death on the Borough Council by Josephine Bell
— Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell
— Taken on Trust by Terry Waite
— Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
— The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers
— Allen Lane: King Penguin by J.E. Morpurgo
— Penguin Special: Life and Times of Allen Lane by Jeremy Lewis
— Mushroom Jungle: A History of Postwar Paperback Publishing by Stephen Holland
— The Penguin Story by W.E. Williams
— ‘A Paperback Guide to Progress: Penguin Books 1935– c .1951’ by Nicholas Joicey in Twentieth Century British History, 1993
Shedunnit Episodes Mentioned:
— The Nobodies
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Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/thegreenpenguintranscript/
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A conversation about how Shedunnit is made.
Mentioned in this episode:
— Death and the Sisters by Heather Redmond
— Murder of a Lady by Anthony Wynne
— The Birthday Murder by Lange Lewis
— Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson
Authors Mentioned:
— Richard and Frances Lockridge
— Rudolph Fisher
Mentioned Shedunnit episodes:
— Miss Marple, Spinster Sleuth
NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.
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