The Murder Mystery Hotline

If you need a golden age detective fiction recommendation, we are at your service.
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Books mentioned in the episode:
— A Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh
— Common or Garden Crime by Sheila Pim
— Unholy Dying by RT Campbell
— The Death Cap by RT Campbell
— Black Orchids by Rex Stout
— Up the Garden Path by John Rhode
— False Scent by Ngaio Marsh
— A Rum Affair: A True Story of Botanical Fraud by Karl Sabbagh
— Dead Man's Quarry by Ianthe Jerrold
— The Murder of My Aunt by Richard Hull
— Death on Tiptoe by RC Ashby
— Noonday and Night by Gladys Mitchell
— The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
— Death of Mr Dodsley by John Ferguson
— Death of an Author by ECR Lorac
— The Mysterious Mr Badman by WF Harvey
— Murder in the Bookshop by Carolyn Wells
— Bodies in a Bookshop by RT Campbell
— Murder by the Book, edited by Martin Edwards
— Bibliomysteries: Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores, edited by Otto Penzler
— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
— A Case of Books by Bruce Graeme
— The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson
— Mystery at Geneva by Rose Macaulay
— The Death of a Diplomat by Peter Oldfeld
— Murder at School by Glen Trevor
— "Manx Gold" by Agatha Christie, featured in The Harlequin Tea Set and While the Light Lasts
— These Names Make Clues by ECR Lorac
— The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen
— The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
— Enter A Murderer by Ngaio Marsh
— Opening Night by Ngaio Marsh
— Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh
— Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh
— Final Curtain by Ngaio Marsh
— Death at the Dolphin by Ngaio Marsh
— The Bungalow Mystery by Anne Haynes
— Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham
— Quick Curtain by Alan Melville
— Black Express by Conyth Little
— The Norths Meet Murder by Frances and Richard Lockridge
— The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett
— Murder on Safari by Elspeth Huxley
— The Penguin Pool Murder by Stuart Palmer
— Twice Round the Clock by Billie Houston
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Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
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If you need a golden age detective fiction recommendation, we are at your service.

To take part in future interactive episodes, become a member of the Shedunnit Book Club now at shedunnitbookclub.com/join.

Books mentioned in the episode:

— A Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh

— Common or Garden Crime by Sheila Pim

— Unholy Dying by RT Campbell

— The Death Cap by RT Campbell

— Black Orchids by Rex Stout

— Up the Garden Path by John Rhode

— False Scent by Ngaio Marsh

— A Rum Affair: A True Story of Botanical Fraud by Karl Sabbagh

— Dead Man's Quarry by Ianthe Jerrold

— The Murder of My Aunt by Richard Hull

— Death on Tiptoe by RC Ashby

— Noonday and Night by Gladys Mitchell

— The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

— Death of Mr Dodsley by John Ferguson

— Death of an Author by ECR Lorac

— The Mysterious Mr Badman by WF Harvey

— Murder in the Bookshop by Carolyn Wells

— Bodies in a Bookshop by RT Campbell

— Murder by the Book, edited by Martin Edwards

— Bibliomysteries: Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores, edited by Otto Penzler

— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

— A Case of Books by Bruce Graeme

— The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson

— Mystery at Geneva by Rose Macaulay

— The Death of a Diplomat by Peter Oldfeld

— Murder at School by Glen Trevor

— "Manx Gold" by Agatha Christie, featured in The Harlequin Tea Set and While the Light Lasts

— These Names Make Clues by ECR Lorac

— The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen

— The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

— Enter A Murderer by Ngaio Marsh

— Opening Night by Ngaio Marsh

— Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh

— Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh

— Final Curtain by Ngaio Marsh

— Death at the Dolphin by Ngaio Marsh

— The Bungalow Mystery by Anne Haynes

— Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham

— Quick Curtain by Alan Melville

— Black Express by Conyth Little

— The Norths Meet Murder by Frances and Richard Lockridge

— The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett

— Murder on Safari by Elspeth Huxley

— The Penguin Pool Murder by Stuart Palmer

— Twice Round the Clock by Billie Houston

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.

To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.

The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.

Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/themurdermysteryhotlinetranscript.

Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.

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