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The Long Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe
The grandfather of detective fiction still has a lot to teach us.
The Queen of True Crime
F. Tennyson Jesse created a way of telling crime stories that still influences us today.
Looking East
Expanding the horizons of golden age detective fiction.
The Dark Side of True Crime
What if thinking and talking about real life murders was not good for us?
At The Old Bailey
A judge looks back over her time on the bench at a very famous court.
The Nobodies
Clerks, shop assistants, secretaries — why do detectives always overlook them?
Agatha The Adventuress
In 1922, Agatha Christie took a trip around the world.
The Challenge of Dorothy L. Sayers
Should detective fiction be easy reading?
The Elusive Agatha Christie
How well do we really know the queen of crime?
A Prize Mystery
Could you beat the detective to the solution?
Queering The Golden Age
What if everything we thought about murder mysteries was wrong?
The Kidnap of Elizabeth Canning
A dark story connects this 18th century abduction with a 20th century crime novel.
The Shedunnit Centenary
In which Caroline is the guest, not the host.
Clerical Crimes
Why do murder mysteries contain so many vicars?
Howdunnit
Invert everything you think you know about murder mysteries.
Let It Snow
Snow is a very powerful tool for a detective novelist.
The Advertising Adventures of Dorothy L. Sayers
She created Lord Peter Wimsey — and also some excellent slogans about mustard.
The Mysterious Dorothy Bowers
She wrote five successful murder mysteries and then vanished without a trace.
A Detective's Farewell
How do you say goodbye to a long-running character?
The Death of the Country House
A most golden age murder.
The Trials of Madeleine Smith
What if you are found neither innocent nor guilty?
At Home With Agatha Christie
Come with me on a tour of Greenway.
The Golden Age Autopsy
Step inside the mortuary.
Death Under Par
Golf and murder have been close companions for a whole century.
The Murder Mystery Hotline
If you need a golden age detective fiction recommendation, we are at your service.
The Evolution of Margery Allingham
The parallel lives of a writer and her detective.
The Villa Murder
The tragic tale of Alma Rattenbury.
Miss Marple, Spinster Sleuth
A feminist take on the gossiping busybody of St Mary Mead.
Meet The Coles
What happens when a couple of socialists decide to write mysteries?
Editing Offensive Language in Agatha Christie
How do we approach offensive language in texts from previous times?
Cricket and Crime
Why are crime writers so bowled over by the game?
