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The Tea Leaf
A scientific murder mystery.
You Probably Imagined It!
Meet the hypochondriacs of golden age detective fiction
Agatha Christie's Many Houses
A portrait of a writer via her addresses.
The Murder on the Links
John Curran joins Caroline to read Christie鈥檚 third novel, her first green penguin.
The A.A. Milne Mystery
Why didn鈥檛 the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh write more detective fiction?
Dylan's Whodunnits
The great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas had a passion for detective stories.
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.
The Box of Delights
Caroline and Guy discuss this beloved children's book by John Masefield.
Father Christmas
The magical spirit of Christmas is the perfect cover for a murder mystery.
Notes & Queries
There鈥檚 always more to say about detective fiction.
Whodunnit Centenary: 1925
Reading the mysteries of the past 100 years.
On Gaudy Night
Caroline goes deep on Dorothy L. Sayers鈥 1935 masterpiece.
The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes (Green Penguin Book Club 7)
Moira Redmond joins Caroline to consider a surprising medical mystery from 1931.
Agatha Christie鈥檚 Taste in Crime Fiction
She is beloved worldwide for her crime writing. But what did she like to read?
The Lady Vanishes
On 3 December 1926, Agatha Christie vanished.
The Mystery Short Story
A consideration of crime fiction鈥檚 more compact incarnation.
Florence Maybrick I
One of the most notorious domestic poisoning cases in British history.
Oxford vs Cambridge
Why do these two historic university cities appear in so many murder mysteries?
Florence Maybrick II
Her trial gripped the nation and tested Britain's legal system to the limit.
