On a winter's night in 1974, a crime took place that would obsess the nation.

It was an extraordinary news story.

The story of an aristocrat, Lord Lucan, who's said to have killed the family Nanny,

mistaking her for his wife, then somehow just disappeared.

One of the great mysteries in English criminal history. We're still looking for

Lucan. It's honestly one of the most powerful stories of my lifetime. I'm Alex Fontunzelman. This is

The Lucan Obsession. Listen on BBC Sounds. Hello, I'm Harriet Gilbert. Thank you for downloading

a good read, the podcasts, where two guests and I recommend books we love and describe why we love them.

We don't always see eye to eye, but I hope you'll find some great reading suggestions here.

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

Has Ruby Wax got the tonic for our frazzled world?

One of many questions thrown up by today's good reads.

And joining me to grapple with these bookish conundrums is first the TV and radio presenter Katie Thistleton,

erstwhile host of the CBBC Book Club, among much else, currently presenter of Life Hacks on Radio One.

Katie's an ambassador for the mental health charity's Young Minds and Place to Be,

and the author of Dear Katie, Real Problems, Real Advice.

With her is the historian, author and broadcaster Susanna Lipscomb,

whose most recent books include The Voices of Neem and, with Helen Carr,

What is History Now?

Susanna's also presented a number of history documentaries and is host of the Not Just the Tudors

podcast.

Susanna Lipscomb, would you begin, what is your choice of a good read?

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