Murder On Holiday (Replay)

Shedunnit

Caroline Crampton

Arts, Books

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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This summer, you can still travel to the murderous destinations visited by your favourite detectives. While I take a holiday myself, please enjoy this classic episode of Shedunnit. First aired in July 2020, it's all about how and why golden age sleuths solve mysteries while away from home. My new map and guide, Agatha Christie’s England, is available now in physical form at shedunnitshow.com/map or as an audiobook at shedunnitshow.com/audiomap. Find links to all the books and sources mentioned in this episode at shedunnitshow.com/murderonholidayreplay. Books and sources: —Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers —Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh —At Bertram’s Hotel by Agatha Christie —“Triangle at Rhodes” in Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie —“The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan” in Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie —Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie —Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie —Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers —Spinsters in Jeopardy by Ngaio Marsh —Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers —Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie —Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie —Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie —Singing in the Shrouds by Ngaio Marsh —Forever England: Femininity, Literature and Conservatism Between the Wars by Alison Light —The Singing Sands by Josephine Tey —Calamity in Kent by John Rowland —The Cornish Coast Murder by John Bude —The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie —A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie —Death in Clairvoyance by Josephine Bell —Tour de Force by Christianna Brand —When in Rome by Ngaio Marsh —Crossed Skis by Carol Carnac —Dead Men Don’t Ski by Patricia Moyes —“The Erymanthian Boar” from The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie —Peril at End House by Agatha Christie —Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers —“The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face” fromLord Peter Views The Body by Dorothy L. Sayers —Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie —“The Blood Stained Pavement” and “The Companion” fromThe Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie —Resorting to Murder: Holiday Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards —Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays edited by Cecily Gayford —Murder Takes a Holiday: Classic Crime Stories for Summer edited by Cecily Gayford 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 independent bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. Thanks to today’s sponsors: — Girlfriend Collective, get $25 off your $100+ purchase of sustainable, ethically made activewear at girlfriend.com/shedunnit. — Elixir, an audio series by Realm. Listen now on your podcast app of choice and find out more at realm.fm. 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/murderonholidaytranscript Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello listeners, Caroline here. There is no new episode if she done it today. Instead,
0:06.4	you're going to hear one of my favourite episodes that I made in 2020, and one which is very
0:12.0	appropriate for this time of year, Murder on Holiday. In it, I take a look at why and how the
0:19.3	detective novelists of the Golden Age sent their sleuths on holiday, and all of the advantages
0:25.2	and limitations that they encounter while they're there. This is also a great episode to revisit
0:31.4	at the moment, because the she-done-it book club, the community of paying supporters that keeps
0:36.7	this podcast on the air, are reading just such a holiday murder mystery for our book discussion
0:42.2	this month. We've chosen John Boots' death on the Riviera to read this time, and I've already
0:48.4	made a bonus episode all about this book for members of the club to listen to. Members also get
0:54.4	access to the full archive of bonus episodes. Since the club's been going for over two years,
0:59.3	there's now over 25 episodes about individual books that we've read, including Strong Poison
1:04.8	by Dorothy L. Sayers, Death in the Dancing Footman by Naia Marsh, and The City of Edmissery by Agatha
1:10.6	Christie. If you like hearing me talk about books on the show, but you just can't wait until the
1:16.1	next episode drops, become a member and get access to all of that to listen in between. And there's
1:21.6	still plenty of time to join us this month. Visit she-done-itbookclub.com slash join to sign up now.
1:28.8	Right, let's go on holiday.
1:33.9	Through the long winter months and the interminable drizzle of a British spring,
1:38.0	we look forward to our summer holidays. Whether they involve a flight to a far off destination
1:43.5	or a quick drive to a homegrown seaside resort, those few days in July or August,
1:49.2	mark a pleasurable pause in the year, a moment for leaving domestic cares behind,
1:54.5	and ignoring work pressures for a bit. And if there's an opportunity for lying around in the sun
1:59.6	reading mystery stories, so much the better. Holidays in detective fiction, though,
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