The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Green Penguin Book Club 5)

Shedunnit

Caroline Crampton

Arts, Books

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Martin Edwards joins Caroline to revisit this iconic example of golden age detective fiction. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 11:06. After that, expect full spoilers. A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie. Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Mentioned in this episode: — The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley — Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley — Hemlock Bay by Martin Edwards — Bloody Murder by Julian Symons — "The Avenging Chance" by Anthony Berkeley — The Footsteps at the Lock by Ronald Knox — Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie — The Lazarus Widow by Bill Knox with Martin Edwards — Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley — Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey — The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett — The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie Past Shedunnit Green Penguin episodes: — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1) — The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2) — The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3) — Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4) 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/thepoisonedchocolatescasetranscript 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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