"Unusual Suspects: Selected Non-Fiction," by Joseph Goodrich
On the Classic Mysteries podcast this week, a review of some non-fiction - a book of essays about...
08:31
"Unusual Suspects: Selected Non-Fiction," by Joseph Goodrich
On the Classic Mysteries podcast this week, a review of some non-fiction - a book of essays about...
08:31
"Some Die Eloquent," by Catherine Aird
The dead woman was a humble chemistry teacher at a girls' school. So, wonders Detective Inspector...
05:21
"Death and the Dutch Uncle," by Patricia Moyes
The death of a two-bit hustler was just the tip of the iceberg – that iceberg being a delicate...
05:20
"A Maigret Christmas and Other Stories," by Georges Simenon
Maigret stars in one of these holiday stories, while other associates of Maigret feature in two...
06:50
"The French Powder Mystery," by Ellery Queen
Passersby watching the daily advertising show in French's Department Store window got a lot more...
06:16
"Tread Softly," by Brian Flynn
Claude Merivale admits he strangled his wife - but he says he did so while in a sleep so deep...
05:46
"The Glimpses of the Moon," by Edmund Crispin
a mystery with artfully rearranged bodies & missing heads & eccentric characters & assorted...
06:49
"Cécile is Dead," by Georges Simenon
Cécile had come to the Parisian police headquarters to tell her secret to Inspector Maigret. But...
05:53
"A Key to Death," by Frances and Richard Lockridge
On the Classic Mysteries podcast this week, Mr. and Mrs. North only want to draw up a new will,...
03:51
"Crossed Skis, by Carol Carnac
What connection could there be between a gruesome fire in a London house and a ski holiday in...
05:25
"Poets and Murder," by Robert Van Gulik
Set in ancient China, Judge Dee must solve a couple of murders involving very powerful...
05:11
"Lord Edgware Dies," by Agatha Christie
Lord Edgeware's wife threatened to kill him. Now His Lordship has been murdered - but his wife...
04:44
"The Orange Axe," by Brian Flynn
A grim solution to a grim problem: how to deal with a loathsome blackmailer who may also be a...
05:29
"Death Comes to Cambers," by E.R. Punshon
Bobby Owen was spending the weekend at Cambers, planning to advise Lady Cambers on ways to keep...
05:57
"The Book of the Crime," by Elizabeth Daly
What was the deadly secret of the book that forced Rena Austen to flee her home and husband and...
04:51
"The Adventures of Dagobert Trostler," by Balduin Groller
Trostler was described by Ellery Queen as "the first important Teutonic sleuth." These early...
07:26
"The Christmas Egg," by Mary Kelly
Princess Olga Karukhin escaped from Russia after the revolution. Was she murdered for her...
04:49
"The Box Office Murders," by Freeman Wills Crofts
Inspector French hears a young woman's plea for help too late to save her - but when she is...
05:18
"Case Pending," by Dell Shannon.
It was the kind of murder Los Angeles saw all too often. But this time, Homicide Detective...
05:20
"It Might Lead Anywhere," by E.R. Punshon
Right from the start, it was clearly going to be an interesting case – the murder of an...
05:09