What connects a notorious 1827 murder case with the Detection Club’s cosy Soho clubrooms? There are minor spoilers for the books listed below in this episode. Also, please be aware that there are passing references (without description) in this episode to infant death. Support the podcast by joining the
18 Sep 2024Caroline: In the 1930s, using the proceeds from several collaborative book projects, the Detection Club rented its own premises in central London. Their two rooms were upstairs at 31 Gerrard Street in the Soho area of London's West End, which at the time was a proper red light
18 Sep 2024Caroline: In the everyday course of modern life, we rarely feel more vulnerable than when we are horizontal, a stranger in a mask looming with a sharp and buzzing implement in hand ready to do violence to our teeth. Of course, we do this willingly, for the sake of good
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