CriminOlly joins Caroline to read this classic of American hardboiled crime fiction. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 26:30. After that, expect full spoilers. A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at
26 Jun 2024There’s something sinister in the stacks. Thanks to my guest Harriet Evans, aka Harriet F. Townson, who is the author of D is for Death. My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit
19 Jun 2024Caroline: There are certain places to which stories just seem to cling, whether they are invited to be there or not. We've all felt it: the shiver down the back of the spine when entering a room, and the sense that somebody, long dead or imaginary, exited out
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