Content warning: this episode includes mention of suicide. Caroline: Two women appeared at the infamous Court No 1 at the Old Bailey in London, twelve years apart. Both were accused of conspiring with their lovers to murder their husbands. Both became the subject of intense scrutiny and fascination, with the
31 May 2023Caroline: The lifespan of a sleuth from the golden age of detective fiction is difficult to estimate. These tend to be creatures of extremes. Either they exist for a concentrated period of time before the writer moves on to other characters or literary endeavours, as Dorothy L. Sayers did with
17 May 2023Caroline: When I tell people what this podcast is about one of the first questions that I usually get asked is if I am worried about "running out of things to talk about". And I suppose that is not an unreasonable concern, if you are only aware of
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