
Miss Marple, Spinster Sleuth
06/14/23 • 36 min
3 Listeners
A feminist take on the gossiping busybody of St Mary Mead.
Thanks to my guest, Leandra Griffith. As well as being Shedunnit's production assistant, she posts about mysteries on her Instagram @leandra_thetbrzero and her YouTube channel.
Become a member of the Shedunnit book club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at shedunnitshow.com/membership.
Mentioned in the episode:
— "The Tuesday Night Club" by Agatha Christie, featured in The Thirteen Problems
— The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— Agatha Christie's The Complete Secret Notebooks by John Curran
Related Shedunnit episodes:
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/missmarplespinstersleuthtranscript.
Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A feminist take on the gossiping busybody of St Mary Mead.
Thanks to my guest, Leandra Griffith. As well as being Shedunnit's production assistant, she posts about mysteries on her Instagram @leandra_thetbrzero and her YouTube channel.
Become a member of the Shedunnit book club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at shedunnitshow.com/membership.
Mentioned in the episode:
— "The Tuesday Night Club" by Agatha Christie, featured in The Thirteen Problems
— The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
— The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
— The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— Agatha Christie's The Complete Secret Notebooks by John Curran
Related Shedunnit episodes:
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/missmarplespinstersleuthtranscript.
Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previous Episode

The Villa Murder
The tragic tale of Alma Rattenbury.
Become a member of the Shedunnit book club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at shedunnitshow.com/membership.
Mentioned in the episode:
— The Anatomy of Murder by The Detection Club
— Stay of Execution by Eliot Crawshay-Williams
— The Fatal Passions of Alma Rattenbury by Sean O'Connor
— Cause Célèbre by Terence Rattigan
Related Shedunnit episodes:
— The Trials of Madeleine Smith
— Florence Maybrick I and Florence Maybrick II
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/thevillamurdertranscript.
Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Next Episode

Meet The Coles
What happens when a couple of socialists decide to write mysteries?
Thanks to my guest, Curtis Evans. If you are interested in his book, The Spectrum of the English Murder, it is available through Blackwell's and other booksellers.
Join Caroline and guest Teresa Peschel for a free live episode of Shedunnit on YouTube on 15th July at 7pm UK time. More details: shedunnitshow.com/liveepisode
Mentioned in this episode:
— The Spectrum of English Murder by by Curtis Evans
— The World of Labour by GDH Cole
— An Introduction to Trade Unionism by GDH Cole
— The Intelligent Man's Guide Through World Chaos by GDH Cole
— What Marx Really Meant by GDH Cole
— Whose Body? by Dorothy L Sayers
— The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
— The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts
— The Brooklyn Murders by GDH Cole
— The Death of a Millionaire by GDH and Margaret Cole
— Snobbery With Violence by Colin Watson
— Big Business Murder by GDH and Margaret Cole
— The Brothers Sackville by GDH and Margaret Cole
— Disgrace To The College by GDH and Margaret Cole
— Double Blackmail by GDH and Margaret Cole
— Murder at the Munition Works by GDH and Margaret Cole
— Scandal at School by GDH and Margaret Cole
— Burglars In Buck by GDH and Margaret Cole
— Greek Tragedy by GDH and Margaret Cole
— Knife in the Dark by GDH and Margaret Cole
Related Shedunnit episodes:
— The Mysterious Dorothy Bowers
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/meetthecolestranscript.
Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/shedunnit-39613/miss-marple-spinster-sleuth-30733443"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to miss marple, spinster sleuth on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy