About this episode

This episode explores how murder mysteries can transport readers to different eras.

The best murder mysteries transport us to another era. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode:— The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher— Mystery in the Channel by Freeman Wills Croft— The Walls of Jericho by Rudolph Fisher To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Caroline Crampton

Topics covered

• detective fiction
• time travel
• murder mysteries
• historical context
• literature

Keywords

• detective fiction
• murder mysteries
• historical literature
• time travel
• book club

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shedunnit Book Club, shedunnitbookclub.com, shedunnitshow.com, megaphone.fm

Books & works: The Conjure-Man Dies, Mystery in the Channel, The Walls of Jericho

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