About this episode

Caroline Crampton and guest Ronaldo Fagarazzi discuss a 1920s serial killer mystery, 'The Murders in Praed Street'.

Ronaldo Fagarazzi joins Caroline for a 1920s serial killer mystery. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 21:21. After that, expect full spoilers. Read more about John Rhode at Ronaldo's blog, witnesstothecrime.wordpress.com. A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be Mr Justice Raffles by E.W. Hornung. 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:— Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers— The Murders in Praed Street by John Rhode— Bloody Murder by Julian Symons— Dead Men at the Folly by John Rhode— The Secret of High Eldersham by Miles Burton— Devil's Reckoning by Miles Burton— The Thinking Machine by Jacques Futrelle— Hendon's First Case by John Rhode— Death in the Tunnel by Miles Burton— The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes— The Silk Stocking Murders by Anthony Berkeley— Murder Gone Mad by Philip MacDonald— Some Must Watch by Ethel Lina White— The A.B.C. Murders by…

People in this episode

Host: Caroline Crampton

Guest: Ronaldo Fagarazzi

Topics covered

• 1920s mystery
• serial killer
• book discussion
• spoiler zone
• literary analysis

Keywords

• mystery
• podcast
• literature
• John Rhode
• book club

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shedunnit Book Club, Penguin, witnesstothecrime.wordpress.com, shedunnitbookclub.com

Books & works: The Murders in Praed Street, Have His Carcase, Bloody Murder, Dead Men at the Folly, The Secret of High Eldersham, Devil's Reckoning, The Thinking Machine, Hendon's First Case, Death in the Tunnel, The Lodger

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