About this episode

Caroline Crampton and guest Jim Noy discuss 'The Sanfield Scandal' and other related works in a spoiler-filled conversation.

Jim Noy joins Caroline for some Jolly Adventures in a castle. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 14:58. After that, expect full spoilers. Please note: This book contains the deliberate killing of an animal, which is discussed from 36:57 to 40:18. A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Murders in Praed Street by John Rhode. 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 Sanfield Scandal by Richard Keverne— Carteret's Cure by Richard Keverne— The Pretender by Clifford Hosken— The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace— The Famous Five adventure novels by Enid Blyton— The Abbey Girls Series by Elsie J. Oxenham— The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie— The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers— The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey— The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie— The Problem of the Green Capsule by John Dickson Carr— The…

People in this episode

Host: Caroline Crampton

Guest: Jim Noy

Topics covered

• mystery novels
• book discussion
• spoiler analysis
• animal ethics
• literary series

Keywords

• The Sanfield Scandal
• mystery novels
• book club
• spoilers
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shedunnit Book Club, penguinfirsteditions.com, shedunnitbookclub.com/join, shedunnitshow.com/newsletter, megaphone.fm

Books & works: The Sanfield Scandal, Carteret's Cure, The Pretender, The Documents in the Case, The Famous Five adventure novels, The Abbey Girls Series, The Secret of Chimneys, The Nine Tailors, The Franchise Affair, The Seven Dials Mystery

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