All About Agatha is a podcast all about, well, Agatha. Agatha Christie, of course: the Queen of Crime, a real-life Dame of the British Empire, and author of sixty-six mystery novels that spanned the Twentieth Century, defining a genre. For five years, Catherine Brobeck and Kemper Donovan revisited these novels in publication order, ranking them according to pre-set criteria (plot, character, etc.). Tragically, Catherine Brobeck passed away at the end of 2021. She will be forever missed. Sinc ...
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Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages.
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The opposite of true crime. Part book club, part interview show, Tea & Murder is a podcast all about Agatha Christie and her work. Every episode, host Rebecca Thandi Norman has an exciting guest to discuss an Agatha Christie book, story, or play of their choice. With a smattering of literary analysis and a big dose of humor, Rebecca and her guest dive into why we like the things we like, what makes a great mystery, and every conceivable element of the Agatha Christie universe. Welcome to Tea ...
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"Poirot Investigates" is a collection of short stories by Agatha Christie, first published in 1924. It features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, a meticulous and clever sleuth known for his distinctive appearance and brilliant deductive skills. In this collection, Poirot, often accompanied by his friend Captain Hastings, tackles a series of intriguing cases. These stories showcase Christie's talent for constructing tightly plotted mysteries, with Poirot unraveling complex puzzles using ...
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A Special Holiday Rerun Episode: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding & A Christmas Tragedy by Agatha Christie
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1:22:58What's better than a Christie for Christmas? TWO Christies for Christmas, of course! To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here. You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series (coming out July 2026). Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website. Loose Lips, the sec…
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Interview with Ragnar Jónasson, Mystery Author and Erstwhile Agatha Christie Translator
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46:45It's always a pleasure to commune with a legitimate Christie obsessive, and Ragnar is about as legit as they come. You may know him as one of the leading voices of contemporary noir, but he has also translated a number of Christie novels from English into his native Icelandic--starting at the tender age of seventeen, no less! You can find out more …
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Huzzah! The (Fictional) Veterans of Agatha Christie
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1:35:58Captains = good. Commanders = bad. Just two revelations made in the course of a very fun episode to research and record. I hope you enjoy. And happy Thanksgiving to all those in the United States! Here is a link to Brad Friedman's brilliant blog post from 2022, about the military men of Christie. You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in …
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Huzzah! The (Real) Veterans of Agatha Christie
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59:46On this Veterans/Remembrance Day, I begin a two-episode series all about the veterans of Agatha Christie, starting with three real-life veterans who meant a great deal to our favorite author.... You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! (Coming out July 2026.) To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreo…
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A Special HALLOWE'EN SPOOKTACULAR Episode: The Gipsy by Agatha Christie
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48:04Ghosts, second sight, and reincarnation, oh my! I hope you're ready for an extremely spooky tale of Christie's. (And yes, I am standing by the apostrophe in "Hallowe'en" and the "i" in "gipsy.") Enjoy... and Happy Hallowe'en! Also, click here to enjoy, for free, my latest SPOOKTACULAR Patreon episode all about The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arth…
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They're New to Us: Two Vintage Agatha Christie Television Adaptations Recently Made Available
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36:47"For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought." Words of wisdom courtesy of Edmund Spenser (and Colonel Brandon, as played by the inimitable Alan Rickman, RIP). And I'm taking them to heart in this episode, as we get to discover two Christie television adaptations that were not readily available to us until quite recently, a Poirot and a…
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Thank you for listening; I'm Cat together with the creator; we have uploaded all the Agatha Christie that is in public domain at this time. Also the creator has another podcast called Sheila’s Audiobooks you can access through the same podcast format you are using now. Please listen to announcement.Kirjoittanut mycatandme7
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Interview with Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper, Author and Illustrator of The Creeping Hand Murder
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53:14Who doesn't love a puzzle? Maureen and Jay have gone *full bore* on the notion of a solvable Golden Age mystery. Call it a mashup between Agatha Christie and Dennis Wheatley's "crime dossiers" (if you know you know). I have a feeling many of you will enjoy the heck out of it. You can check out the book, which is now available in the U.S. and UK, on…
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Death in the Clouds with Ram Murali
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54:03Ram Murali's debut novel, Death in the Air, is not only a fun and glamorous mystery set in an Indian hotel, it's also a love letter to Agatha Christie. Host Rebecca and Ram discuss homages to Christie's work, how characters are created, and the messy-but-sometimes-fun Death in the Clouds. Read Death in the Air by Ram Murali Read Death in the Clouds…
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*LIVE!* Episode - True Crime Queen: The Real-life Murders in Agatha Christie's Fiction (Recorded at the 2025 Agatha Christie Festival)
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58:43Rejoice: it is time for another live episode from the Agatha Christie Festival, in Christie's birthplace of Torquay! This time I braved the stage all by myself, to discuss Christie's use of true crime in her fiction. As usual, I had an absolute blast. To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here. Visit the podcast on Instagram, …
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Summer Rerun - Gone Girl: The Notorious Real-Life Disappearance of Agatha Christie
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55:20Please enjoy this time capsule from early 2017, all about the real-life disappearance of our favorite author.... See (some of) you in England! Details below regarding my two appearances there. I'll be appearing first, in London, 12-13 September, at Silent Echoes: Golden Age Crime Fiction and Trauma, hosted by Golden Age Mysteries and Florida State …
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Interview with Marthe Jocelyn, Author of YA Mystery Series Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen
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1:07:02At long last, another episode about YA mystery! If you haven't yet heard of Marthe Jocelyn's Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, you are in for a treat.... Visit Marthe on her website, or on Instagram, or just check out the Aggie Morton books directly. Marthe wanted me to note that the illustrator is Isabelle Follath, who you can visit on Instagram…
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Interview with Riley Sager, Author of With a Vengeance (and Many Other Mysteries)
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55:51Riley Sager has been producing bestselling mystery thrillers with Christie-like consistency for nine years now. His latest, With a Vengeance, is his most Christie-like yet. It was a pleasure to speak with him about the book, Christie's influence, and what it's like to be a mystery writer in the world of publishing today. You can visit Riley and per…
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Click Clack Click Clack DING: The (Real) Secretaries of Agatha Christie (with Guest Co-Host Helen Frank)
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1:15:32I could not be more thrilled to welcome back A+++ listener, and now two-time guest co-host, Helen Frank, to discuss the flesh-and-blood secretaries of Agatha Christie's life. We already covered the ones that Christie created for herself out of ink, so this episode is a completist's delight. So many secretaries! For those of you in the SoCal area, c…
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All About the Audiobooks of Agatha Christie (with Special Guest Gray Robert Brown)
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2:21:29How has it taken me this long to talk about audiobooks?! Huge thanks to Gray Robert Brown, for his willingness to share his considerable expertise on this topic. Thank you also to Hugh Fraser, for the many, many hours he has spent speaking Agatha Christie's words into a microphone. We salute you, Captain Hastings. You can find Gray at his website h…
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Mr. Harley Quin turns up mysteriously at a house party. It's dark and cold, with snow drifts everywhere, when Mr. Harley Quin appears at the door of Royston Hall stating that his car has broken down. There he helps Mr Satterthwaite clear up the mystery of a death which took place ten years before but continues to haunt some of those present.…
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Mr Satterthwaite attends a party at a house where all the guests are gossiping about the ghostly figure in the upstairs window: a cavalier, murdered by his wife's lover. But when a real murder takes place it is only through Satterthwaite's patient and observing nature that the crime can be solved.Kirjoittanut mycatandme7
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Mr Satterthwaite attends the trial of young Martin Wylde accused of murder. Shortly after the guilty verdict is returned, Satterthwaite runs into his mysterious friend Harley Quin. Can they prove Wylde’s innocence or did he really kill the beautiful Vivien Barnaby? In this story he has to travel all the way to Banff in Canada to solve the mystery.…
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A man disappeared from a house in the village of Kirklington Mallet, leaving his wife and all their possessions. Satterthwaite and Quin talk through the details of the mystery and finally see it for what it was.Kirjoittanut mycatandme7
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While visiting Colonel Melrose, Mr Satterthwaite hears of the murder of Sir James Dwighton, who had recently been in a messy love triangle and the wife and her lover are immediately suspected. But a chance meeting with Mr Quin, changes Satterthwaite's perception of the facts.Kirjoittanut mycatandme7
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The Soul of the Croupier
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36:57Whilst holidaying in the principality, Mr. Satterthwaite watches as a young American man falls in love with a mystifying Countess. Soon after a bit of gambling at which he was not successful, he bumps into Harley Quin and they invite their new friends for an intimate dinner that reveals dark secrets about one of the guest.…
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Mr Satterthwaite has come to Corsica with his friend the Duchess of Leith, where they meet the Duchess’s cousin Naomi Carlton-Smith. Distraught that her fiancé has been accused of stealing, Naomi turns to Sattherthwaite and his friend the mysterious Mr Quin for help.Kirjoittanut mycatandme7
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Interview with Steen Just, Wikipedia Administrator for Danish-Language Agatha Christie Articles
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55:31Steen Just is a Danish gentleman who is passionate about Agatha Christie--so much so that he has spent his retirement contributing hugely to the Danish-language Wikipedia articles on Agatha Christie. I had a great time talking with him about his unique perspective on our favorite author. The following Christie titles are spoiled to some degree in t…
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Mr Satterthwaite investigates his friend's daughter, who appears to be hearing voices. Is it her imagination or is the sinister demand for something stolen a warning? Mr Quin glides into the picture, dropping clues and setting Satterthwaite's thoughts along the right path, as always leading him towards a resolution. In this story they again stay at…
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After a performance of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, Mr Quin and Mr Satterthwaite witness a fight outside the opera house – but what could have prompted such brutal behaviour? Mr Quin's appearance in the opera's interval suggest that forces of love and jealousy must be at work and someone is in danger.…
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While visiting the rather dull, conventional, country home of John and Anna Denman, Mr. Satterthwaite unexpectedly meets Mr. Quin on a narrow road called Harlequin's Lane behind the house. Locally, it's known as Lover's Lane. While exploring the lane, Satterthwaite meets Molly Stanwell and learns that there's to be an entertainment, a masquerade, t…
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When Mr. Satterthwaite visits a new exhibit in London at the Harchester Galleries, he discovers a painting with a male figure that bares an unusual likeness to a mysterious acquaintance of his, Mr. Quin. With one bold move, he purchases the canvas on the spot and in another, invites the artist of ‘The Dead Harlequin’ to dine with him that night.…
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Mr. Satterthwaite has left the French Mediterranean for one of the Spanish islands. He encounters Anthony Cosden as he is about to leap to his death. This was not his first attempt at suicide. Can Mr. Satterthwaite and Mr. Quin bring happiness back to a poor man’s life?Kirjoittanut mycatandme7
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George Dundas is sacked from his job for being a wastrel but he soon receives a golden opportunity. Will he waste it or grasp it?Kirjoittanut mycatandme7
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Sir Edward Palliser, a retired barrister, once made a promise to a young girl and travelling companion that she could always come to him whenever she needed help. Ten years later she calls on him. Sir Edward is reluctant but a promise is a promise. Family truths come to light as he begins to pull together the clues, where the police could find no s…
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The Big Four Part 1
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1:30:06Framed in the doorway of Poirot’s bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man’s gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds him…
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The Big Four Part 2
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1:29:14Framed in the doorway of Poirot’s bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man’s gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds him…
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The Big Four Part 3
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1:30:04Framed in the doorway of Poirot’s bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man’s gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds him…
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The Big Four Part 4
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1:16:18Framed in the doorway of Poirot’s bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man’s gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds him…
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A poor war widow is desperate for a job. She owes on her rent and even contemplates marrying the wrong man – all for the sake of her beloved dog, a gift from her late husband. So fond is she of her little half-blind ageing terrier Terry, she will do just about anything to keep him.Kirjoittanut mycatandme7
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A retired police inspector who recognizes a woman in his village as someone he once suspected of murder, even though she was acquitted. The inspector believes she may be a danger, and he is determined to protect her new husband.Kirjoittanut mycatandme7
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