6. A Surprise for Christmas - British Library Crime Classics

Join us for our festive episode with A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries. This is from the British Library Crime Classics series and edited by Martin Edwards.

We focus on the four stories written by women:

- The Black Bag Left on a Doorstep - Catharine Louisa Pirkis

- Death on the Air- Ngaio Marsh

- On Christmas Day in the Morning- Margery Allingham

- Give Me a Ring - Anthony Gilbert 

No spoilers- we don't reveal whodunnit.

In Mystery Business, we talk about new books inspired by Agatha Christie. Maddy wins at Secret Santa.

In TV Tattle, we recommend mysteries for post Christmas viewing.

We exchange badinage on pantomimes, olden times Christmas games and pints of cream. 

Mystery Mentions

Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night- Sophie Hannah

Agatha Christie - Lucy Worsley 

At Bertram’s Hotel - Agatha Christie 

The Leavenworth Case - Anna Katharine Green 

The Case of the Late Pig - Margery Allingham 

Portrait of a Murderer (A Christmas Crime Story) - Anne Meredith 

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Next read for 8th January: All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien

In the mood for more mystery? Check out our other festive episodes - The Christmas Egg, The Santa Klaus Murder and Tied up in Tinsel

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This podcast is created, produced and edited by Maddy Berry and Hannah Knight. Our music is sourced from Melody Loops and composed by Geoff Harvey.