It's our third play on the podcast, and you know what? We should really do this more often. Host Rebecca Thandi Norman speaks with mystery writer Jamie West about Spider's Web, which is Christie's second-longest running play of all time. It quickly becomes clear why: it's funny, engaging, and exactly what you'd expect from a Christie: a twisty murder in the manor house on the English countryside. Jamie discusses how his work in the theatre led him to write his own mystery series, why Christie plays endure today, and what it is about this one that has always stuck out in his mind.

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Read Death on the Pier by Jamie West

Read Murder at the Matinee by Jamie West

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This podcast is hosted by Rebecca Thandi Norman and produced by Kate Krosschell. Our sound engineer is Winther Robinson. Have feedback for us? Get in touch! Email us at teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com or follow us at @teaandmurder on Instagram.

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Writer, historian, and curator Subhadra Das has been exploring the connection between Golden Age detective fiction and eugenics. In this interview, she discusses the late Christie work, Elephants Can Remember. She and host Rebecca Thandi Norman address eugenics concepts across Christie's career, why Poirot would take this case, if "twin plots" ever really work, and which book Rebecca thought she was agreeing to before getting started (spoilers: it wasn't the right one!).

Read Elephants Can Remember

Read Uncivilised: Ten Lies that Made the West by Subhadra Das

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This podcast is hosted by Rebecca Thandi Norman and produced by Kate Krosschell. Our sound engineer is Winther Robinson. Have feedback for us? Get in touch! Email us at teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com or follow at @teaandmurder on Instagram.

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Ram 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.

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Read Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie

This podcast is hosted by Rebecca Thandi Norman and produced by Kate Krosschell. Our sound engineer is Winther Robinson. Have feedback for us? Get in touch! Email us at teaandmurderpodcast@gmail.com or follow at @teaandmurder on Instagram.

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