Harley Quin was perhaps Agatha Christie's favorite character among all her creations. Unlike Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, Harley Quin is not a detective. Rather he is an ephemeral being, arriving at the scene of mysterious circumstances (o

Tuesday Night Fever

Feb 21st, 2021 23m 54s

Although the first full-length novel with Miss Jane Marple as the detective was published in 1930 (Murder at the Vicarage), the character initially appeared in print in a series of 6 short stories Christie wrote for a magazine in 1928. In 1932

Night Train to Perdition

Jan 17th, 2021 34m 38s

Murder on the Orient Express, written by Agatha Christie in 1933 and published the following year, is perhaps her seminal work. It is also possibly the work most directly inspired by a true crime case, the kidnapping and murder of the Lindberg

Dressed to the Strychnines

Dec 20th, 2020 36m 15s

In 1920, Agatha Christie's first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was published. Central to the novel was chemistry and toxicology, and the novel also introduced the character of Hercule Poirot. This podcast provides a synopsis of the

What's in a Dame?

Dec 6th, 2020 9m 38s

Welcome to Christie's Mysteries! This preview episode provides an introduction to the podcast and includes a brief biographical sketch of Agatha Christie until the publication of her first novel in 1920.For the full blog post, visit www.christ

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