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Clerical Crimes
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Why do murder mysteries contain so many vicars?
Mentioned in this episode:
— Measuring religious affiliation in Great Britain by Clive D. Field
— The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Death in Holy Orders by P.D. James
— The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
— Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie
— “The Blue Cross” by G.K. Chesterton from The Innocence of Father Brown
— Literary Distractions by Ronald Knox
— The Cadfael Chronicles by Ellis Peters
— Quiet as a Nun by Antonia Fraser
— St Peter’s Finger by Gladys Mitchell
— Close Quarters by Michael Gilbert
— The Black Seraphim by Michael Gilbert
— Holy Disorders by Edmund Crispin
— “The Guilty Vicarage” by W.H. Auden
— Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Christianity and the Detective Story edited by Anya Morlan and Walter Raubicheck
— The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler
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Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
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Mentioned in this episode:
— Measuring religious affiliation in Great Britain by Clive D. Field
— The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Death in Holy Orders by P.D. James
— The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
— Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie
— “The Blue Cross” by G.K. Chesterton from The Innocence of Father Brown
— Literary Distractions by Ronald Knox
— The Cadfael Chronicles by Ellis Peters
— Quiet as a Nun by Antonia Fraser
— St Peter’s Finger by Gladys Mitchell
— Close Quarters by Michael Gilbert
— The Black Seraphim by Michael Gilbert
— Holy Disorders by Edmund Crispin
— “The Guilty Vicarage” by W.H. Auden
— Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
— Christianity and the Detective Story edited by Anya Morlan and Walter Raubicheck
— The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler
NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge.
To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter.
The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice.
Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/clericalcrimestranscript
Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Nov 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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