The Classic Detective Stories Podcast
1) Death on the Air by Ngaio Marsh
Was it accident, or murder? On a frosty Christmas morning, the household of Septimus Tonks awakens to a grim discovery: their patriarch lies lifeless beside his wireless set, seemingly electrocuted. C...Show More
2) The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan by Agatha Christie
A luxurious weekend at Brighton's Grand Metropolitan Hotel takes a dark turn when Mrs. Opalsen's prized pearl necklace vanishes! Hercule Poirot, enjoying a seaside escape with Hastings, finds his holi...Show More
3) The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle
Can a hair colour be sinister, Holmes? A London pawnbroker, lured by the absurd Red-Headed League, unwittingly becomes a pawn in a far grander scheme. As Jabez Wilson carries out his bizarre task, She...Show More
4) Abraham Lincoln's Clue by Ellery Queen
This story by two American cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee, writing under the name Ellery Queen, is a classic of Golden Age American detective fiction, narrated for us by the accomplished ...Show More
5) Cheating the Gallows by Israel Zwangill
Two men share a room, yet live separate lives. One vanishes with a fortune, the other consoles the abandoned bride. But the evidence stacks up, a man is condemned, justice is served. Or is it? In the ...Show More
6) Wrong Pigeon by Raymond Chandler
How far does corruption reach? A single pencil, sharpened to a point, sends a shiver down Marlowe's spine. The message is clear: stay out. But for a man with a code, some lines can't be crossed. Dive ...Show More
7) The Footprint in the Sky by John Dickson Carr (1940)
A woman is found beaten, her home ransacked. Outside, the fresh snow holds only one set of footprints—leading straight to the scene and back again. They belong to a young woman known for sleepwalking....Show More
8) The Mystery of the Sleeping-Car Express by Freeman Wills Crofts
"The Mystery of the Sleeping Car Express" plunges readers into an intricate railway puzzle where a seemingly impossible crime unfolds within the confines of a sleeping car. The story, set against the ...Show More
9) We Know You're Busy Writing... by Edmund Crispin
In "We Know You're Busy Writing, But We Thought You Wouldn't Mind If We Just Dropped in for a Minute", Edmund Crispin crafts a darkly humorous tale of a writer's frustration. Mr Bradley, a detective s...Show More
10) A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle
In the shadowy streets of Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes faces a challenge unlike any other. A monarch's past threatens to shatter the delicate balance of European politics. A single photograph hol...Show More