Ep 066 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agat...

In the not-so-distant future, Andy Weir will write a novel about a Competent Man getting into trouble and then getting himself out. Then it will be made into a major motion picture starring a relatively bankable movie star. Then Overdue will (probably) read the book. That's what ...  Show more

To celebrate this year's Children's Book Week, we're discussing the work of children's author and illustrator Eric Carle, whose colorful art and innovative prints have delighted our children (and us!) for years. Since they're each pretty short we decided to talk about a bunch of ...  Show more

Agatha Christie was a great writer of murder mystery novels and is probably the best selling author of all time. Listen in today to learn her story.

Like Lenny Kravitz, sometimes you want to get away. That was Agatha Christie in 1926. Why did the most famous mystery novelist in the world want to disappear? Hint: her husband. But there's so much more. And it all gets... ridiculous!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform ...  Show more

As we wrap up our second Agatha Christie novel, we wanted to take a moment to learn about the author. Phoebe speaks with James Prichard, Agatha Christie's great-grandson. Our other shows are Criminal and This is Love. Donate to Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Learn more about your ad cho ...  Show more

This episode originally appeared on Short History Of… read by John Hopkins. If you like what you hear, search ‘Short History Of’ in your podcast app and hit follow or weekly episodes. Detectives Don’t sleep will be back next week. Retaining the title of the “Queen of Crime” to th ...  Show more