It is never a dull episode when Dr. John Curran comes on for a conversation! I had a great time speaking with him about his new book... and sparring over Christie, but of course.

Click here for more information, and to register for the upcoming Cozy Con I'll be attending at Avon Free Public Library in Connecticut on Saturday, 14 March 2026. I hope to see you there! (You can also click on my author website events page.)

I encourage you to check out Dr. Curran's new book, The Murder Game: Play, Puzzles & The Golden Age.

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Every piece of mail I receive from you listeners is like a valentine, so it's fitting that I finish going through my bulging listener mailbag on Valentine's Day this year. Please enjoy... and please keep these messages coming!

Here is the link to that 1970 German-language adaptation of The Murder at the Vicarage.

You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! (Coming out July 2026.)

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It's always a pleasure to have Sophie Hannah on the podcast. And if you're a dog lover and/or Iris Murdoch fan, you'll have reason to be particularly delighted!

Visit Sophie's website to learn more about her Lamberts book, and everything else she has going on--including her newest Poirot continuation novel.

You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series (coming out July 2026).

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

I can't think of a better way to start off the New Year than with messages from all of you. And since there were so many--and I want to take my time with every single one of them--I'll be doing a "part 2" in the near future with more letters! Happy New Year, everyone!

You can check out that (free!) Estonian version of The Unexpected Guest right here.

You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series. (Coming out July 2026.)

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Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

What's better than a Christie for Christmas? TWO Christies for Christmas, of course!

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You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series (coming out July 2026).

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

It's always a pleasure to commune with a legitimate Christie obsessive, and Ragnar is about as legit as they come. You may know him as one of the leading voices of contemporary noir, but he has also translated a number of Christie novels from English into his native Icelandic--starting at the tender age of seventeen, no less!

You can find out more about Ragnar and his work here, on his website. In particular, we discussed his most recent (and Golden Age-inflected) work, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer.

You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series. (Coming out July 2026.)

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

Captains = good. Commanders = bad. Just two revelations made in the course of a very fun episode to research and record. I hope you enjoy. And happy Thanksgiving to all those in the United States!

Here is a link to Brad Friedman's brilliant blog post from 2022, about the military men of Christie.

You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! (Coming out July 2026.)

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy the first book in the series, The Busy Body, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

On this Veterans/Remembrance Day, I begin a two-episode series all about the veterans of Agatha Christie, starting with three real-life veterans who meant a great deal to our favorite author....

You can now pre-order Sweet Spot, the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! (Coming out July 2026.)

To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

Visit the podcast on Instagram, and me personally at my author website.

Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.