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Agatha Christie’s Disappearance - her greatest mystery - a century on. (opens the original)
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Subscribe for FREE - robertmurphy.substack.comHer disappearance lasted eleven days. But for the last century, the trail of speculation has never entirely disappeared.Laura Thompson, who has been writing about Christie for two decades, has revisited the episode in her new book, ‘Eleven Days.’Why was the author - a new mother - in extremis? What had her husband done to drive her to this state? And what impact did the recent death of Christie’s mother have?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-im
Agatha Christie’s disappearance 100 years on - Transcript of interview with biographer Laura Thompson (opens the original)
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Robert MurphyLaura Thompson, it’s so great to have you back on the show with your fantastic book Eleven Days. Now we’ve had you on twice before. once talking about Edith Thompson, and then a second time talking about Lord Lucan, both real cases. And here’s another real case, but it’s about someone who’s better known for their works of fiction, and that is, of course, Agatha Christie. Now, why did you want to write this book and this book about Agatha in particular?Laura Thompson (00:30.074)Well,
Tim Sullivan: Transcript of interview on Behind the Crimes (opens the original)
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Rob (00:37.571)Okay, Tim. Tim Sullivan, thanks so much for being on the show and many, many congratulations on this. This is a proof copy of the Tailor, which l launches today. Many congratulations.Tim (01:10.658)<img alt="" class="sizing-norma
Mark Billingham: transcript of interview with Behind the Crimes (opens the original)
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Rob Murphy(00:00.674)Mark Billingham, thank you so much. And many congratulations on Shadow Step. Now this podcast is about where crime and culture clash. And I guess the origins of this story is where a kind of a true crime and culture clash, in that it started in a park with you and your dog, didn’t it?
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