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Sounds,20 May 2026,18 mins

Competent Women

Shedunnit

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Anne Bedingfield, Emily Trefusis, Lucy Eyelesbarrow: why is it that Agatha Christie's adventurous, highly competent young women never get to become recurring sleuths? This archive episode of Shedunnit was first published on 27th November 2019. Books and sources: —Agatha Christie’s Complete Secret Notebooks by John Curran —The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne —An Autobiography by Agatha Christie —The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie —The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie —The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie —The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie —The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie —The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie —Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie —They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie —4.50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com, where you can also find full transcripts.

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