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All About Agatha Christie

All About Agatha (Christie)

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Frequency: 1 episode/11d. Total Eps: 312

All About Agatha is a podcast all about, well, Agatha. Agatha Christie, of course: the Queen of Crime, a real-life Dame of the British Empire, and author of sixty-six mystery novels that spanned the Twentieth Century, defining a genre. For five years, Catherine Brobeck and Kemper Donovan revisited these novels in publication order, ranking them according to pre-set criteria (plot, character, etc.). Tragically, Catherine Brobeck passed away at the end of 2021. She will be forever missed. Since then, Kemper has completed the podcast's ranking project, and continues to celebrate the greatness of Christie by attempting to solve the ultimate mystery where she is concerned. Why Christie--and Christie alone--endures as powerfully as she does.

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A Special Holiday Rerun Episode: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding & A Christmas Tragedy by Agatha Christie

mercredi 24 décembre 2025 • Duration 01:22:58

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

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

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.

Interview with Ragnar Jónasson, Mystery Author and Erstwhile Agatha Christie Translator

samedi 13 décembre 2025 • Duration 46:45

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.

Interview with Riley Sager, Author of With a Vengeance (and Many Other Mysteries)

samedi 9 août 2025 • Duration 55:51

Riley Sager has been producing bestselling mystery thrillers with Christie-like consistency for nine years now. His latest, With a Vengeance, is his most Christie-like yet. It was a pleasure to speak with him about the book, Christie's influence, and what it's like to be a mystery writer in the world of publishing today.

You can visit Riley and peruse his prodigious output on his website here.

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.

Interview with Alex Michaelides, Author of The Silent Patient & The Maidens

vendredi 11 mars 2022 • Duration 01:26:42

Alex is the real deal when it comes to his passion for Christie, and for the craft of writing mysteries. This interview was simply a joy. I hope (and trust) you'll feel the same.

Visit the podcast's Patreon site at: http://www.patreon.com/allaboutagatha.

And Then There Were 5: Nemesis by Agatha Christie (with special guest Jamie Bernthal!)

samedi 26 février 2022 • Duration 02:46:58

Get comfortable, because this is a loooong episode (at this rate, Sleeping Murder will have to be released in six parts, like a miniseries). But can you blame me--and Jamie--for wanting to spend as much time as we did critiquing this stupendous (though flawed) late Marple novel? Put on your warmest pink scarf and your red-and-black-checked pullover, and beware of any "rocking stones" in the vicinity as you immerse yourself in the world of... Nemesis.

*Special Announcement* re Magnolia Blossom by Agatha Christie (Free Patreon Episode!)

lundi 14 février 2022 • Duration 02:24

It may not be a heart-shaped box of chocolates wrapped in crinkly plastic, but I hope you'll enjoy my Valentine's confection for you in the form of a free-to-download, love-themed Patreon episode. (You can click the link below; it'll be the first episode to appear in the queue.) Enjoy! http://www.patreon.com/allaboutagatha

Interview with Sophie Hannah, Author of The Couple at the Table

vendredi 11 février 2022 • Duration 01:03:59

Another episode, another Sophie Hannah confection! Come for the Death on the Nile gush-fest and the discussion of character versus plot in contemporary crime fiction, stay for Sophie's shocking takedown of American English (I jest…). For bonus episodes, check out the All About Agatha Patreon site at: www.patreon.com/allaboutagatha.

A Hercule Poirot Amuse-Bouche: Double Sin by Agatha Christie

vendredi 28 janvier 2022 • Duration 38:43

We get lots of Poirot and Hastings in this fairly light-hearted short story, and lots of Poirot and Hastings and Lemon and Japp in the stupendously light-hearted episode based on this short story. In other words: a good time all around.

And Then There Were 6: Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie (with bonus Sophie Hannah!)

samedi 15 janvier 2022 • Duration 02:13:47

It wasn't easy recording my first episode without Catherine, but fortunately I had a friend to help me: Sophie Hannah, who duked out the rankings with me as my guest co-host. And what a time we had discussing this extremely flawed, though extremely fascinating late-career Christie thriller....

A Bittersweet End-of-Year Episode: How Does Your Garden Grow? by Agatha Christie

samedi 11 décembre 2021 • Duration 58:58

It was extremely difficult to edit this episode, which is the final one I recorded with my co-host, Catherine Brobeck, before she passed away. I hope you take a listen, and use it as an opportunity to celebrate her. Please know this is the spirit in which I'm offering it to you now. Happy holidays to all who celebrate them; I'm looking forward to a New Year in which we can continue to remember Catherine while continuing to celebrate Agatha Christie and the greater world of mysteries. And thank you--so much--for all your warmth and support during what has been a challenging time. It means the world.