Chronological Christie – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to the Chronological Christie podcast.

In this episode, we take a look at the return of Poirot inThe Murder on the Links 

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter- a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husbandAlan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Murder on the Links 

Wikipedia page -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_on_the_Links

References - 

Agatha Christie: An Autobiography -https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery - Agatha Christie Edited by Matthew Pritchard  -https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062191250 

Reference sites

1923 on Wikipedia -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923

1923 on HistoricNewspapers.co.uk -https://www.historic-newspapers.co.uk/blog/1923-events/?srsltid=AfmBOoqcJ8q1cYp3MgIdYH4Z-mZg_5SLPKTpqB0c_Ngsimq8JX0Aly24

Other Links

Alan’s website -https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

Alan’s Newsletter -https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account -https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussingThe Man in the Brown Suit

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In this episode, we take a look at the introduction of the young adventurers, Tommy & Tuppence in The Secret Adversary

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Secret Adversary Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Adversary

References - 

Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery - Agatha Christie Edited by Matthew Pritchard  - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062191250 

Reference sites

1922 on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922

Adaptations

Partners In Crime: The Secret Adversary (1983) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084647/  - Available on BritBox

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime: The Secret Adversary ( 2015) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3574152 - Available on Acorn TV

Podcast Related Links

Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Other Links

Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Murder on the Links

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Welcome to the Chronological Christie podcast.

In this episode, we take a look at Agatha Christie’s debut novel - The Mysterious Affair At Styles 

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

The Mysterious Affair At Styles 

Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Affair_at_Styles

Audible dramatization - https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Mysterious-Affair-at-Styles-Audiobook/B0DJC1T9VG

BBC Radio Adaptation.- https://youtu.be/taIAVcoQZbk?si=Sy2qp2yxdyzCFwTw  

TV adaptation available on Amazon Prime - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0036GKKQE/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s3 

Podcast Related Links

Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Other Links

Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Secret Adversary.

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The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC, that would be great. Also,

In this bonus mini-episode, we look back and provide some updates for questions raised during the first three episodes.

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

• Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

• Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

• Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

• Mysterious Affair at Styles- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Affair_at_Styles

• The Secret Adversary- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Adversary

• Murder on the Links -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_on_the_Links

References - 

• Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

• Murder Mayhem - https://murder-mayhem.com/real-crimes-that-inspired-agatha-christie

• The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne - 

• Agatha Christie Poirot - The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldredge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643

Other Links

• Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

• Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Man in the Brown Suit

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In this episode, we take a look at the first five short stories in the Poirot Investigates collection.

The Adventure of “The Western Star”

The Tragedy of Marsdon Manor

The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge

The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

• Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

• Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

• Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

• Poirot Investigates - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poirot_Investigates

References 

• Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

• The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

• Agatha Christie Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643

• Poirot tv show IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094525/?ref_=tt_ov_srs

• The Adventure of the Western Star is on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/live/RAlCc8f78-U?si=kWh71LLw9YuIcu-5

• The second episode of the Japanese Anime series Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple. adapted The Adventure of the Cheap Flat as Yasu Manshon no Nazo (The Riddle of the Cheap Flat) first broadcast on 18 July 2004 - It’s available in YouTube with English subtitles - https://youtu.be/51ecBgc5dMc?si=LWm15joxCq8_edvJ 

Other Links

• Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

• Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing the next five stories in  Poirot Investigates

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In this episode, we take a look at The Man in the Brown Suit

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

• Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

• Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

• Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

• Man in the Brown Suit -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Brown_Suit

References 

• Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

• The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

Other Links

• Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

• Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing Poirot Investigates

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The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

In this episode, we take a look at The Sittaford Mystery aka The Murder at Hazelmoor

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

• Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

• Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

• Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

• The Sittaford Mystery/The Murder at Hazelmoor - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sittaford_Mystery

Adaptation-related links

• The Sittaford Mystery/The Murder at Hazelmoor - ITV’s Agatha Christie’s Marple Season 2 Episode 4 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491050/

• Radio adaptation - Radio 4 Whodunnits - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0081rx2

References 

• Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

• Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530

• The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

• The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312

• The Home of Agatha Christie - https://www.agathachristie.com/

• Agatha Christie First Lady of Crime - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781643137377

Other Links

• Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

• Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Check out our  Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series.

Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes.

It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee.

You can check it out with a free 7-day trial or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie

Thanks for your support.

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode Peril at End House where we will be back with Poirot.

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The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

In this episode, we take a look at the remaining stories in The Mysterious Mr. Quin collection.

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

• Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

• Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

• Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

• Mysterious Mr. Quin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Mr_Quin

References 

• Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

• Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530

• The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

• The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312

• Beautiful - Comic Book Adaptations - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/

• Agatha Christie - Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Dr Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643

• Agatha Christie - https://www.agathachristie.com/stories/the-myserious-mr-quin

Other Links

• Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

• Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Check out our  Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series.

Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes.

It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee.

You can check it out or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie

Thanks for your support.

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be covering The Sittaford Mystery

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The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

In this episode, we take a look at The Seven Dials Mystery 

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We are your hosts:

Gillian Porter - a long-time Agatha Christie reader and collector,

And her husband Alan Porter, who after almost 40 years of sharing a house with Agatha Christie books has decided he should read them.

We’ll be tackling the books in UK publication order as detailed on the official Agatha Christie website, and sharing our thoughts on each from the viewpoint of someone familiar with them, 

and someone reading them for the first time.

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Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

• Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

• Chronological Christie @ Bookshop.org - ttps://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

• Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_2024.pdf 

Wikipedia Pages for the books discussed.

• The Seven Dials Mystery - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Dials_Mystery

Adaptation-related links

• The Seven Dials Mystery - 1981 tv movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086287/

References 

• Agatha Christie: An Autobiography - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780062204578 

• Agatha Christie, A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9781639362530

• The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie - A Biographical Companion to the Works of Agatha Christie by Charles Osborne

• The Complete Christie, An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780671028312

• Beautiful - Comic Book Adaptations - https://beautifulbooks.info/agatha-christie-comic-book-series/

• Agatha Christie - Poirot The Greatest Detective in the World by Dr Mark Aldridge - https://bookshop.org/a/10029/9780008296643

Other Links

• Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

• Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

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Check out our  Patreon account where you can now get early access to our podcasts as well as our new patreon exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series.

Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our bonus Q&A episodes.

It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee.

You can check it out with a free 7-day trial or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie

Thanks for your support.

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Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform that would be great and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be meeting Miss Marple in Murder at the Vicarage.

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The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC

In this bonus episode, we are taking a look back at two new fun versions of The Mysterious Affair at Styles we’ve recently added to our library, try and uncover more about why the stage version of The Secret of Chimneys was banned, and watch the fascinating Japanese adaptation of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

Links mentioned in this episode

Podcast Related Links

• Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

• Publication Order List - https://agathachristie.imgix.net/image-store/Read-Christie-2024/ACL_CompleteList_202

4.pdf 

Both of the new versions of The Mysterious Affair at Styles we discussed can be found on our Chronological Christie list at Bookshop.org - https://bookshop.org/lists/chronological-christies 

The Secret of Chimneys promotion/interview videos:

• Lonny Chapman Theater in Los Angeles- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjM1DqAADkA 

• The Theater in the Round in Minneapolis  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P4jNHNE7dM 

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Japanese TV adaptation - It seems that the full version we watched is no longer available on YouTube - but you can get a taste of it in the trailer at https://youtu.be/uxzw41DLvMk

Podcast episodes for the books discussed.

• The Mysterious Affair At Styles

• Secret of Chimneys 

• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Other Links

• Alan’s website - https://alanjporter.wordpress.com/ 

• Alan’s Newsletter - https://alanjporter.substack.com/ 

Before we move on we want to take a quick break to remind you about our Patreon account, where you can get early access to our podcasts, as well as our new Patreon-exclusive “Agatha Adjacent” podcast series.

Patreon subscribers will also get the opportunity to submit questions for our future Q&A episodes like this one.

It’s quick and easy to join our growing Patreon community, starting at the Greenway Level for just $5 a month - think about all that extra Agatha goodness for the price of a cup of coffee.

You can check it out with a free 7-day trial or subscribe at patreon.com/chronologicalchristie

Thanks for your support.

Thanks for joining us for this episode of the Chronological Christie podcast. If you would like to leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform, that would be great, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. 

If you like to discuss any aspect of this episode,, you can message us on the Chronological Christie Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/chronologicalchristie/ 

Please join us for our next episode where we will be discussing The Seven Dials Mystery

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The Chronological Christie podcast is a production of Megrin Entertainment, a division of 4Js Group, LLC