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Sounds,26 Jan 2022,31 mins

The Tichborne Claimant

Shedunnit

Available for 112 days

Detective fiction is obsessed with identity. This Victorian legal case is the reason why. — The Claimant by Michael Gilbert — Death in Captivity by Michael Gilbert — Smallbone Deceased by Michael Gilbert — The Murder at Road Hill House episode with Robin Stevens — The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale — Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie — Dead Man’s Folly by Agatha Christie — The Nine Wrong Answers by John Dickson Carr — The Belting Inheritance by Julian Symons — Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey — The Tichborne Romance by Franklin Lushington — The Tichborne Claimant by Douglas Woodruff To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at the Shedunnit website, where you can also find full transcripts. Shedunnit is written and narrated by Caroline Crampton and edited by Euan MacAleece.

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