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Sounds,18 Feb 2026,28 mins,

The Decree Absolute

Shedunnit
Contains some scenes of a sexual nature.

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The fascinating history of divorce in detective fiction. Books mentioned in this episode: — "Murder!" by Arnold Bennett, collected in Resorting to Murder — Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley — “The Case of the Discontented Husband” by Agatha Christie, collected in Parker Pyne Investigates — Death in High Heels by Christianna Brand — Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L Sayers — The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers and Robert Eustace — Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles — Holy Deadlock by A.P. Herbert — Love All by Dorothy L Sayers — Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L Sayers — "The Incredible Elopement" by Dorothy L Sayers, collected in Hangman's Holiday Related Shedunnit episodes: — The Lady Detective 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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