The Pale Horse: A Tale of Poison, Prophecies, and PriestleyAgatha Christie's "The Pale Horse" is a gripping mystery novel published in 1961, delving into themes of superstition, murder, and the chilling power of secrets. Here's a comprehensive breakdown of the story:The Setup:Mark Easterbrook, a young antiques dealer, receives a cryptic list of names contain ... Show More
Dec 2023
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
The PlotThe story revolves around a series of murders committed by a mysterious killer known only as "ABC." The victims are chosen seemingly at random, with the only connection being their names and locations, which follow the alphabetical order. As the body count rises, Poirot i ... Show More
1h 26m
Jun 2014
Ep 066 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie
<p>Agatha Christie is the owner of numerous superlatives: best-selling novelist, influential mystery writer, criminally successful playwright. Also, did we mention she's a dame?</p><p>Her novel, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, written in the 1930s, endures not on ... Show More
50m 10s
Nov 2020
Introducing: The Shadow Diaries
Introducing a brand-new horror narrative podcast, The Shadow Diaries. The Shadow Diaries is a genre-bending, 12-part narrative horror story about Shana Secco, a young reporter on her first assignment, going on tour with the world’s biggest pop star, Eliza Gold. To Shana, this is ... Show More
28m 46s
Jun 2023
518 The Curse of the Marquis de Sade - A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History (with Joel Warner) | My Last Book with Diane Rayor
Not even imprisonment could stop the Marquis de Sade from writing his insanely intense, unrelenting erotica - and not even Sade's eventual death could stop his secret manuscript, temporarily hidden in a Bastille wall to protect it from looters and revolutionaries, from haunting i ... Show More
41m 54s