logo
episode-header-image
Nov 2024
1m 5s

Announcing our new book SOCIETY GIRL and...

SABA IMTIAZ & TOOBA MASOOD
About this episode

Announcing: Society Girl - A Tale of Sex, Lies, and Scandal, the new book by Saba Imtiaz & Tooba Masood-Khan (Roli Books, 2024). The book explores the circumstances around the death of the poet and former civil servant Mustafa Zaidi in October 1970, and the ensuing scandal that became a fixture in Pakistani newspapers. This new investigation into a story of twisted motives and murderous intentions, of it-girls and playboys, of class and culture, and a press out for blood and salaciousness, tells a far more complex tale than anyone could have possibly imagined.

On an upcoming episode of Notes on a Scandal, Saba and Tooba are interviewed by Sanam Maher, the author of The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch, about their book Society Girl: A Tale of Sex, Lies and Scandal.

Buy Society Girl now:

Kindle Edition: [US] - [UK] - [India]
India: [CMYK] - [Amazon]- All major bookstores in India!
For more about the book & bonus content: societygirlbook.com

Thank you for listening! Find us on Instagram and Twitter:

Instagram: @murdermystery70

Tooba Masood-Khan
Twitter: @tabahitooba
Instagram: @tabahitooba

Saba Imtiaz
Twitter: @sabaimtiaz
Instagram: @sabaimtiaz

Up next
Nov 2024
Society Girl - the book! ft. Sanam Maher
Announcing: Society Girl -- A Tale of Sex, Lies and Scandal, the new book by Saba Imtiaz & Tooba Masood-Khan (Roli Books, 2024). The book explores the circumstances around the death of the poet and former civil servant Mustafa Zaidi in October 1970, and the ensuing scandal that b ... Show More
1h 1m
Dec 2022
S02E08: Finale
In the finale episode of Notes on a Scandal, Saba and Tooba look at what happened to Shahnaz Gul after she was cleared of the charge of killing Mustafa Zaidi, the sightings of Shahnaz in Karachi over the years, and how people viewed her in the years since she captured the country ... Show More
29m 48s
Nov 2022
S2E07: Verdict
On the penultimate episode of this season — and the podcast — Saba and Tooba continue tracking the proceedings against Shahnaz Gul in a district court in Karachi, taking place while the country was engulfed in war. In 1972, a verdict is announced in the case of the State vs Shahn ... Show More
29m 28s
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2023
Introducing brand new series Courtroom Drama
Wagatha Christie. The ski-and-run case. Free Britney. These are moments that went down in pop culture history and resulted in celebrity court cases that had us all invested. Join Jackie Adedeji AKA your raven-haired Elle Woods in Courtroom Drama. Alongside a lawyer and an expert, ... Show More
1m 14s
Oct 2024
Talking Dateline: The Night of the Nor’easter
Blayne Alexander and Andrea Canning discuss Andrea’s episode, “The Night of the Nor’easter.”  In 2022, Karen Read was charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, by drunkenly backing her car into him in blizzard conditions. She says that never happened ... Show More
21m 59s
May 2017
Episode 7: Release, Redemption and Review
Graham Stafford is released from jail after serving time for murdering Leanne. However, he won't give up the fight to clear his name. The legal battle, the media campaign and the police review that followed.Music: Touch by Mattia Cupelli at mattiacupelli.weebly.comStranger by Aer ... Show More
35m 41s
Jun 2025
Talking Dateline: Center of the Storm
Blayne Alexander sits down with Andrea Canning to talk about her latest episode, “Center of the Storm.” The 2024 trial of Karen Read garnered national attention as she fought allegations that in 2022, she drunkenly backed her SUV into her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’K ... Show More
21m 24s
Jul 19
Introducing: The Girlfriends: Jailhouse Lawyer
What does it mean to be a victim, or a villain? What happens when the line between the two starts to blur? On 7th July 2010, Kelly Harnett says her abusive boyfriend murdered a man right in front of her. So how did she end up in prison for it? Anna Sinfield - the journalist behin ... Show More
5m 29s
Aug 2024
Matthew Farwell Indicted On Charges Of Killing Sandra Birchmore
Matthew Farwell was arrested Wednesday and arraigned in Federal Court on charges of killing Sandra Birchmore. Farwell first engaged with Birchmore when she was a 13 year old Stoughton Police Explorer. According to court documents filed Tuesday, Farwell strangled Birchmore to deat ... Show More
30m 59s
Jul 2024
Kim Goldman Shares All
Kim Goldman, the sister of Ron Goldman who was murdered with Nicole Brown Simpson answers all of Heather’s questions from what it was like to be in court for years during both trials, how she first heard the news, the day of the verdict and when OJ was sent away for 9 years. The ... Show More
1h 26m
Jul 31
The Murder of Kara Laczynski (Connecticut)
Almost 38 years later, the truth about what happened to Kara Laczynski and who is responsible for her death still has yet to be revealed. Two suspects were arrested and charged in the case, but after three trials with three separate juries and weeks upon weeks of testimony, no on ... Show More
49m 46s
Jul 2024
Episode 358 - Peter Plumley-Walker: The Trial of the Teenage Dominatrix - Part 2
Three trials, countless corrupt officers, and years behind bars faced Renee Chignell, after she and her boyfriend, were accused of the murder of 51-year-old British cricket umpire Peter Plumley-Walker in their ramshackle sex dungeon.Renee was adamant Peter’s death had been a trag ... Show More
48m 25s