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Poison Pen

Nothing bad could possibly happen here, say the residents of the peaceful English village.

Nothing bad could possibly happen here, say the residents of the peaceful English village. Until the first poison pen letter arrives.

This archive episode of Shedunnit was first published on 13th January 2021.

Books and sources:
鈥擳he Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
鈥斺淭he Lernean Hydra鈥 in The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie
鈥擴nnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers
鈥擯olicemen in the Precinct by E.C.R. Lorac
鈥擳he Mystery of the Spiteful Letters by Enid Blyton
鈥擮verture to Death by Ngaio Marsh
鈥擥audy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
鈥擯oison in the Pen by Patricia Wentworth
鈥擠etails of the James Forster poison pen case in Manfield, Yorkshire
鈥"The Poison Pen Letter: the Early 20th Century's Strangest Crime Wave" by Curtis Evans
鈥擣ear Stalks the Village by Ethel Lina White

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