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All About Agatha Christie

All About Agatha Christie

By: All About Agatha (Christie)
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All About Agatha is a podcast all about, well, Agatha. Agatha Christie, of course: the Queen of Crime, a real-life Dame of the British Empire, and author of sixty-six mystery novels that spanned the Twentieth Century, defining a genre. For five years, Catherine Brobeck and Kemper Donovan revisited these novels in publication order, ranking them according to pre-set criteria (plot, character, etc.). Tragically, Catherine Brobeck passed away at the end of 2021. Since then, Kemper has completed the podcast's ranking project, and now contents himself with celebrating the greatness of Christie by attempting to solve the ultimate mystery where she is concerned. Why Christie--and Christie alone--endures as powerfully as she does.All rights reserved Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • Interview with Mystery Author Jeffrey Round
    May 16 2025

    It was a delight to speak to Jeffrey Round--both about his work, and of course, about Agatha Christie. He is every bit as much of a Christie fan as me, and so many of you....

    You can visit Jeffrey at his website, or check out his novel The Sulphur Springs Cure directly.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

    Visit the podcast on Instagram.

    Visit me personally at my author website.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • An Afternoon at the Theater with Hercule Poirot (and Director Christopher Diehl)
    May 2 2025

    What fun it was to put together this roving episode of All About Agatha! Thanks again to Christopher Diehl for inviting me to A Poirot Double Bill. I'm already looking forward to his next Christie theatrical production.

    Come see me this week, May 4th-9th, on my tour of the (U.S.) South! Click on my website for more details.

    Visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page.

    You can still buy tickets for my upcoming appearance at the Agatha Christie Festival.

    Check out the Redlands Footlighters Community Theatre, where this show will travel. Performances are on June 28th and 29th.

    Check out the Riverside Community Players, where this show already appeared, and where Christie is frequently on offer.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

    Visit the podcast on Twitter and Instagram.

    Visit me personally on Facebook at Kemper Donovan Author, or at my author website.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • A Christie for Easter: In the Cool of the Evening by Agatha Christie Mallowan (with Rev. Dr. Sarah Hinlicky Wilson)
    Apr 18 2025

    We've done so many Christies for Christmas, it's about time we did one for Easter. Alas, mutations from the radioactive byproduct of a 1960s-era nuclear power plant did not move me or my guest co-host the way Christie seems to have intended. But perhaps your mileage varies.

    The following titles are spoiled to varying degrees in this episode: The Man from the Sea, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, The Murder at the Vicarage, Nemesis, Ordeal by Innocence, Passenger to Frankfurt, They Do It with Mirrors.

    Come visit me in the South! (Of the United States, that is.) Check out my upcoming tour dates here on my author website.

    Please check out Sarah's website, podcast, and substack. Much joy awaits you!

    You can still buy tickets to my upcoming appearance at the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, England in September.

    Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase.

    You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand.

    To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here.

    Visit the podcast on Twitter and Instagram.

    Visit me personally on Facebook at Kemper Donovan Author, or at my author website.

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    1 hr and 54 mins
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Always interesting content as the podcasrers examine each Agatha Christie story in turn. Funny, clever and cosy.

Fantastic podcast series with such great insights

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It's very entertaining to listen to two knowledgeable people talking about how they feel about Agatha Christies Oeuvre. Especially with John Curran's particular opinions. Is this truly the last State of the Ranking? Who knows! Enjoyable listening anyway!

Worthwhile State of the Ranking

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I’m slowly working my way through these podcasts & laughing at how familiar the books all sound. I’ve read all her books except Passenger to Frankfurt & she is probably my favourite writer.

Enjoyable for fans of Christie

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A real delight for anyone who has ever read or watched an Agatha Christie. Pace is lovely... enough information that you don't need to be a Christie expert but also discussion and new ways of looking at things to make more familiar texts seem fresh. The presentation is warm and engaging. Recommend.

Definitely worth a listen

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A great listen for fans of Agatha Christie and as always learnt something new. Good to see coverage of the lesser known short stories with opinion delivered by some of the most knowledgeable experts in the field. Ably led by the ever entertaining Kemper Donovan.

Another great podcast

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I started listening to Agatha Christie audiobooks during the pandemic so I was pleased to find this podcast. The two lovely hosts review and rank all of Agatha Christie's novels and short stories in chronological order of when they were written, one per podcast episode.

They provide interesting facts and anecdotes along the way about how the stories came to be written, how good or bad the TV and film adaptations were, and what the clues can help you to solve the mysteries.

I have listened to about 30 of these episodes so far and they have been delightful.

Papa Poirot would approve!

A delightful podcast for fans of Agatha Christie

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