The Book Show | Agatha Christie Murder Club
Oct 28, 2026 · 18 min · 12 segments
Your favourite fiction authors share the story behind their latest books.
Oct 28, 2026 · 18 min · 12 segments
Your favourite fiction authors share the story behind their latest books.
Benjamin StevensonGuestClaire NicholsHost
Sarah MacdonaldHostThanks, Claire.
Hello again, detectives.
So how did you go with the first Agatha-inspired cryptic clue? I asked you to solve the cryptic clue, unsure hint, delve on the rocks.
And the answer that you were looking for was an anagram of those three words, unsure hint, delve.
And when you put those on the rocks, you get one of her book titles, Evil Under the Sun.
So just to break that down for you again, on the rocks is what's called a signpost, a cryptic indication of things that are in disarray, things that are uncertain.
And when you put those letters, unsure, hint, delve in strife, when you put them on the rocks, you get the novel evil under the sun.
Let's see how you go with this next puzzle.
Again, it is a cryptic clue and the answer is a title from one of Agatha Christie's books.
So here it is, a shorter clue this time.
Crows Above Estate? That's Crows, C-R-O-W-S, Above Estate? It is the title of a Dame Agatha Christie novel.
And it is there waiting for you to solve.
Go well, detectives.
Thanks, Claire.
Hello again, detectives.
So how did you go with the first Agatha-inspired cryptic clue? I asked you to solve the cryptic clue, unsure hint, delve on the rocks.
And the answer that you were looking for was an anagram of those three words, unsure hint, delve.
And when you put those on the rocks, you get one of her book titles, Evil Under the Sun.
So just to break that down for you again, on the rocks is what's called a signpost, a cryptic indication of things that are in disarray, things that are uncertain.
And when you put those letters, unsure, hint, delve in strife, when you put them on the rocks, you get the novel evil under the sun.
Let's see how you go with this next puzzle.
Again, it is a cryptic clue and the answer is a title from one of Agatha Christie's books.
So here it is, a shorter clue this time.
Crows Above Estate? That's Crows, C-R-O-W-S, Above Estate? It is the title of a Dame Agatha Christie novel.
And it is there waiting for you to solve.
Go well, detectives.
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