The Body in the Library Part 2 - Death of the Reader
We discuss chapters 9-13 of Agatha Christie's 'The Body in the Library', the second novel to feature Miss Jane Marple. As the police continue their investigation into the death of Ruby Keene, they are sidetracked by another (definitely unrelated) murder, of one Pamela Reeves. Found burning in the wreckage of a Minoan 14 motor vehicle at the local quarry, the young girl had gone missing just a day before Ruby's death. Unsurprisingly, Miss Marple notices something off about the girl's cause of death, and our lady detective steps into her own. We're also joined by Moira Redmond of 'Clothes in Books' to talk a bit about the background of her blog, the way Christie approaches fashion, and how Christie's narratives served as escapism for the Dame during the war.
Keiichi asks Mion to do a small favour, and learns about a secret of Satoko's.
If you're confused, Ben is the one who knows what's going on, Felix is the one who is lost, for now.
This is part of an ongoing playthrough of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Be sure to check the playlist for the rest! The long sections are full, mostly unedited footage of our gameplay.
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9ERl3rqK2wNPjZbZXtcRqNIr1pOS6zG
Higurashi on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/709/Higurashi_When_They_Cry_Hou/
The cicada icons in our thumbnails were done by our awesome fan Elvi. https://twitter.com/elvienyu
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We discuss chapters 28-35 of Agatha Christie's notorious serial murder story, 'The ABC Murders'. Our criminal, Mr. ABC, has turned himself in. As Poirot prepares to interrogate the madman, he comments to Hastings that he expects to be lied to - only to have a twist dropped in his lap. How can the seemingly unbreakable alibi of our killer be broken? Perhaps the real lie is that this man is the killer at all. The papers are on the case's tail and hungry for justice, so what can Poirot do to find the real killer buried in the entire population of England?
We're also joined by Dervla McTiernan to talk about her latest thriller, 'What Happened to Nina?'. A young couple go off for a hiking weekend together, and only one of them comes back. How do the four parents embroiled in the case find their own justice as the police lumber through the evidence.
Thank you to Harper Collins for providing copies of 'What Happened to Nina? (https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460760147/what-happened-to-nina/) ', and arranging our time with Dervla.
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After discovering their parents murdered, George and Battler share their grief. George then goes on a short walk down memory lane but forgets to bring his gravity with him.
If you're confused, Ben is the one who knows what's going on, Felix is the one who is lost.
This is part of an ongoing playthrough of Umineko no Naku Koro ni. Be sure to check the playlist for the rest! The long sections are full, mostly unedited footage of our gameplay.
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9ERl3rqK2zxABFtUonCQGIwKAfjQCdv
Umineko on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/406550/Umineko_When_They_Cry_Question_Arc/ and https://store.steampowered.com/app/639490/Umineko_When_They_Cry__Answer_Arcs/
Come join us on the Hinamizawa playthrough discussion Discord server for all things 07th related: https://discord.gg/2T3wKgR
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We discuss chapters 32-48 of Vaseem Khan's historical crime novel, 'The Dying Day'. After a near-death run in with a shadowy figure in her father's bookshop, Persis has finally realised who John Healy was on the run from; Nazis. Now in a life-or-death game to track down The Divine Comedy before they do, a final riddle will be the deciding game - but what if she leads them right there? The stakes are high, the allies are thin, and the clock is ticking.
We're joined once again by Vaseem Khan to get in depth to a few interesting decisions from the tail end of this story, including why he chose to give the last laugh to a character we've barely seen.
Vaseem Khan: https://vaseemkhan.com/
The Dying Day: https://vaseemkhan.com/the-dying-day/
Midnight at Malabar House: https://vaseemkhan.com/future-books/
The Perfect Crime: https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008462321/perfect-crime/
Death of the Reader is produced in collaboration with 2SER 107.3 in Sydney. Check out the station at https://2ser.com/
Audio versions:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/death-of-the-reader/id1471255956
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62vTKUwNovX2mKhdas9YUd
iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-death-of-the-reader-47040759/
Whooshka: https://player.whooshkaa.com/death-of-the-reader
2SER: https://2ser.com/death-of-the-reader/
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Our full commentary for these episodes! There's a little box in the top left that will hopefully let you sync your watch-through with us - let me know if that's enough or if we need to change it to help you sync it up better.
If you're confused, Ben is the one who sits on the stairs and Felix is the one ROLLIN'.
This is part of an ongoing playthrough of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Be sure to check the playlist for the rest! The long sections are full, mostly unedited footage of our gameplay.
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9ERl3rqK2wNPjZbZXtcRqNIr1pOS6zG
Higurashi on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/709/Higurashi_When_They_Cry_Hou/
The cicada icons in our thumbnails were done by our awesome fan Elvi. https://twitter.com/elvienyu
Come join us on the Hinamizawa playthrough discussion Discord server for all things 07th related: https://discord.gg/2T3wKgR
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I'm starting to sense some sort of theme here, but fortunately there isn't a several-thousand nigh-unfalsifiable theory to go along with it.
Watch along with our full commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pzqilgbdQg&list=PLT9ERl3rqK2wOwM3d4k499ZdpLpjoXucn&index=42
If you're confused, Ben is the gun and Felix is the gunner.
This is part of an ongoing playthrough of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Be sure to check the playlist for the rest! The long sections are full, mostly unedited footage of our gameplay.
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9ERl3rqK2wNPjZbZXtcRqNIr1pOS6zG
Higurashi on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/709/Higurashi_When_They_Cry_Hou/
The cicada icons in our thumbnails were done by our awesome fan Elvi. https://twitter.com/elvienyu
Come join us on the Hinamizawa playthrough discussion Discord server for all things 07th related: https://discord.gg/2T3wKgR
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Jerry invades Keiichi's house party and then somehow also ends up commentating a baseball game.
If you're confused, Ben is the one who knows what's going on, Felix is the one who is lost, for now.
This is part of an ongoing playthrough of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Be sure to check the playlist for the rest! The long sections are full, mostly unedited footage of our gameplay.
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9ERl3rqK2wNPjZbZXtcRqNIr1pOS6zG
Higurashi on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/709/Higurashi_When_They_Cry_Hou/
The cicada icons in our thumbnails were done by our awesome fan Elvi. https://twitter.com/elvienyu
Come join us on the Hinamizawa playthrough discussion Discord server for all things 07th related: https://discord.gg/2T3wKgR
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We discuss chapters 10-12 of The Sign of The Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It seems as though this book will be wrapped up neatly, until we take a sharp left turn and end up in 18th Century India. Flex and Herds once again must tackle blatant racism in an old murder mystery, can we finally put the topic to bed? Definitely not! Yet there is still merit to this ancient tale written far before our time. All is revealed and we discuss the popularity of murder mystery subgenre, outlining what Herds likes to call ‘the cycle of murder mystery’.
Death of the Reader is produced in collaboration with 2SER 107.3 in Sydney. Check out the station at https://2ser.com/
Audio versions:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/death-of-the-reader/id1471255956
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62vTKUwNovX2mKhdas9YUd
iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-death-of-the-reader-47040759/
Whooshka: https://player.whooshkaa.com/death-of-the-reader
2SER: https://2ser.com/death-of-the-reader/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlexAndHerds
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flexandherds/
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We discuss The Black Hand Gang, and The Ghost by Edogawa Rampo, as part of the collection The Early Cases of Akechi Kogoro, translated by William Varteresian. As Rampo continues to walk the line between Conan Doyle and Van Dine, our two new cases show an interesting point in his career, as we look at his least favourite story "The Ghost", and why he saw it as a failure. Flex is also tasked to solve "The Black Hand Gang", with a metagame puzzle from Herds to boot. We're joined by Matt Sainsbury from Digitally Downloaded to talk about Rampo's influence and why he's underappreciated in the west.
Digitally Downloaded: http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/
Death of the Reader is produced in collaboration with 2SER 107.3 in Sydney. Check out the station at https://2ser.com/
Audio versions:
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/death-of-the-reader/id1471255956
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62vTKUwNovX2mKhdas9YUd
iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-death-of-the-reader-47040759/
Whooshka: https://player.whooshkaa.com/death-of-the-reader
2SER: https://2ser.com/death-of-the-reader/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlexAndHerds
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flexandherds/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flexandherds/
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