No Surrender by Constance Elizabeth Maud

The only sign is a puncture mark on her neck – and so all the passengers are under suspicion. The murder takes place, as the title suggests, on a plane – called the Prometheus – and Madame Giselle is discovered dead.

It’s a relatively early Poirot novel, and thus I could feel relatively assured of it being a good’un. I thought it might be nearer the end of the 25 days when I started depending on the addictive joy of Agatha – but I could resist no longer, and picked up Death in the Clouds (1935) by Agatha Christie. The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen 25 Books in 25 Days: #8 Death in the Clouds The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie Virginia Woolf in Manhattan by Maggie Gee The Mirror and the Light by Hilary MantelĬassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Bakerĭance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks My Caravaggio Style by Doris Langley Moore The books and authors we mentioned in this episode are: You can see us at Apple Podcasts or by searching on Spotify, you can support the podcast at Patreon, and if you can work out how to rate and review us through your podcast app then we’re always grateful for that! We always love hearing from you – thanks to everyone who has sent in topic suggestions to And if you have any requests for reading advice for the middle segment, do let us know. In the second half we compare and contrast 4.50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie and Whose Body? by Dorothy L Sayers, and find out if I’ve got over my loathing of Lord Peter Wimsey. In the first half of episode 80, we ask if writers should only write what they know – whether that means their race, gender, or experiences.

A couple of Queens of Crime and an important question about what writers should be allowed to write…

No Surrender by Constance Elizabeth Maud