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I've loved the Natalie Haynes series as well. Puts a different spin on the usual stories. Kaos looks interesting as well. Thanks Gina.

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She’s very entertaining but obviously knows her stuff too!

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Ha! Very suspicious looking! Thanks for the extra info about Lucan. All I knew was that this little town I now call home was the last place he was ever seen. Verrrrry odd, but that’s Sussex for you!

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I immediately thought of you when I heard he went to Uckfield. The more I read and hear about the case the more I think his wife was the guilty party!

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I'm so pleased the play went well, you do look wonderfully happy! I think I read all the Agatha Christie books when I was young too, I loved them - I watched a really good programme on her but I can't remember what it was called but the Lucy Worsley programme on iPlayer is worth watching. I do remember the Lucan story in the news, you've intrigued me now, I want to know how you think it ends!

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I think I have seen the Lucy Worsley programme on Agatha Christie but I fancy watching it again. If you can read Laura’s Substack from Saturday she gives the solution I liked best and the one I immediately thought of when I listened to the podcasts… that it was his wife Veronica who was the guilty party!

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I love murder mysteries - especially Agatha Christie. And I'm also bingeing the Lucan podcast - and there is a three part documentary on TV about a man who was the son of the murdered nanny who thinks Lucan is still alive and has also become obsessed with the case.

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Quite serendipitously I found an Agatha Christie paperback in our village phone box library on Saturday…. I had forgotten how funny they are and very much of their time. Did you see the Lucy Worsley programme about her? I must catch up on that TV show about Lucan but can definitely recommend reading Laura’s Substack.

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The series on BBC iplayer regarding Lord Lucan is fascinating so I do hope you get to see it. I'm off to find the podcasts as I'm curious to find out the different scenarios.

I'm also going to watch Wolf Hall before the following series as I've not watched any of it. I used to read a lot of historical novels many years ago but struggle to read anything now. There's always something else to do. 🤣🤣

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I can definitely recommend the Wolf Hall series Sharron. Such a brilliant adaptation of the books which I also loved!

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I too binge-listened to the Lucan Obsession podcast, it’s so murky and intriguing.

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I found it fascinating!

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Thank you Gina for alerting me to Laura Thompson and her fascinating posts on Lord Lucan. A bit like you, I was 19 at the time and had just started university, so with very limited access to television, newspapers and of course, no social media, the whole affair largely passed me by. It's only in more recent years that I have become aware of the story, and having read Laura's posts, I agree with you and think her final solution may very well be the correct one. ( Btw, so glad you recovered from what sounded like an extremely severe bout of glandular fever. Hair falling out age 17 sound truly terrifying.)

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I’m pleased you have enjoyed Laura’s posts because I found them fascinating. That last solution definitely seems to make the most sense.

Sadly my hair never really grew back to what it was so I ended up keeping it cut very short which is how it has stayed all my life!

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Lovely post, Gina and it seems that I enjoy lots of similar interests! I LOVED The Song of Achilles and I never miss Natalie Haynes. Her books are terrific too.

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Thank you June. I think we do share many similar interests and I will make a point of reading more Natalie Haynes at some point but I daren’t add any more to my pile right now!

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Very interesting as usual. I love reading or TV- watching murder mysteries. Like you I read all Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, Dick Francis and now Ann Cleeves and Peter James…..

I love the clever construction of characters and plots. I rarely discover the culprit, but it does exercise my lazy brain!

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I’m glad I’m not the only one who never guesses the culprit 😂

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hi Gina, this week’s post is where we part company. I truly hate murder mysteries or any kind of books that involve murder , mystery or intrigue. Fiction bores me because I cannot bear reading about the ridiculous drama of human lives. I only read non fiction and the movies I watch are light hearted chick flicks which I never watch completely just the beginning to see what it’s about , then I fast forward to the end. Now I am more interested in spirituality, metaphysics and mysticism and textile art and stitchery.

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It definitely wouldn’t do if we all liked the same things! My husband never likes to read fiction either claiming why read stuff that is made up, but I believe that good fiction can teach us as much about the world as factual stuff. My post last week touched on the subject of the blurred boundaries of fact and fiction and I think that is what fascinates me. That and a good mystery of course 😉

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Thank you so much Gina. Truly generous!

I'm terribly envious of your play, what fun....

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It’s always lots of fun but I’m enjoying a lazy day today. I picked up an Agatha Christie in our village book exchange so I think that will be keeping me busy!

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There is also an interesting documentary on the bbc iplayer at the moment about Lucan, i am two out of three parts in! In centres around the son of the nanny who was adopted and only found out who his mother was later in life and is convinced Lucan is alive and on a mission to find him, alongside a investigative journalist. An interesting watch!

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Yes, I intend to catch up with that but having been rehearsing/performing all week there hasn’t been much time for TV. And when there was we were rewatching Wolf Hall in readiness for The Mirror and the Light this evening. Thanks for reminding me!

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hi Gina, this week’s post is where we part company. I truly hate murder mysteries or any kind of books that involve murder , mystery or intrigue. Fiction bores me because I cannot bear reading about the ridiculous drama of human lives. I only read non fiction and the movies I watch are light hearted chick flicks which I never watch completely just the beginning to see what it’s about , then I fast forward to the end. Now I am more interested in spirituality, metaphysics and mysticism and textile art and stitchery.

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