Clued in Mystery Podcast

Tropes: Manor Houses

Clued in Mystery Podcast

Show Notes

In today's episode, Brook and Sarah discuss the role that manor houses had in shaping mysteries and a few of their favorite books featuring them.

Discussed and mentioned

And Then There Were None (1939) Agatha Christie

Rebecca (1938) Daphne du Maurier

"Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) Edgar Allan Poe

The Manor House (2023) Gilly Macmillan

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) Agatha Christie

Crooked House (1949) Agatha Christie

The Secret at Chimneys (1925) Agatha Christie

The Seven Dials (1929) Agatha Christie

Towards Zero (1944) Agatha Christie

The Christmas Murder Game (2022) Alexandra Benedict

Crooked House (2017 movie)

Death at Morning House (2024) Maureen Johnson

Charleton House Mysteries by Kate P Adams

The Golden Spoon (2023) Jessa Maxwell

Wuthering Heights (1847) Emily Brontë

The Wife Upstairs (2021) Rachel Hawkins

The Villa (2023) Rachel Hawkins

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