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Do secret societies have any place in murder mysteries?

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Books mentioned in this episode:— "The Five Orange Pips" by Arthur Conan Doyle, collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes— The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill— The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton— The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace— Traitor's Purse by Margery Allingham— The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley— "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba" by Dorothy L. Sayers, collected in Lord Peter Views the Body— The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie— The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie— Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie— Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie

Shedunnit episodes mentioned:— The Four Just Men (Green Penguin Book Club 9)— The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Green Penguin Book Club 5)

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