All About Agatha Christie

Interview with Ragnar Jónasson, Mystery Author and Erstwhile Agatha Christie Translator

It's always a pleasure to commune with a legitimate Christie obsessive, and Ragnar is about as legit as they come. You may know him as one of the leading voices of contemporary noir, but he has also translated a number of Christie novels from English into his native Icelandic--starting at the tender age of seventeen, no less! You can find out more about Ragnar and his work here, on his website [http://www.ragnarjonasson.com]. In particular, we discussed his most recent (and Golden Age-inflected) work, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-mysterious-case-of-the-missing-crime-writer-a-mystery-ragnar-j-nasson/97957f7fcd3ffebe?ean=9781250408266&next=t]. You can now pre-order Sweet Spot [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744555/sweet-spot/], the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series. (Coming out July 2026.) To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here [https://www.patreon.com/allaboutagatha]. Visit the podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/allaboutagatha/], and me personally at my author website [https://kemperdonovan.com/]. Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744548/loose-lips/]. You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744562/the-busy-body/], the United Kingdom [https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/kemper-donovan/the-busy-body/9781408720646/], and Australia and New Zealand [https://www.hachette.com.au/kemper-donovan/the-busy-body-the-instantly-gripping-whodunnit].

Huzzah! The (Fictional) Veterans of Agatha Christie

Captains = good. Commanders = bad. Just two revelations made in the course of a very fun episode to research and record. I hope you enjoy. And happy Thanksgiving to all those in the United States! Here is a link to Brad Friedman's brilliant blog post from 2022 [https://ahsweetmystery.com/2022/11/11/thank-you-for-your-service-agatha-christies-military-men/], about the military men of Christie. You can now pre-order Sweet Spot [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744555/sweet-spot/], the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! (Coming out July 2026.) To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here [https://www.patreon.com/allaboutagatha]. Visit the podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/allaboutagatha/], and me personally at my author website [https://kemperdonovan.com/]. Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744548/loose-lips/]. You can also buy the first book in the series, The Busy Body, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744562/the-busy-body/], the United Kingdom [https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/kemper-donovan/the-busy-body/9781408720646/], and Australia and New Zealand [https://www.hachette.com.au/kemper-donovan/the-busy-body-the-instantly-gripping-whodunnit].

Huzzah! The (Real) Veterans of Agatha Christie

On this Veterans/Remembrance Day, I begin a two-episode series all about the veterans of Agatha Christie, starting with three real-life veterans who meant a great deal to our favorite author.... You can now pre-order Sweet Spot [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744555/sweet-spot/], the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! (Coming out July 2026.) To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here [https://www.patreon.com/allaboutagatha]. Visit the podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/allaboutagatha/], and me personally at my author website [https://kemperdonovan.com/]. Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744548/loose-lips/]. You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744562/the-busy-body/], the United Kingdom [https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/kemper-donovan/the-busy-body/9781408720646/], and Australia and New Zealand [https://www.hachette.com.au/kemper-donovan/the-busy-body-the-instantly-gripping-whodunnit].

A Special HALLOWE'EN SPOOKTACULAR Episode: The Gipsy by Agatha Christie

Ghosts, second sight, and reincarnation, oh my! I hope you're ready for an extremely spooky tale of Christie's. (And yes, I am standing by the apostrophe in "Hallowe'en" and the "i" in "gipsy.") Enjoy... and Happy Hallowe'en! Also, click here to enjoy, for free, my latest SPOOKTACULAR Patreon episode all about The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle [https://www.patreon.com/allaboutagatha]! Should you wish to subscribe to Patreon, either monthly or yearly, use the code "38105" at checkout for a 20% discount. This offer is available through 5 November 2025. You can now pre-order Sweet Spot [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744555/sweet-spot/], the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! (Coming out July 2026.) Visit the podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/allaboutagatha/], and me personally at my author website [https://kemperdonovan.com/]. Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744548/loose-lips/]. You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744562/the-busy-body/], the United Kingdom [https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/kemper-donovan/the-busy-body/9781408720646/], and Australia and New Zealand [https://www.hachette.com.au/kemper-donovan/the-busy-body-the-instantly-gripping-whodunnit].

They're New to Us: Two Vintage Agatha Christie Television Adaptations Recently Made Available

"For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought." Words of wisdom courtesy of Edmund Spenser (and Colonel Brandon, as played by the inimitable Alan Rickman, RIP). And I'm taking them to heart in this episode, as we get to discover two Christie television adaptations that were not readily available to us until quite recently, a Poirot and a Marple. It isn't often that I can say this, but: hooray for the Internet! You can now pre-order Sweet Spot [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744555/sweet-spot/], the third book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series! It comes out in late June 2026, but pre-orders are hugely helpful to me. Thank you, as always, for your support. Here are the links to the two television episodes discussed in this podcast episode: Poirot in the U.S. from 1962 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByZv3B7nCWM], and Estonian Miss Marple from 1990 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hNhHEBj9h8]. Enjoy! To visit and subscribe to the podcast's Patreon page, click here [https://www.patreon.com/allaboutagatha]. Visit the podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/allaboutagatha/], and me personally at my author website [https://kemperdonovan.com/]. Loose Lips, the second book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, is currently available for purchase [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744548/loose-lips/]. You can also buy The Busy Body, the first book in my Ghostwriter Mysteries series, in paperback at your bookseller of choice (make it an indie if you possibly can) in the United States [https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496744562/the-busy-body/], the United Kingdom [https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/kemper-donovan/the-busy-body/9781408720646/], and Australia and New Zealand [https://www.hachette.com.au/kemper-donovan/the-busy-body-the-instantly-gripping-whodunnit].