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A Most Murderous Programme at Lady Paxon's

Podcast by Maris Paxon

English

History & religion

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A Most Murderous Podcast at Lady Paxon’s occupies a quiet corner of the Marisa Paxon universe, where murder has an unfortunate habit of interrupting otherwise respectable days.Here you will find the public conversations: discussions of the Marisa Paxon novels themselves, the cases they contain, the people who made the trouble possible, and the various forms of social foolishness that tend to accompany a suspicious death. The tone is dry. The wit is British. The murders are non gory, the romance slow and earned, and justice, as in life, is not always tidy.However, the more serious literary business takes place nearby.The producers, who enjoy structure, have arranged a companion programme called A Most Murderous Programme at Lady Paxon’s: The Narrator’s Audit. Those discussions examine well known works of literature properly. Not summaries. Not cheerful appreciation. Audits. Each book is considered for what it claims to be doing, what readers believe it does, and what human behaviour it quietly exposes once the polite interpretations are removed.Those conversations reside behind a modest subscription door. Apparently this helps filter the room to people capable of sustaining a thought longer than a social media post. I cannot say the theory lacks merit.So the arrangement is simple. The Marisa Paxon cases unfold here in the open drawing room. The classics are escorted next door and examined under brighter lights.Whether you are already a reader, or merely someone who enjoys the inconvenience a dead body causes in polite society, you are welcome to sit down and listen.Tea is optional. Standards will be supplied.

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71 episodes

episode 🇬🇧🕯️ 💚 The Brooding Captain, an Indifferent Companion, and a Most Snobbish Door Knocker artwork

🇬🇧🕯️ 💚 The Brooding Captain, an Indifferent Companion, and a Most Snobbish Door Knocker

In this episode, the narrator convenes a thoroughly unnecessary but properly conducted meeting of the Marisa Paxon book club to examine one of the novels from the Marisa Paxon universe. Listeners who have not yet read the book will be given a spoiler-free orientation to the premise before the meeting crosses the boundary into what the narrator insists on calling “The Reckless Portion of the Agenda,” where the full story, motives, and narrative mechanics are discussed without ceremony. Along the way the narrator performs several administrative obligations demanded by unseen producers, including a forensic review of Marisa Paxon’s fondness for similes and metaphors, an identification of the Social Crime of the Episode, and a brief examination of the lie everyone in the story politely ignores. After the full discussion, the narrator delivers a candid judgment of the book, examining what the story accomplishes, where the narrative bends reality, and what attentive readers may have missed. More information about the books discussed on this show can always be found at: www.marisapaxon.com

9 Apr 2026 - 27 min
episode 🇬🇧🕯️👻Vexingly Tangled Curtain Rope, Unsettling Murder, and a Most Flirtatious Ghost artwork

🇬🇧🕯️👻Vexingly Tangled Curtain Rope, Unsettling Murder, and a Most Flirtatious Ghost

In this episode, the narrator convenes a thoroughly unnecessary but properly conducted meeting of the Marisa Paxon book club to examine one of the novels from the Marisa Paxon universe. Listeners who have not yet read the book will be given a spoiler-free orientation to the premise before the meeting crosses the boundary into what the narrator insists on calling “The Reckless Portion of the Agenda,” where the full story, motives, and narrative mechanics are discussed without ceremony. Along the way the narrator performs several administrative obligations demanded by unseen producers, including a forensic review of Marisa Paxon’s fondness for similes and metaphors, an identification of the Social Crime of the Episode, and a brief examination of the lie everyone in the story politely ignores. After the full discussion, the narrator delivers a candid judgment of the book, examining what the story accomplishes, where the narrative bends reality, and what attentive readers may have missed. More information about the books discussed on this show can always be found at: www.marisapaxon.com

2 Apr 2026 - 31 min
episode 🇬🇧🕯️👻Abominably Sugared Lozenges, Awkward Murder, and a Most Officious Ghost artwork

🇬🇧🕯️👻Abominably Sugared Lozenges, Awkward Murder, and a Most Officious Ghost

In this episode, the narrator convenes a thoroughly unnecessary but properly conducted meeting of the Marisa Paxon book club to examine one of the novels from the Marisa Paxon universe. Listeners who have not yet read the book will be given a spoiler-free orientation to the premise before the meeting crosses the boundary into what the narrator insists on calling “The Reckless Portion of the Agenda,” where the full story, motives, and narrative mechanics are discussed without ceremony. Along the way the narrator performs several administrative obligations demanded by unseen producers, including a forensic review of Marisa Paxon’s fondness for similes and metaphors, an identification of the Social Crime of the Episode, and a brief examination of the lie everyone in the story politely ignores. After the full discussion, the narrator delivers a candid judgment of the book, examining what the story accomplishes, where the narrative bends reality, and what attentive readers may have missed. More information about the books discussed on this show can always be found at: www.marisapaxon.com

2 Apr 2026 - 29 min
episode 🇬🇧🕯️👻Infernally Loose Ladder, Disagreeable Murder, and a Most Impertinent Ghost artwork

🇬🇧🕯️👻Infernally Loose Ladder, Disagreeable Murder, and a Most Impertinent Ghost

In this episode, the narrator convenes a thoroughly unnecessary but properly conducted meeting of the Marisa Paxon book club to examine one of the novels from the Marisa Paxon universe. Listeners who have not yet read the book will be given a spoiler-free orientation to the premise before the meeting crosses the boundary into what the narrator insists on calling “The Reckless Portion of the Agenda,” where the full story, motives, and narrative mechanics are discussed without ceremony. Along the way the narrator performs several administrative obligations demanded by unseen producers, including a forensic review of Marisa Paxon’s fondness for similes and metaphors, an identification of the Social Crime of the Episode, and a brief examination of the lie everyone in the story politely ignores. After the full discussion, the narrator delivers a candid judgment of the book, examining what the story accomplishes, where the narrative bends reality, and what attentive readers may have missed. More information about the books discussed on this show can always be found at: www.marisapaxon.com

2 Apr 2026 - 33 min
episode 🇬🇧🇺🇸💰Murder, Department Stores, and Other Sources of Distinction artwork

🇬🇧🇺🇸💰Murder, Department Stores, and Other Sources of Distinction

In this episode, the narrator convenes a thoroughly unnecessary but properly conducted meeting of the Marisa Paxon book club to examine one of the novels from the Marisa Paxon universe. Listeners who have not yet read the book will be given a spoiler-free orientation to the premise before the meeting crosses the boundary into what the narrator insists on calling “The Reckless Portion of the Agenda,” where the full story, motives, and narrative mechanics are discussed without ceremony. Along the way the narrator performs several administrative obligations demanded by unseen producers, including a forensic review of Marisa Paxon’s fondness for similes and metaphors, an identification of the Social Crime of the Episode, and a brief examination of the lie everyone in the story politely ignores. After the full discussion, the narrator delivers a candid judgment of the book, examining what the story accomplishes, where the narrative bends reality, and what attentive readers may have missed. More information about the books discussed on this show can always be found at: www.marisapaxon.com

2 Apr 2026 - 31 min
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