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  • Gavin Whitehead

Murder at the Wax Museum (S3BE2)

Updated: May 29


A surprising number of crime stories from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction take place in wax museums. Today, we're joined by Caroline Crampton, host and creator of Shedunnit, a podcast that unravels the mysteries behind classic detective stories, to talk about why the wax museum has fueled the imagination of so many crime writers.



Above: Illustration accompanying "Waxworks" by Ethel Lina White, published in the May 25, 1935 issue of Australian Women's Weekly.


 

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Both links lead to "Waxworks" by Ethel Lina White, published in the May 25, 1935 issue of Australian Women's Weekly. Depending where you are in the world, the first one may not work. If it doesn't, the second one should.


This link leads to the full story, excerpted from the magazine:



This link leads to the full issue of Australian Women's Weekly. "Waxworks" starts on page 6.


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