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A south London superhero drama feels scrappy but real; economist Tim Harford dishes up hard facts; a gen Z Miss Marple is pure middle England. Plus, one seriously rogue sperm donor

Inverse speaks with James Pritchard, the CEO of the Agatha Christie estate, about 'A Haunting in Venice,' and the whodunit renaissance.

: Characters created by great English writers have a greater impact than the authors themselves. Sherlock Holmes, D'Artagnan, Poirot, Miss Marple, and Beau Tibbs are examples. Uncle Ramu, a relative of the author's grandmother, was a master storyteller who created an impression of a glamorous lifestyle. Later, the author realized…

Puzzling — Lucy Worsley aims to seek out Britain’s best puzzler in Channel 5's new prime-time quiz show.

Andrew Gwynne MP is demanding a correction of the record and an apology - but two leading councillors insist they have said nothing wrong

A dozen acclaimed authors, including Val McDermid and Naomi Alderman, create new mysteries for Agatha Christie’s detective to solve

It isn't every five-time Tony winner and multiple Oscar nominee who is most famous for starring in a CBS mystery procedural. But as the many appreciations that marked her death on Tuesday made clear, Angela Lansbury was in a class by herself, and "Murder, She Wrote" was, all that quaintness…

LOS ANGELES — At first glance, Kemper Donovan's backyard bungalow appears perfectly normal for this Santa Monica neighborhood, but a few clues suggest otherwise.