We discuss chapters 15-20 of The Lerouge Case by Émile Gaboriau, and this week is all about romance. Hear about our perspective on the wild, cruel romances of 19th century France, and then hear from an actual expert on romantics, Associate Professor Hsu Ming Teo. Was the Lerouge Case a fair puzzle? Was it even a puzzle at all?

We discuss chapters 8-14 of The Lerouge Case by Émile Gaboriau, continuing our escapade into the strange romances of 19th century France. As the Viscount Albert de Commarin seems to have all the evidence on display, do we condemn him to the gallows, or is there something more at hand? We also have independent playwright Andrew Fallon in to talk about adapting Murder Mysteries for the stage, as well as his production The Last Temptations of Templeton.

We discuss chapters 1-7 of The Lerouge Case by Émile Gaboriau, as we take our first steps outside of England in to the wide world of detective fiction. An obvious crime with no obvious culprit and no impossible alibi sees the gendarme call on our detective, Tabaret, to solve the murder of the Widow Lerouge. Can Flex cut through the seemingly endless coincidences that drive the story? Can Herds pronounce a single French word correctly? Probably not. We also have Dr. Keith Rathbone on the show to talk with us about the tumultuous context Gaboriau wrote in.