# Agatha Christie's Housekeeper Solves Murders? | Colleen Cambridge/Gleason: Historical Mystery Author Interview Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/agatha-christie-s-housekeeper-solves-murders-colleen-cambridge-gleason-historical-mystery-author-interview Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/agatha-christie-s-housekeeper-solves-murders-colleen-cambridge-gleason-historical-mystery-author-interview.md Podcast: [What to Read Next ā€” Book Recommendations for Romance, Thrillers & Escape Reads](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873) Published: 2026-05-04T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/aae478c9-a3dd-46f6-a6bf-1ac075644e4b.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/episodes/agatha-christie-s-housekeeper-solves-murders-colleen-cambridge-gleason-historical-mystery-author-interview Duration seconds: 1978 ## Resource This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. She writes historical mysteries set in post-war Paris, Civil War Washington DC, 1930s England, AND Victorian London ā€” and somehow, Colleen Gleason/Cambridge makes every single era feel like home. In this episode, Laura sits down with bestselling author Colleen Gleason (also writing as Colleen Cambridge) to talk about her four historical mystery series, what makes amateur sleuths compelling, why post-war Paris is basically its own character, and how Agatha Christie's housekeeper ended up solving murders. If you love richly atmospheric historical mysteries with a romantic thread, strong female leads, and satisfying endings ā€” this one is for you. šŸ“š Books Mentioned The Spirit of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge ā€” Buy on Amazon | Historical Mystery | An American in Paris Mysteries #4 Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge ā€” Buy on Amazon | Historical Mystery, Agatha Christie-inspired | Phyllida Bright Mysteries #1 Lady Darling Inquires After a Killer by Colleen Gleason ā€” Buy on Amazon | Historical Mystery, Victorian | Lady Darling Mysteries #1 Lady Darling Vexes a Villain by Colleen Gleason ā€” Pre-order on Amazon | Historical Mystery, Victorian | Lady Darling Mysteries #2 Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor ā€” Buy on Amazon | Historical Fiction, Time Travel, Humorous | Chronicles of St. Mary's #1 A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers ā€” Buy on Amazon | Hope Punk, Literary Science Fiction The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman ā€” Buy on Amazon | Cozy Mystery | Thursday Murder Club #1 The Last Beekeeper by Julie Carrick Dalton ā€” Buy on Amazon | Literary Fiction, Dystopian, Nature The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap ā€” Buy on Amazon | Historical Gā€¦ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/episodes/agatha-christie-s-housekeeper-solves-murders-colleen-cambridge-gleason-historical-mystery-author-interview/transcription-requests` ā€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/agatha-christie-s-housekeeper-solves-murders-colleen-cambridge-gleason-historical-mystery-author-interview.md` ā€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.