Each month ex-cop Nicky Alan teams up with her spirit guides to investigate an unsolved mystery. Here, she delves into what really happened when Queen of Crime Agatha Christie went missing for 11 days

A MURDERER WAS FOUND AFTER LEAVING TRACE EVIDENCE UNDER HIS VICTIM’S FINGERNAILS

Reading Laura Mauro’s “Japanese Toilet Ghosts” [FT459:30-35], reminded me of a less well known fear in the Western world, which –according to the modern rabbinical Internet resource site TheTorah.com

The platinum blonde in British history

Beneath the brightly wrapped gifts lay a grim and heartbreaking discovery

Oh, the joy of curling up on a winter’s afternoon to immerse oneself in a compelling crime novel or TV drama featuring victims and sleuths. The story will be set in a picturesque, seemingly safe place