Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr’s Paperback Heroes: 1x1

Detectives

In the first episode of a series that explores the books we (really) read, Andrew Marr investigates the curious case of detective fiction. This is a genre that been producing best-sellers since the 19th century, and whose most famous heroes – Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Inspector Rebus – are now embedded in our collective psyche.