This month marks the 100-year anniversary of the publication of the first detective novel written by the classic British mystery writer Dorothy L. Sayers.  Listen in as we sit down with Crystal Downing, author of Subversive: Christ, Culture, and the Shocking Dorothy L. Sayers.

If you want to add some literary mysteries to your summer reading, this episode offers many suggestions, including Gaudy Night, The Nine Tailors, and Documents in the Case.  We also discuss Sayer's influential work in social criticism, theatre, and lay theology, including Are Women Human?, The Lost Tools of Learning, The Mind of the Maker, Zeal of Thy House, and The Man Born to be King.