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Ep.212 Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: Peril At End House May 24, 2022

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Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: the world-renowned, moustachioed Belgian private detective, unsurpassed in his intelligence and understanding of the criminal mind, respected and admired by police forces and heads of state across the globe.
Since his inception over 100 years ago, Poirot has stolen the hearts and minds of audiences from Azerbaijan to Vietnam, and his celebrated cases have been recorded across 33 original novels and over 50 short stories.
Peril At End House: Poirot and Hastings are holidaying when they meet Nick Buckley, a young girl who casually mentions that in the last days, she has at least thrice escaped certain death. Poirot suspects that somebody is out to get her, and his suspicions prove true when murder occurs.

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Ep.211 Tales Of The Texas Rangers: Open And Shut May 23, 2022

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Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952.
Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal (or "Charky," as Jayce would sometimes refer to him), to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual Texas Ranger cases.
Open and Shut: A man with a bandana is obviously the killer of a young accountant. Originally aired November 11th,1951.

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Ep.210 The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe: The Mexican Boat Ride May 19, 2022

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Get this and get it straight. Crime is a sucker's road and those who travel it wind up in the gutter, the prison or the grave.
Philip Marlowe was Los Angeles's toughest detective in the groundbreaking series by Raymond Chandler that helped establish the "hard-boiled" detective subgenre.
The Mexican Boat Ride: Philip Marlowe goes South of the Border when a rich man hires him to find out why his wife took a boat ride despite being deathly afraid of boats.
Originally Aired July 30, 1949

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Ep.209 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel: Part 5 May 12, 2022

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Miss Jane Marple doesn’t look like your average detective. Quite frankly, she doesn’t look like a detective at all. But looks can be deceiving... For a woman who has spent her life in the small village of St Mary Mead, Miss Marple is surprisingly worldly. But as she often points out she has had every opportunity to observe human nature.
At Bertram's Hotel: During a stay at one of London's most elegant and venerable hotels Miss Marple uncovers a sinister undercurrent of corruption and murder beneath Bertram's stuffy veneer.

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Ep.208 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel: Part 4 May 12, 2022

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Ep.207 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel: Part 3 May 12, 2022

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Ep.206 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel: Part 2 May 12, 2022

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Ep.205 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel: Part 1 May 12, 2022

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Ep.204 The New Adventures Of Nero Wolfe: The Impolite Corpse May 05, 2022

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Nero Wolfe is a fictional character, a brilliant, oversized, eccentric armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky.
He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street in New York City, and he is loath to leave his home for business or anything that would keep him from reading his books, tending his orchids, or eating the gourmet meals prepared by his chef, Fritz Brenner. Archie Goodwin, Wolfe's sharp-witted, dapper young confidential assistant with an eye for attractive women, narrates the cases and does the legwork for the detective genius.
The Impolite Corpse: An advertising executive, hated by everyone, is found shot, from a strange position. Originally aired December 8th,1950.

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Ep.203 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Denny Shane Caper May 05, 2022

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The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff (in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie. It was based on the private detective character created by Dashiell Hammett, well-known from the book and movie The Maltese Falcon. The show ran from 1946 to 1951. Duff was replaced by Steve Dunne in later episodes.
The Denny Shane Caper: A 16-year-old schoolgirl commits murder after Sam fingers the victim. Originally aired April 6th,1951.

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