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Ep.102 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The String of Death Caper Oct 25, 2021

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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 String of Death Caper: A dancer hires Sam to find a beach comber. Sam not only finds him, but also comes up with a caper involving fabulous rose colored pearls and a murder or two...or three! Originally aired February 2nd,1951.

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Ep.101 Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: One Two Buckle My Shoe - Part 5 Oct 18, 2021

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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.
One Two Buckle My Shoe: Poirot pays what appears to be a routine visit to Dr. Morley, his dentist, but shortly after he leaves the clinic, the doctor is found dead with a gunshot wound to his temple, an apparent suicide. Poirot suspects foul play, and all those who entered the doctor's offices after Poirot left are suspect.

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Ep.100 Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: One Two Buckle My Shoe - Part 4 Oct 18, 2021

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Ep.99 Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: One Two Buckle My Shoe - Part 3 Oct 18, 2021

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Ep.98 Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: One Two Buckle My Shoe - Part 2 Oct 18, 2021

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Ep.97 Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: One Two Buckle My Shoe - Part 1 Oct 18, 2021

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Ep.96 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Accidental Murderess Oct 15, 2021

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Sherlock Holmes, fictional character created by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The prototype for the modern mastermind detective, Holmes first appeared in Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet, published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual of 1887. As the world’s first and only “consulting detective,” he pursued criminals throughout Victorian and Edwardian London, the south of England, and continental Europe.
From 1939 to 1946, Basil Rathbone played Sherlock Holmes with his friend Nigel Bruce on cinema and radio.
The Accidental Murderess: A woman accidentally shoots Holmes, but Holmes recognizes the woman as someone he implicated in murder. Originally aired November 26th, 1945.

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Ep.95 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe: The Black Halo Oct 15, 2021

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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 Black Halo: Marlowe is hired to find the missing Julia Perry. Murder and a suicide complicate the case and add a surprise ending. Originally aired: January 15th,1949.

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Ep.94 The Crime Club: Mr. Smith's Hat Oct 13, 2021

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The Crime Club aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System as a half-hour weekly radio series, beginning on December 2, 1946 and continuing until October 16, 1947, a run of 47 episodes. It aired on Mondays at 8 p.m. through December and then on Thursdays at 10 p.m. It was also heard on Wednesdays and Sundays on some stations.
Each installment was introduced by the series host, The Librarian, portrayed by Barry Thomson and Raymond Edward Johnson (who was perhaps better known as the host of Inner Sanctum Mysteries). The series featured murder and mystery dramas, some of which had already been published by the Doubleday Crime Club. A new Crime Club book was made available to the public each week and distributed though local newsstands and bookstores.
Mr. Smith's Hat: A man calls the police to say he's going to be murdered. Ten seconds later, the man's daughter calls to say she just found the body. Originally aired January 23rd,1947.

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Ep.93 Secrets of Scotland Yard: The Lucky Murderer Oct 12, 2021

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The Secrets of Scotland Yard was a successful crime drama series, initially airing internationally between 1949 and 1951. Selected episodes finally came to a US radio network for a brief run much later in 1957 over the Mutual Broadcasting System. The series boasted well over 100 episodes.
The Secrets of Scotland Yard was an independent production of the Towers of London syndicate in England for world wide distribution. Each week, an audience of anxious radio-listeners tuned in to hear these true crime stories of the London Metropolitan Police unfold, as the detectives at the Yard investigated some of England’s most famous criminals.
The Lucky Murderer: A chance of luck saved a man from being sent to the gallows.

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