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There is a long tradition of Great Detectives, and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. But his search for a missing cat uncovers a ghost, a time traveler, and the devastating secret of humankind! Detective Gently's bill for saving the human race from extinction: no charge.
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Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade burst out of the pages of the Maltese Falcon and into his own radio series on July 12, 1946. This hard-boiled private investigator attracted unusual clients who had a tendency to wind up murdered. Spade was a down-to-earth flatfoot whose San Francisco exploits brought him just enough money and excitement to keep him in business. Each week a completed "caper" found Sam back in his office dictating his escapades to Effie,...
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"The offices of Sam Spade, Detective are open once again with six madcap capers from 1949 - 1951. But, fair warning-- a knock on Spade's door can mean wild goose chases, scams, and set ups of the seriously deadly variety. Meanwhile, the effusive and earnest Effie can be counted on to wait by her desk to take down the tale, pour the drink, and lavish the praise once the case is closed"--Container.
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"Bob Bailey stars as the dynamic Dollar as he faces fraud, fatalities, and phantom chases. He attends the inscrutable insured, including a doctor who won't see patients, a boxer who shouldn't step inside a ring, and a violinist who wouldn't play...and then couldn't be found. When people die of accidents that were on purpose, or of premeditated natural causes, Johnny brings the justice and the killers get caught"--Container. Includes a 1954 episode...
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PI Dick Moonlight wakes up to find himself on a plummeting plane and handcuffed to an FBI agent. The FBI informs him that he₂s got unfinished business. His last case isn't exactly closed. The cop who took the hardware went rogue and now he's looking to sell to the highest bidder. The FBI needs Moonlight to track them down. Outwitting, outrunning, and outshooting the thugs who are also after the flash drive will be a piece of cake. Wooing back Lola,...
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"He walks the streets by night! He solves crimes! He loves the ladies! And, he sings, too! What more you could you want from a radio detective? Hear screen legend Dick Powell star in sixteen rollicking episodes as Richard Diamond, Private Detective. A cut above the usual shamus, Rick is a charmer, has a snappy way with a wisecrack, and isn't afraid to use his fists. Diamond is flirtatious with female clients, but always remains true to his lady love....
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Dashiell Hammett created the character Sam Spade for his crime story The Maltese Falcon. Spade was a hard-boiled detective with cold detachment, a keen eye for detail, and an unflinching determination to exact his own justice. For most people, Spade is most closely associated with actor Humphrey Bogart, who played him in the third and most famous film version of The Maltese Falcon. In 1946 one of radio's top producers, William Spier, brought Sam Spade...
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