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Detective Danny Clover is approached by Peter Daly, a convention visitor from Arkansas, who reports being blackmailed by a red-haired woman named Rita Rondell over a compromising photograph taken at a nightclub. When Clover investigates the woman's apartment, he discovers her dead, and must determine whether the distraught Daly—who expressed murderous anger toward her—is responsible or merely an unfortunate suspect.

With Detective Danny Clover, Peter Daly, Ben Cotton, Mrs. Daly, Rita Rondell, Art Smith, Sergeant Tom.

Listen for: The classic blackmail scheme gone wrong, with Clover's investigation leading from a simple extortion case to a murder mystery and the question of Daly's guilt or innocence.

First aired on May 1, 1949 on CBS.

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A museum guard disappears from the Egyptian Museum and is found dead inside a sealed crypt containing ancient treasures. Nick Carter must uncover whether the death was murder or something more sinister, as a mysterious librarian claims to have witnessed a supernatural guardian protecting the tomb's secrets.

With Nick Carter, Patsy, Lieutenant Rannish, Dr. Walnamal, Professor Glinton, Lieutenant Riley, Madame Dachlau.

Listen for: The mystery of how the guard ended up dead inside a locked crypt, what treasure lies within the tomb, and whether the supernatural warnings from Madame Dachlau about Anubis the Jackal God have any truth to them

First aired on August 2, 1943 on Mutual.

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Private investigator Philip Marlowe closes his office early on a hot desert wind evening and stops at a bar for a drink. A man is shot dead by a mysterious gunman, and minutes later, a tall brown-haired woman in a blue dress appears at Marlowe's apartment building, claiming to be in trouble. She reveals the dead man was her former chauffeur who stole something valuable from her, but darker forces are closing in.

With Philip Marlowe, The bartender, Waldo, The tall brown-haired woman, Baldy, A drunk patron.

Listen for: The mystery of what was stolen, the connection between the dead chauffeur and the woman's husband, and why Baldy is hunting everyone involved

First aired on June 17, 1947 on NBC.

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Barry Craig, a confidential investigator, is hired by bail bondsman Sam Salloway to track down Joey Florio, a racketeer who jumped bail with $50,000 of Salloway's money. After a week of fruitless surveillance at the airports, Craig abandons the case—but then discovers a murdered merchant seaman in his office building with a newspaper clipping about Craig's search for Florio in the dead man's pocket.

With Barry Craig, Sam Salloway, Joey Florio, Polly, the Polish cleaning lady.

Listen for: The discovery of the corpse in Craig's office building and the mysterious phone call sending him away from his office just before the murder

First aired on October 31, 1951 on NBC Radio.

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Dan Holiday, a writer seeking story ideas, receives a special delivery letter from Agatha Marsh asking for help. When he visits her hotel room, the elderly woman shows him a dead body in her closet and begs him to help her dispose of it rather than call the police. Holiday reluctantly agrees to assist, but complications arise when a police lieutenant unexpectedly arrives at the room.

With Dan Holiday, Agatha Marsh, Susie, Lieutenant Kling.

Listen for: The tension between Holiday's better judgment and his reluctant involvement in Agatha Marsh's scheme to hide a murder; the arrival of the police lieutenant just as they attempt to move the body

First aired in 1948.

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Private investigator Pat Novak is hired by Lee Underwood to frighten a man named Dixie Gillian into leaving town by using an empty gun as a prop. When Novak confronts Gillian in his office, a struggle ensues and Gillian is killed, but the bullet doesn't match Novak's supposedly empty gun. Freed when ballistics evidence fails to hold him, Novak must uncover who really pulled the trigger and what Gillian was protecting.

With Pat Novak, Lee Underwood, Dixie Gillian, Inspector Helman, Jocko.

Listen for: A classic hard-boiled detective mystery with clever dialogue and plot twists; the gritty atmosphere of San Francisco's underworld; Novak's cynical observations about his line of work.

First aired on November 24, 1946 on ABC.

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Private detective Richard Diamond is hired by Ralph Chase to prevent his stepdaughter Elizabeth from marrying gangster Murray Lang after her probation expires Monday. That evening, someone takes a shot at Chase in his library, and Diamond later discovers Lang's body in the garden, shot with Elizabeth's gun. As Diamond investigates, he uncovers a web of motives and discovers the crime's true architect.

With Richard Diamond, Ralph Chase, Elizabeth, Chris, Murray Lang, Helen Asher, Lieutenant Levinson.

Listen for: A twisting mystery where nothing is quite as it seems, featuring gunshots in the night, a murder in the garden, and a detective piecing together lies and deception among a household full of suspects with competing interests.

First aired on May 15, 1949 on NBC, ABC, CBS.

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Sam Spade attends a birthday party for Effie's mother where a guest named Marty dies under mysterious circumstances during a charades game. When armed men kidnap Effie's mother demanding a mysterious "duck," Sam must navigate between a criminal mob, federal authorities, and his own code of honor to secure her safe return.

With Sam Spade, Effie, Mrs. Herring (Effie's mother), Lola Brent, Marty, Ducky Morton, O'Rourke (lawyer), Jenny.

Listen for: The clever setup of the charades game that opens the mystery, the discovery of Marty's poisoning, and the twist involving Lola's hidden message in the charade slip

First aired on February 2, 1947 on ABC, CBS and NBC Radio.

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Johnny Dollar, a freelance insurance investigator, is hired by East Coast Underwriters to prevent Milford Brooks III, a young man insured for two million dollars, from committing suicide. Brooks has recently changed his policy beneficiary to Harold Hatcher, a notorious gambler, and is demanding a large loan from his insurance company. Dollar decides to give Brooks something to live for by arranging an evening in New York with an attractive woman named Butter.

With Johnny Dollar, Milford Brooks III, Austin Farnsworth, Harold Hatcher, Della, Butter.

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's wise-cracking narration and expense account details; the physical comedy of Dollar sitting on the drunken Brooks; the budding romance between Dollar and Butter.

First aired on December 7, 1948 on CBS Radio.

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George Valentine, a newly independent private investigator, acquires his first client when mystery writer Jonathan Winters arrives at his office claiming he is about to be murdered. Before Valentine can learn more, Winters collapses, and when Valentine and his new assistant Sonny Brooks return to the office, the body has vanished. Valentine must now solve the mystery of the disappeared client before the police arrive.

With George Valentine, Sonny Brooks, Claire Brooks, Jonathan Winters, Mrs. Winters, Caleb.

Listen for: The comical dynamic between George and his pushy young assistant Sonny; George's skepticism about Winters' murder claim; the mysterious disappearance of the body and Winters himself.

First aired on September 20, 1946 on Mutual-Don Lee.

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