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Detective Danny Clover visits Stilman's gymnasium and watches young welterweight fighter Barry Rogan prepare for an important bout at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. When Clover later learns that the syndicate and a mysterious businessman called Big Sig are in town, he begins to suspect something sinister may be connected to Rogan's upcoming fight.

With Detective Danny Clover, Barry Rogan, Jack Jackson, Louise Lindsay, Tony Florida, Big Sig.

Listen for: The detective's growing concern about Barry Rogan's involvement with Louise Lindsay and the revelation that the syndicate has interest in Friday's fight

First aired on March 27, 1949 on CBS.

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Nick Carter is summoned to Echo Valley Lodge when James Thirlo, a prominent financial columnist on the verge of exposing a major corruption scheme, disappears. Upon arrival, Nick and his assistant Patsy encounter a mysterious plane fleeing the area and discover its pilot dead in the trees with a broken neck, raising questions about whether Thirlo's disappearance is connected to foul play.

With Nick Carter, Patsy, James Thirlo, Mr. Manson, Mrs. Thirlo, The mysterious pilot.

Listen for: The explanation of Thirlo's disappearance and the identity of those behind the mysterious plane; whether the corruption scheme Thirlo was investigating connects to his vanishing

First aired on July 6, 1943 on Mutual.

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Private detective Philip Marlowe witnesses a shooting at a bar and becomes entangled in a web of blackmail involving a priceless pearl necklace, stolen bills, and a mysterious woman. As bodies pile up and secrets unravel, Marlowe must navigate between protecting his client and solving the murder of the man called Waldo.

With Philip Marlowe, Lola Barcely, Waldo, Leon, Frank Passaleil, Jeannie Colchink, Baldy, Van Hefflin.

Listen for: The atmospheric opening describing the Santa Ana wind's effects on the city; the tense confrontation between Marlowe and the killer Baldy in his apartment; the revelation of the blackmail scheme involving the pearls and unpaid bills; Marlowe's final act of justice at Malibu

First aired on June 12, 1947 on NBC.

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Barrie Craig, confidential investigator, meets tailor George who is being shaken down by a protection racket demanding $50 a week. Craig promises to alert Lieutenant Edwards to help, but that night George's shop catches fire and George is found dead inside. Craig discovers celluloid scrap at the scene—evidence of professional arson—and takes on the case, only to be hired by newspaper publisher Alfred P. Whittington to investigate the murder and protection scheme for an exclusive story.

With Barrie Craig, George the tailor, Lieutenant Edwards, Alfred P. Whittington, Arthur B. Goldsmith, Irving Turkle.

Listen for: The clues involving celluloid scrap used in professional arson, the protection racket operation, and the connection between the newspaper crime series and the murder investigation.

First aired on October 24, 1951 on NBC Radio.

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Dan Holiday, a writer who advertises for adventure, is summoned by Abner Blake, chief investigator for Northern Insurance. Blake believes Dr. Max Alexander, who disappeared seven years ago after a failed brain surgery, is still alive and staging an insurance fraud to allow his widow to collect on his large policy. Holiday accepts the case and begins investigating the doctor's past.

With Dan Holiday, Abner Blake, Susie, The Chauffeur, Mrs. Alexander.

Listen for: The mysterious summons in Box 13, Blake's theory about the insurance fraud, and Holiday's investigation into Dr. Alexander's disappearance.

First aired in 1948.

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Pat Novak, a waterfront investigator for hire in San Francisco, witnesses a hit-and-run accident that kills an old man. The dying stranger gives Pat three hundred dollars and a sealed letter to deliver to someone named John St. John, along with a mysterious message Pat can't quite understand. When Pat tries to track down this John St. John, he finds himself caught in a dangerous web of murder, blackmail, and espionage involving a shadowy organization trading in stolen government secrets.

With Pat Novak, Jocko, Lee Norton, Sidney Bronson, Dr. Emil Shonig, Walter Avery, Helman, The Old Man.

Listen for: Hard-boiled detective work with sharp dialogue, mysterious murder victims connected by a strange insignia of spliced crosses, the unmasking of a criminal espionage ring, and classic noir atmosphere

First aired on October 13, 1946 on ABC.

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Richard Diamond, a private detective, is beaten up by two thugs and offered $1,000 to investigate whether a man was actually killed. The chairman of the parole board claims his son Roger may have been framed into committing murder by associates of a convict named John Alter, who wants early release. Diamond must determine if the killing was real or staged to blackmail the parole board chairman into freeing Alter.

With Richard Diamond, Lieutenant Blevinson (Walt), Otis, The parole board chairman, Roger (the chairman's son), Lenore Brown, John Alter, Ziggy.

Listen for: The humorous banter between Diamond and the police detectives; the explanation of the blackmail scheme involving the parole board; Diamond's investigation into whether the murder was real or faked.

First aired on May 1, 1949 on NBC, ABC, CBS.

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Sam Spade is hired by Dr. Gregory Dennov, a psychoanalyst, to protect him from being blackmailed by a man named Nikolai over a $10,000 payment. When Sam arrives at the doctor's penthouse apartment for a meeting that afternoon, he finds Dr. Dennov dead, apparently having fallen from a window. The police rule it suicide, but Sam's client's widow insists it was murder and points suspicion at Constance Brent, an actress and the doctor's patient who had threatened him before and was heard arguing with him just before his death.

With Sam Spade, Effie Perine, Dr. Gregory Dennov, Nikolai, Mrs. Gregory Dennov, Lieutenant Dundee, Sergeant Levene, Dr. Sawyer.

Listen for: Sam's trademark wisecracks and the details of the blackmail scheme involving Nikolai and the mysterious $10,000 that may hold the key to the doctor's death.

First aired on August 2, 1946 on ABC, CBS and NBC Radio.

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A young man named Andrew Jenkins disappears from a New York hotel on his wedding anniversary after leaving to buy his wife a surprise present. Detective Danny Clover investigates when Mrs. Jenkins reports him missing, tracing his steps to a pawn shop where he purchased an old-fashioned gold watch at an auction, only to find that he left the shop with two other men and hasn't been seen since.

With Detective Danny Clover, Mrs. Jenkins, Andrew Jenkins, Eddie the pawn shop owner, Sergeant, two unknown men.

Listen for: The mystery of why Andrew Jenkins left with two strangers after buying a watch, and what happened to him afterward.

First aired on March 6, 1949 on CBS.

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Columnist Al White is murdered in his apartment after threatening to publish scandalous stories about a fixed boxing match and a corrupt political deal involving Judge Adair and nightclub owner Ace Daily. Detective Barry Craig takes on the case to find White's killer, uncovering a web of suspects who all have motives to silence the columnist.

With Barry Craig, Al White, Ace Daily, Judge Adair, Louise Adair, Larry Slade, Lily Duvoir, Sergeant Marty Moran.

Listen for: The solution to who really killed columnist Al White, revealed through detective work and a confrontation in Barry Craig's office where the true murderer is exposed.

First aired on October 17, 1951 on NBC Radio.

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