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Title: The New Adventures of Diamondstone the Magician
Author: Russ Anderson Jr., Lee Houston Jr., Chuck Miller, Nicholas Ahlhelm
Narrator: 5395 MEDIA LLC
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-24-17
Publisher: RadioArchives.com
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
There's a full house...the lights are dimmed...the audience is seated...and the best seat in the house is saved for you - in the front row - for The New Adventures of Diamondstone the Magician from Pulp Obscura, by Pro Se Productions in conjunction with Altus Press!
Created by master pulp author G. T. Fleming, Diamondstone the Magician was a seasoned sleight-of-hand artist and stage illusionist who dabbled in the investigation of crime as an amateur detective. Aided by his friend and assistant, Absalom, Diamondstone uses his skills, tricks, and wits to confound, confuse, and capture criminals who believe that they can outsmart justice using smoke and mirrors!
From out of the past comes new tales of the magician sleuth written by Chuck Miller, Russ Anderson, Jr., Lee Houston, Jr., and Nicholas Ahlhelm. Watch as Diamondstone gives some of his finest performances ever as he steps into the spotlight to solve strange cases and exciting new mysteries in The New Adventures of Diamondstone the Magician from Pulp Obscura!
Members Reviews:
New stories of this short-lived magician-sleuth
Diamondstone the Magician was a short-lived (6 stories) series written by G.T. Fleming-Roberts and appeared in Thrilling's pulp magazines. Diamondstone (no other name is given) is a retired magician, who has now turned to being an amateur detective. The only other character in the series is Absalom, his manservant, and Niki Chartis, a possible love interest.
Altus Press reprinted the original stories (see my review on Amazon), and now Pro Se Press has come out with a volume of new stories under their "Pulp Obscura" line. This volume has 4 new Diamondstone stories.
Chuck Miller's story has Diamondstone investigating a haunted jailhouse, where a dangerous criminal was confined, but killed when he escaped. He had stolen a lot of gold bullion which was never found. Is it haunted, or is someone looking for clues that will lead to the gold. Can Diamondstone solve the crime and find the gold?
Russ Anderson has Diamonstone at a reunion of his old magician colleagues. But someone appears to be out for revenge, killing the magicians using their signature tricks. Will Diamondstone solve the crime before he becomes the next victim?
Lee Houston, Jr's gives Diamonstone a real tricky one. Someone named Nazar is sending records to a radio station, saying that if a certain individual doesn't pay, they will be killed. Those that don't are subsequently killed, but it looks like an accident. Can Diamondstone solve who Nazar is before others are killed?
Nicholas Ahlhelm's tale hinges on Diamonstone's assistant, Absalom. Absalom's family is threatened by a Klan-like group. Diamondstone works to expose this group and put an end to them. Will he succeed?
Overall, the stories are good. A couple give a larger role to Diamondstone's assistant, which I think is ok, tho he played a very minimum role in the first two stories. There seems to be some confusion as to his hair color. In one story, it's red, another blonde, a third red-blonde. In the original stories, its described as "golden". Also, in the original stories, he was retired, but some stories hint at him still working.
Unlike earlier Pulp Obscura volumes I have, this one uses a smaller format. Not sure if this is an overall change to the line.