Story:

$500,000 Reward

Author:

Melville Davisson Post

Genre:

Hardboiled

Summary:

How often do we get bamboozled by first impressions? More than we’d like.

In today’s story, a law enforcement agent meets a homeless person and assumes he’s dealing with a harmless nobody. Then the homeless man opens his mouth and, well, let’s just say the agent learns something.

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0:00 - Opening

0:10 - Introduction

1:07 - Story

22:22 - Personal Updates

Curated by Costiuc is a monthly podcast featuring curated mystery, thriller, and suspense stories. The original text of Melville Davisson Post’s “Five Thousand Dollar Reward” is in the public domain. This adaptation, updated for modern readers, is copyrighted © 2025 by Nikita Costiuc.

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