Michael Arlen was the English fictional voice of the Jazz Age. In 1940, he wrote one short story that was intended to be his foray into crime writing. That one short story spawned at least 9 Hollywood films, several radio series and a short-lived television series. This week we take a look at Arlen's creation of The Falcon!

This week a woman attorney who spends more time solving the crimes she is asked to defend than she spends in the courtroom. Mercedes McCambridge (right) stars as Martha Ellis Bryant!

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This week a look at the police investigator instead of a private one. The series is from a late thirties syndicated series that was sponsored by True Detective Magazine.

Philo Vance was the creation of author S.S. Van Dine. He proved to be a popular detective as nine films were based on the character and three radio series.

This week a look at all three radio series with a complete episode from the final one starring Jackson Beck as Vance.

A lesser known detective husband and wife team. The Abbotts first appeared 1945 on radio, but none of those episodes are known to exist. In 1955 a new version appeared called "The Adventures of the Abbotts" but until recently only one episode was known to exist. Recently all 13 episodes have re-surfaced and you'll hear one of the new one's here in this podcast. Claudia Morgan (right) starred as Jean Abbott and Les Damon as Pat.

This week - a look at probably the most well-known "media" detective - film, radio, fiction - Sherlock Holmes. You'll hear some of the history of the radio programs over the years it was broadcast and a rarer episode from the earliest known copy - 1933 with Richard Gordon as Holmes and Leigh Lovell as Dr. Watson.

A look at radio detective Dan Holiday - Alan Ladd - from Box 13. "Adventure Wanted. Will go anywhere. Do anything. Box 13." The series was produced by Ladd's Mayfair Productions.

Finishing up our look at the radio detective career of Dick Powell I turn to his role as Richard Diamond, "the singing gumshoe." By this time Powell had reinvented himself from "boy crooner" to tough detective both in film and radio.

The first of a two podcast look at how Dick Powell began to reinvent his image from boy crooner into movie and radio tough guy. Tonight I look at the first of his radio series in his new image - Richard Rogue in Rogue's Gallery.

Continuing our look at the radio career of Jack Webb, I look at an earlier series in which Webb starred - Pat Novak For Hire.