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As the early years of detective fiction gave way to two separate golden ages - of hard-boiled tales in America and intricately-plotted, so-called “cozy” murders in Britain - the legacy of Sherlock Holmes, with his fierce devotion to science and logic, gave way to street smarts on the one hand and social insight on the other, but even though these new sub-genres went their own ways, their detectives still required intelligence and clear-sightedness as characterized the earliest works of detective fiction: the trademarks of Sherlock Holmes, and of all the detectives featured here.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Ray Milland, and many more. Volume 58: Audio Table of Contents: The Adventures of...

This sixth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time offers a variety of works by some of the most lauded writers in the field of suspense and literature.

Crime, thriller, and noir fans will delight in this fourth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, an exciting series featuring short fiction by legendary writers, past and present. From Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, and Georges Simenon to Lawrence Block and Sara Paretsky, this unique collection—compiled and edited by multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler—is a captivating mixture of mystery and suspense.

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the first Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’. THE FIRST INSPECTOR FRENCH MYSTERY At the offices of the Hatton Garden diamond merchant Duke and Peabody, the body of old Mr Gething is discovered...

The fifth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time is an intriguing anthology of crime and suspense short stories by some of the most renowned writers in the field. This unique collection of master writers includes the usual suspects such as Patricia Highsmith and Mickey Spillane, but also writers better known for other genres, such as Isaac Asimov and Ogden Nash. Edited by the legendary multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler—whose name is a hallmark of quality and expertise—this thrilling mixture of mystery and suspense will have you guessing up until the very end.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes episodes of Dr. Christian, Dragnet, Duffy’s Tavern, Escape, The Fat Man, Father Knows Best, FBI in Peace and War, Fibber McGee and Molly, The First Nighter Program, and Fort Laramie.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes episodes of The New Adventures of Michael Shayne, The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, Night Beat, Our Miss Brooks, Pat Novak for Hire, The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show, Philo Vance Detective, Quiet Please, and more.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes Rocky Fortune, Rocky Jordan, Rogues Gallery, The Roy Rogers Show, The Saint, The Screen Directors Playhouse, The Screen Guild Players, The Sealed Book, The Story of Dr. Kildare, and The Strange Dr. Weird.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes The Cavalcade of America, The CBS Radio Workshop, The Charlie McCarthy Show, The Chase, The Cisco Kid, Cloak and Dagger, Crime Classics, The Damon Runyon Theatre, Dangerous Assignment, and Dimension X.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes I Was a Communist for the FBI, Inner Sanctum Mystery, The Jack Benny Program, Jeff Regan Investigator, Let George Do It, The Life of Riley, Life with Luigi, Lights Out, The Line Up, and Little Orphan Annie.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes episodes of The Lux Radio Theatre, The Man Called X, Mercury Theatre on the Air, Murder at Midnight, Murder by Experts, My Favorite Husband, My Friend Irma, The Mysterious Traveler, Mystery House, and more.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes episodes of The Abbott and Costello Show, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, The Adventures of Red Ryder, The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective, The Aldrich Family, The Amos N Andy Show, and more.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes Suspense, Tales of the Texas Rangers, This Is Your FBI, Under Arrest, Vic and Sade, The Weird Circle, The Whistler, Whitehall 1212, X Minus One, You Bet Your Life, and a bonus Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes episodes of Frontier Gentleman, Gang Busters, Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch, Grand Central Station, The Great Gildersleeve, The Green Hornet, Gunsmoke, The Halls of Ivy, Have Gun Will Travel, and Hopalong Cassidy.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes episodes of The Big Story, Big Town, Bill Stern Newsreel, The Black Museum, Bold Venture, Boston Blackie, Box Thirteen, Broadway Is My Beat, The Burns and Allen Show, and Casey Crime Photographer.

Volume one includes: The Adventures of Ellery Queen, 1942-10-02: "The World Series Crime"; The Adventures of Ellery Queen 1948-05-06: "One Diamond"; The Adventures of Frank Race, 1949-07-31: "The Adventure of the Vanishing Favorite"; The Adventures of Frank Race, 1949-08-28: "The Adventures of the General's Lady"; The Adventures of Michael Shayne, 1945-06-04: "Judge Stanton Murdered"; The Adventures of Michael Shayne, 1945-06-18: "Investment in an Invention"; The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, 1948-10-10: "The Panama Hat"; and more.

Volume three includes: Boston Blackie, 1946-09-10: "The Backstage Murder"; Boston Blackie, 1947-04-15: "The Phonograph Murder"; Boston Blackie, 1946-08-06: "Jerry Williams Fixed Court Case"; Boston Blackie, 1946-10-22: "Faraday Shot"; Box Thirteen, 1947-10-17: "The First Letter"; Box Thirteen, 1947-10-31: "Blackmail Is Murder"; Box Thirteen, 1947-11-07: "Actor’s Alibi"; Broadway Is My Beat, 1950-02-17: "Dion Harley Case"; Broadway Is My Beat, 1950-03-31: "Hope Anderson Case"; and more.

Volume four includes: Candy Matson, Yukon 28209, 1949-11-10: "The Devil in the Deep Freeze"; Candy Matson, Yukon 28209, 1949-12-19: "Jack Frost"; Casey, Crime Photographer, 1947-04-17: "The Box of Death"; Casey, Crime Photographer, 1947-05-22: "Pickup"; Crime and Peter Chambers, 1954-05-18: "La Grand Maison Third Booth"; Dick Tracy, 1945-09-13: "The Case of the Buried Treasure"; Dangerous Assignment, 1949-07-09: "Relief Supplies"; David Harding, Counterspy, 1951-01-07: "Kleptomaniac Clues"; and more.

Volume five includes: David Harding, Counterspy, 1951-01-14: "Captured Contact"; Dragnet, 1950-03-23: "The Big Gangster, Part 1"; Dragnet, 1950-03-30: "The Big Gangster, Part 2"; Gang Busters, 1948-06-12: "The Park Avenue Pilferers"; Gang Busters, 1948-09-25: "The Cincinnati Narcotics Ring"; Inspector Thorne, 1951-08-03: "Golden Girl Murder Case"; Inspector Thorne, 1951-08-10: "Defrosted Refrigerator Murder Case"; Jeff Regan, Investigator, 1948-11-13: "The Guy from Gower Gulch"; and more.