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"In the darkest reaches of the human Psyche, there is no corner quite so dark as the fear of nameless, inevitable Fate. With its startling twists and its mocking laughter, Fate can take any of us at any time. We know this, deep down, and it terrifies us. We confront this fear by taking a grim satisfaction with the cruelties Fate metes out to others. Because if it's happening to someone else, it isn't happening to us --- right?"--Container.
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"He walks the streets by night! He solves crimes! He loves the ladies! And, he sings, too! What more you could you want from a radio detective? Hear screen legend Dick Powell star in sixteen rollicking episodes as Richard Diamond, Private Detective. A cut above the usual shamus, Rick is a charmer, has a snappy way with a wisecrack, and isn't afraid to use his fists. Diamond is flirtatious with female clients, but always remains true to his lady love....
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From London to Cornwall, then to Italy and France, a short, shabby priest takes on bandits, traitors and killers. Why is he so successful? The reason is that after years spent in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature and is not afraid of its dark side. Thus he understands criminal motivation and how to deal with it.
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Adventures in Odyssey audio volume 70
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Mysteries lurk around every corner in Odyssey, and the town's citizens must find a way through the confusion to arrive at the truth. When Wyatt winds up in the hospital after a crazy stunt, Mr. Whittaker searches for answers about what really happened. When Connie's car is stolen, Detective Polehaus's investigation leads him on a surprising path from one familiar face to another. And when Emily Jones is falsely accused of a crime and winds up in detention,...
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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was radio's top detective program. Raymond Chandler's celebrated hardboiled private eye, Philip Marlowe, made his radio debut in 1945 on The Lux Radio Theatre with "Murder My Sweet" starring Dick Powell. Two years later, NBC would bring the character to the air in his own weekly series starring Van Heflin in The New Adventures of Philip Marlowe. Being a summer replacement for The Bob Hope Show, the series was short-lived...
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Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mystery debuted over NBC's Blue Network in January 1941. Inner Sanctum Mystery featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history: an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned and the famous "creaking door" slowly began to open. Every week, Inner Sanctum Mystery told stories of ghosts, murderers and lunatics. Produced in New York, the cast usually...
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Philo Vance is a fictional character with a stylish, even foppish, dandy, a New York bon vivant with a highly intellectual bent, America's Sherlock Holmes. He worked closely with his secretary and right hand woman, Ellen Deering, and his pal John Markham, New York County district attorney, not that Vance needed any help solving a crime.
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