Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter Omnibus (EP1448s)

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 21, 2014At Christmastime, Johnny searches for a woman who witnessed a murder in which an underworld kingpin is suspected. John...

Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus (EP1448)

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 20, 2014Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigate the theft of a statue of the child Jesus from a local church.Original Air Date: ...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Missing Mouse Matter (EP1447)

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 19, 2014Johnny has to find a singing mouse before a Christmas Eve show.Original Air Date: December 23, 1956Support the show mon...

Nick Carter: Nick Carter’s Christmas Adventure (EP1446)

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 18, 2014Nick Carter investigates why a rich man has soured on Christmas.Original Air Date: December 25, 1943Support the show mo...

Philip Marlowe: The Busy Body (EP1445)

25 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 17, 2014Marlowe investigates a case where a body is found and keeps disappearing.Original Air Date: June 18, 1949Support the sh...

Crime and Peter Chambers: The Dentist and the Extortion Murder (EP1444)

25 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 16, 2014A dentist comes to Pete believing he killed a man and wants Pete’s help to decide whether to blackmail money.Original...

The Saint: The Frightened Author (EP1443)

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 15, 2014The writer of a novel based on the real life affair between a fighter and a manager’s wife turns to the Saint when he...

Dragnet: The Mother-in-Law Mother (EP1442)

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 13, 2014It looks like Friday and Romero have an open and shut case against a woman who was having an affair for murdering her m...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Smokey Sleeper Matter (EP1441)

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 12, 2014Johnny investigates a warehouse fire that destroyed a shady operator’s entire stock of mattresses.Original Air Date: ...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Crystal Prophecy (EP1440)

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 11, 2014Nick is concerned that a series of suicides might actually be murder.Original Air Date: March 23, 1947Support the show ...

Philip Marlowe: The Pigeon’s Blood (EP1439)

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 10, 2014Marlowe recovered to recover rubies owned by French survivors of the Nazi occupation.Original Air Date: June 11, 1949Su...

Crime and Peter Chambers: The Regina Kent Murder (EP1438)

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 09, 2014Peter Chambers investigates when an elderly man who runs a newspaper stand becomes a target for murder.Original Air Dat...

The Saint: Follow the Leader (EP1437)

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 08 , 2014A beautiful woman shows up at the Saint’s door and Simon Templar becomes involved in a dangerous case of internation...

Dragnet: The Big Lamp (TV Soundtrack) (EP1436)

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 06, 2014A criminal is acquitted, leaves LA, and returns. Friday and Ed Jacobs think he’s up to his old tricks.TV Original Air...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Killer’s Brand Matter (EP1435)

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 05, 2014Johnny is called in to protect an insured event promoter whose life has been threatened in the midst of a frontier fest...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Careless Employees (EP1434)

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 04, 2014Nick Carter is called to investigate the mysterious deaths of several window washers.Original Air Date: February 2, 194...

Philip Marlowe: The Unfair Lady (EP1433)

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 03, 2014Marlowe goes South of the Border to find who’s behind a series of diamond thefts.Original Air Date: June 4, 1949Suppo...

Crime and Peter Chambers: Peter Chambers, Murder Suspect (EP1432)

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 02, 2014Peter Chambers is called to a bar where he orders milk, meets a potential client who opts not to hire him and then he f...

The Saint: The Problem of the Peculiar Payoff (EP1431)

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: December 01, 2014A newly released felon is hired to kill the Saint.Original Air Date: July 9, 1950Support the show monthly at https://p...

Dragnet: Truck Hijackers (EP1430)

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 29, 2014Friday and Romero’s investigation of a series of truck hijackings is hindered by the suicide of the prime suspect.Ori...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Widow Matter (EP1429)

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 28, 2014Johnny is brought in to guard an elderly widow as she transports a hideous piece of art to a cabin after the suspicious...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Persistent Beggars (EP1428)

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 27, 2014Nick Carter investigates a panhandling racket.Original Air Date: January 26, 1947Support the show monthly at https://p...

Philip Marlowe: The Ebony Link (EP1427)

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 26, 2014Marlowe helps a disabled man whose being blackmailed over his wife for the second time in six months.Original Air Date:...

Crime and Peter Chambers: The Rooming House Murder (EP1426)

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 25, 2014Peter Chambers investigating a murder in a theatrical bordering house.Original Air Date: April 27, 1954Support the show...

The Saint: A Real Gone Guy (EP1425)

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 24, 2014Simon investigates the death of a band leader.Original Air Date: July 2, 1950Support the show monthly at http...

Dragnet: The Brick Bat Slayer (EP1424)

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 22, 2014Friday and Romero investigate a series of brutal murders of women.Original Air Date: September 24, 1949Starring Jack We...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Markham Matter (EP1423)

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 21, 2014Johnny is called in when a wealthy insured woman disappears and her husband begins taking control of her finances.Origi...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Gold Headed Cane (EP1422)

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 20, 2014Nick Carter is hired  to recover jewels stolen from a foreign mine.Original Air Date: January 19, 1947Originating in N...

Philip Marlowe: Night Tide (EP1421)

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 19, 2014Marlowe is hired by a businessman who is concerned that a dock worker he sent to prison is out for vengeance.O...

Crime and Peter Chambers: The Sandra Mantel Murder (EP1420)

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 17, 2014Peter Chambers delivers ransom money and becomes a target for murder.Original Air Date: April 20, 1954Originat...

The Saint: Sonata for a Slayer (EP1419)

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 17, 2014The Saint investigates the murder of a composer and the named suspect is Beethoven.Original Air Date: June 18,...

Dragnet: James Vickers (EP1418)

11 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 15, 2014Friday and Romero investigate a seemingly random killing of a police officer.Original Air Date: September 17, 1949Origi...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Confederate Coinage Matter (EP1417)

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 14, 2014Johnny heads down South to investigate the theft of a valuable Confederate half dollar.Original Air Date: July 28, 195...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Imitation Robbery (EP1416)

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 13, 2014Nick Carter is called in to investigate a series of thefts from a jewelry story where expensive diamonds are substitute...

Philip Marlowe: The Promise to Pay (EP1415)

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 12, 2014A young businessman hires Marlowe after he’s blackmailed over a marker he gave to a gambler that could ruin his caree...

Crime and Peter Chambers: The Alan Lewis Murder (EP1414)

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Air Date: November 11, 2014Peter Chambers investigates an unsolved murder that has the police baffled.Original Air Date: April 13, 1954Suppor...

The Saint: The Sinister Sneeze (EP1413)

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: November 10, 2014The Saint is called in by the girlfriend of a fight manager who is afraid a big gambler will murder himOriginal Air Dat...

Dragnet: The Sullivan Kidnapping (EP1412)

04 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 8, 2014Friday and Romero are called in when a twenty-two year old woman is kidnapped.Original Air Date: September 10, ...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Yours Truly Matter (EP1411)

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 7, 2014Johnny and his friend Buster are carjacked.Original Air Date: July 21, 1957Starring Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Blue Mink (EP1410)

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 5, 2014Nick and Patsi investigate a series of fur thefts from department stores.Original Air Date: September 15, 1946O...

Philip Marlowe: The Feminine Touch (EP1409)

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 5, 2014Marlowe is hired by the father of a wild daughter who has fallen for a motorcycle stunt rider and whose partner...

Crime and Peter Chambers: The Burke Murder Frame (EP1408)

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 4, 2014Peter Chambers disarms a woman with a gun and then finds himself trying to escape a frame for  murder.Original...

The Saint: The Cake that Killed (EP1407)

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 3, 2014The Saint walks into a bakery for a loaf of bread and is given a cake and shoved in a cab and sent to the Ocean...

Dragnet: Eric Kelby (EP1406)

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 1, 201A woman disappears and her husband is behaving suspiciously.Original Air Date: September 3, 1949Originated in Ho...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Heatherstone Players Matter (EP1405)

27 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: October 31, 2014Johnny is hired as a bodyguard for a hated Shakespearean actor and producer.Original Air Date: July 14, 1957Ori...

Nick Carter: The Red Goose Murder (EP1404)

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: October 30, 2014With Nick out of town, Sergeant Matheson has to solve the murder of a singer at a night club–with some help f...

Philip Marlowe: The Lady in the Mink (EP1403)

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: October 29, 2014Philip Marlowe is hired to find a woman’s sister before she commits murder.Original Air Date: April 30, 1949O...

Easy Money: Charity Benefit Racket (EP1402)

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Trent becomes suspicious of the operation of a charity Monte Carlo night when one man begins to win-a lot.Original Air Date: May 18, 1955Originat...

The Saint: The Case of the Blonde Who Lost Her Head (EP1401)

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: October 27, 2014The Saint helps a beautiful blonde amnesiac who is a murder suspect.Original Air Date: November 13, 1949Support...

Mercury Theatre: The Thirty-Nine Steps (EP1400s)

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: October 26, 2014A Canadian gets caught up in a web of intrigue in the days prior to World War I.Original Air Date: August 1, 19...

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Season 6 Commentary

21 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Graham talks about the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Season 6, which featured a mostly stable lineup but saw some important changes. Adam ta...

Dragnet: Myra the Redhead (EP1400)

20 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: October 25, 2014Friday and Romero investigate a series of auto burglaries committed by Juveniles.Original Air Date: September 1...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Felicity Feline Matter (EP1399)

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 24, 2014Johnny is called to protect a cat who inherited $65,000.Original Air Date: July 7, 1957Support the show monthly at patre...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Make Believe Robbery (EP1398)

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 23, 2014A staged robbery for a film becomes a real murder.Original Air Date: June 18, 1946Support the show monthly at patreon.gr...

Philip Marlowe: The Cloak of Kamehameha (EP1397)

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 22, 2014Marlowe is sent to Hawaii to facilitate the sale of an all-feather cloak to find someone bordered his plane under Marlow...

Easy Money: The Basketball Pool Racket (EP1396)

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 21, 2014When a basketball player is shot, Mike Trent blames the big basketball pool cartel and has a plan to bring it down by pi...

The Saint: The Case of the Unhappy Homicide (EP1395)

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 20, 2014The owner of a jewelry store wants the Saint to prove he murdered his partner.Original Air Date: November 6,1949Support ...

Dragnet: Police Academy (EP1394)

13 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 18, 2014Friday and Romero investigate a series of robberies while a friend tries to join the Police Academy.Original Air Date: A...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Funny Money Matter (EP1393)

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 17, 2014Johnny investigates when an insured pays off his policy with thousands of dollars in counterfeit money.Original Air Date...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Clumsy Forgeries (EP1392)

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 16, 2014Nick investigates the case of a wealthy heart patient who appears to have been murdered.Original Air Date: June 11, 1946...

Philip Marlowe: Heat Wave (EP1391)

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 15, 2014Marlowe is hired the identity of a burlesque dancer by a woman who think she’s her sister.Original Air Date: April 16,...

Easy Money: The Gem Switch (EP1390)

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 14, 2014A small jewelry store has a $5,000 ruby disappear and be replaced with a duplicate. Mike Trent thinks he knows how to ge...

The Saint: The Color Blind Killer (EP1389)

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 13, 2014The Saint tries to unravel a string of murders on a cruise ship.Original Air Date: September 18, 1949Support the show mo...

Dragnet: Production 11 (aka Sixteen Jewel Thefts) (EP1388)

06 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 11, 2014Friday and Romero search for a jewel thief whose committed sixteen robberies in sixteen nights.Original Air Date: August...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Parley Barron Matter (EP1387)

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 10, 2014Johnny is called to find a fishing-loving retiree who never caught a fish.Original Air Date: June 23, 1957Support the sh...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Dictaphone Murder (EP1386)

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 09, 2014A man is found murdered in his room with a dictaphone in the closet.Original Air Date: June 4, 1946Support the show mont...

Philip Marlowe: The Name to Remember (EP1385)

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 08, 2014Marlowe is hired to find out the identity of a man with a t-shirt who has been stalking his client. The client is found ...

Easy Money: Galloping Ivories (EP1384)

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 07, 2014Mike Trent sets out to expose a big time gambler taking wealthy kids’ money in a crooked craps game.Original Air Date:...

The Saint: Greed Causes Murder (EP1383)

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 06, 2014The Saint investigates when a gangster is pressuring an old man to sell his jalopy to him.Original Air Date: August 14, ...

Dragnet: Production 10 (aka: The Maniac Murderer) (EP1382)

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 04, 2014Friday and Romero search for a man who has already brutally murdered two women.Original Air Date: August 11, 1949Support...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Dixon Murder Matter (EP1381)

30 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 03, 2014Johnny returns to where he investigated last week’s missing person’s case to solve the murder of a young woman.Origi...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Demented Daughter (EP1380)

30 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 02, 2014Nick Carter is suspicious when a wealthy young woman believe she’s going insane.Support the show monthly at patreon.gr...

Philip Marlowe: The Last Laugh (EP1379)

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: October 01, 2014Marlowe attends the reading of a willing only to find the testator very much alive–but not for long.Original Air Date:...

Easy Money: Football Pool Racket (EP1378)

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 30, 2014Mike Trent is forced to work for a football pool kingpin to find the truth of how multiple winning tickets are being c...

The Saint: The Saint Goes Underground (EP1377)

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 29, 2014The Saint’s plane lays over for repairs in a small New Mexico town where everyone is hinting he should leave if he c...

Dragnet: Production 9 (Benny Trousel) (EP1376)

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 27, 2014One of Romero and Friday’s informants is killed leaving a dying clue to the secret behind a new drug ring.Original A...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mason Dixon Mismatch Matter (EP1375)

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 26, 2014In a murder in Virginia, Johnny has to find out who a murdered woman: the daughter of the wealthy Mason family or the ...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Poker Murders (EP1374)

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 25, 2014Nick looks into a series of daring robberies committed by a criminal who leaves a playing card as his calling card.Ori...

Philip Marlowe: The Green Flame (EP1373)

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 24, 2014Marlowe has to find a dead columnist got a story that landed his magazine in court for libel.Original Air Date: March ...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The William Post Matter (EP1372)

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 23, 2014Johnny investigates the murder of an insured woman.Original Air Date: September 22, 1953Support the show monthly at pa...

The Saint: Gangster District Attorney (EP1371)

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 22, 2014The Saint looks for the truth behind the rackets after a friend is murdered while investigate themOriginal Air Date: O...

Dragnet: Production 8 (aka: The Big Missing) (EP1370)

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 20, 2014A woman from Utah calls to report her daughter missing and Friday and Remero set out to find the missing girl by Chris...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Loss of Memory Matter (EP1369)

23 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 19, 2014Johnny suffers a bout of amnesia in a car crash and a scheming relative for a man he’s delivering merchandise for tr...

Nick Carter: The Case of the Little Old Ladies (EP1368)

23 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 18, 2014When searching for a witness, Waldo is held at gunpoint and tied up by two little old ladies. Carter finds out what’...

Philip Marlowe: The Dancing Hands (EP1367)

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 17, 2014Philip Marlowe is hired by a twin sister in a piano sister act to investigate a man.Original Air Date: March 19, 1949S...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Emily Braddock Matter (EP1366)

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 16, 2014Johnny searches for a charming woman who is writing thousands in bad checks to ensured hotels.Original Air Date: May 1...

The Saint: The Miracle Tea Party (EP1365)

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 15, 2014When the Saint discovers that there were several thousand dollar bill in a box of tea purchased by Inspector Fernack.A...

Dragnet: Production 7: Attempted City Hall Bombing (EP1364)

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 13, 2014A mad man threatens to blow up city hall if the police don’t release his brother. Friday and Romero have to get the ...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Truck Matter (EP1363)

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 12, 2014Johnny Investigates the disappearance of $10,000 of cargo and the truck that hauled it.Original Air Date: May 26, 1957...

Nick Carter: Eight Records of Death (EP1362)

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 11, 2014A man who bought ten records that chronicled a murder contacts Nick to find out who was killed and who committed the m...

Philip Marlowe: The Grim Hunters (EP1361)

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 10, 2014Marlowe is lured to a party as a human item in a scavenger hunt. Things take a serious turn when he finds the woman wh...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The San Antonio Matter (EP1360)

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 09, 2014Johnny investigates the death of a mobster and meets his enchanting daughter who only learned who her father was when ...

Pursuit: Pursuit of the Asiatic Killer (EP1359)

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 08, 2014When a dying man declares he was poisoned, an autopsy reveled he died of Asiatic cholera.Original Air Date: March 11, ...

Your Truly Johnny Dollar: The Chesapeake Fraud Matter Omnibus Edition (EP1358s)

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 07, 2014Original Air Dates: October 3-7, 1955Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-...

Dranget: Production 6 (aka: The Red Light Bandit) (EP1358)

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 06, 2014Friday and Romero search for a brutal man who impersonates a police officer to beat and rob innocent citizens.Original...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Michael Meany Mirage Matter (EP1357)

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 05, 2014Johnny investigates the disappearance of $20,000 in ambergris.Original Air Date: May 19, 1957Support the show monthly ...

Nick Carter: The Witness Saw Nothing (EP1356)

16 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 04, 2014Two killers target a door to door salesman who could provide evidence against them in a murder case-though he doesn’...

Philip Marlowe: Friend from Detroit (EP1355)

16 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 03, 2014Marlowe is awakened in the middle of the night by a call from a man who runs a lunch counter, begging Marlowe’s help...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Neal Breer Matter (EP1354)

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 02, 2014Johnny is called in when the insurance company receives a letter from an insured’s doctor suggesting that a twenty-s...

Pursuit: Pursuit In Clynewydd Mine (EP1353)

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Release Date: September 01, 2014A man is found murdered in a mine disaster.Original Air Date: March 4, 1952Support the show monthly at patreon.greatde...