Rare Detectives of Old Time Radio
Episodes
Meet Miss Sherlock: Case of the Deadman's Chest
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: January 24, 2023Today' s Mystery:A buyer for a department store acquires a chest and everyone wants it.Original Radio Broadcast...
Sara's Private Caper: Sara's 'Sonnets of Fu Yen' Caper
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Mystery:Original Release Date: December 13, 2022A police stenographer decides to investigate an incomplete report on a stolen rare book.Origin...
This is O'Shea: Hong Kong
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon O'Shea witnesses the kidnapping of a refugee from Shanghai at the Hong Kong Airport.Audition Date: October 1, 1952Support the show monthly at ...
Billy Swift, Boy Detective: Young Mountaineer Mysteriously Shot
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
” Billy is asked to clear a young girl’s sweetheart of murder while visiting a secluded area where outsiders are looked down upon. Original Air Da...
Top Secrets of the FBI: The Case of the Vest Pocket Broadcasting Station
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: September 4, 2021The FBI plans to catch a heroin ring using a brand new recording device that can be carried in a pocket. Audi...
O’Hara: Lost Boy
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: November 10, 2020While visiting Macau, O’Hara tries to help a little boy from Tokyo find his father who failed to meet his bo...
O’Hara: The Judas Face
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: November 2, 2020Someone is calling around Hong Kong looking for a woman who identifies herself as Mrs. Calhoun whenever she has...
Raffles: Murder Signs Its Name
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 12, 2020A woman at a show asks Raffles to help her find jewels that were stolen while attending a show at the theater. Au...
Raffles: Imposter
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 5 2020Raffles is hired to break into a home to reclaim a stolen necklace and he finds himself framed for murder. Origina...
The Dead Letter Office
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pilot for a radio series based on stories from the Post Office’s Dead Letter office.Audition Date: 1948Support the show monthly at https://patreo...
Security Agent USA: The Story of Tom Bennett
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: August 28, 2018Counterintelligence Agent Tom Bennett investigates the killing of a friend who was investigating a German refuge...
Police Woman: The Case of the Scheming Bridegroom
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 4, 2018A woman is interested in marrying a man from a personals ad but fears he’s a murderer, Lt. Mary Sullivan investi...
The Judge: The Death of the Playboy
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: September 19, 2017The Judge investigates the death of the stepson of a wealthy woman who is a reform activist.Audition Date: Fe...
Follow That Man: The Trail of the Terrified Temptress
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: September 12, 2017A woman runs into Steve Mallory’s office asking for protection from the man who’s pursuing her. Mallory f...
Crime Correspondent: The Chair for Dino
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: September 5, 2017Radio reporter Larry Mitchell tries to find out the truth behind the death of a well-known thug.Original Air D...
Bishop and the Gargoyle: The Jennifer Botts Case
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: August 29, 2017The Gargoyle brings to the Bishop a young woman from a small town who has been ripped off by a con man. The Bish...
The Lone Wolf: The Golden Santa
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: May 30, 2017A woman gets Michael to help her search for her six-inch-high golden statue of Santa Claus.Original Air Date: Janua...
Suspense: Murder Goes For a Swim
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: May 23, 2017While enjoying a weekend at a New York estate, Michael Lanyard discovers the body of a beauty contestant in the swi...
Tales of Fatima: Time to Kill
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: December 29, 2015Basil Rathbone is shot at and then finds a blonde in his car who claims Rathbone wrote letters that convinced ...
Tales of Fatima: A Much Expected Murder
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: December 22, 2015A woman calls Basil Rathbone in to prevent the death of her husband.Original Air Date: May 21, 1949Support the...
Dyke Easter: This Time for Creeps
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: December 13, 2015Dyke Easter is hired by a man to smooth out a case where he committed murder, except Easter arrives to find th...
Homicide O’Kane: The Story Of The Killer Who Returned From The Dead As The Clock Struck The Hour
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Release Date: March 29, 2014O’Kane gets a call from a man about to be murdered.Original Air Date: March 2, 1943Support the show monthly at https://...
Here Comes McBride
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While looking for a missing necklace, Rex McBride finds a body in his room and is accused of murder.Original Air Date: May 19, 1949Support the show mo...
Johnny Fletcher: The Navy Colt
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Release Date: October 02, 2013A grifter takes a dollar to punch out a man with nine more promised. Instead, he gets no additional money and is suspect...
Miss Pinkerton Incorporated
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Release Date: August 07, 2013A young female law student inherits her uncle’s detective agency, planning to sell it but decides to take on a job guar...
The McCoy: Three Wayward Girls
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Release Date: May 19, 2013The McCoy investigates the murder of an old girlfriend at the request of her agent.Audition Date: April 22, 1951Support the ...
Cases of Mr. Ace: The Man Named Judas
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Release Date: March 26, 2013Ace is hired to deliver a package to Chicago for sale and finds trouble every turn.Original Air Date: June 25, 1947Support...
Cases of Mr. Ace: Key to a Boobie Trap
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Release Date: March 19, 2013Ace is hired to guard the key to a bus locker by a man who has confessed to murder.Original Air Date: Sometime in 1947Supp...
Adventures of Father Brown: The Mystified Mind
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: November 9, 2010A young man is accused of killing a window cleaner, but Father Brown believes he’s innocent.Original Air Date...
Adventures of Father Brown: The Three Tools of Death
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: November 2, 2010Father Brown investigates the death of a best-selling proponent of optomism.Original Air Date: July 22, 1945Sup...
San Francisco Final
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Release Date: October 9, 2010Reporter Mike Rivera investigates mass extortion in Chinatown.Recorded: July 26, 1954Support the show monthly at https:/...
Johnny Madero: The Fatal Auction
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 9, 2010Johnny Madero is offered $50 to buy an item at an auction. His client disappears and before he knows it, Warchek f...
Johnny Madero: Pete Sutro
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 2, 2010A rich man from Nob Hill hires Johnny to find a man whose name he keeps hearing in his dreams.Original Air Date: J...
Hot Copy: Smooth as Silk
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 25, 2025Today's Mystery: Anne investigates the sale of black market nylons.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 7, 1944O...
Hot Copy: Death Studies the Angles
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 18, 2025Today's Mystery: The anti-vice candidate for mayor dies suddenly. The coroner says it was heart failure, but Anne...
Martin Kane: October 29, 1953
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: December 17, 2024Today's Mystery:Martin Kane is hired by a man accused of robbery and murder to find the gun and the real kille...
Operation Danger
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: December 10, 2024Today's Mystery: A Captain in Army Counter-intelligence teams up with a British Intelligence Agent to track do...
Crime Fighters: A New England Detective
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: August 5, 2023Today's Mystery:A New England detective is also a parole officer for a young man who was convicted of theft. Does...
Michael Piper, Detective: The Erie Basin Murder
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: February 7, 2023Today's Mystery: A stabbing follows a contentious auction.Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 6, 1942Suppor...
Meet Miss Sherlock: Wilmer and the Widow
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: January 31, 2023Today's Mystery: Jane gets a client for Peter Blossom, a beautiful widow who's accused of murdering her wealthy...