Nov 2024

Pat Novak for Hire: Dixie Gillian (1949)

Original Release Date: June 24, 2014Pat Novak is hired to frighten a man named Dixie Gillian, but when an empty gun goes off, he finds himself facing a murder charge.Original Air Date: April 16, 1949Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show o ... Show More

33m 19s

Jan 2025

Pat Novak for Hire: Little Jake Siegel

Original Release Date: August 26, 2014An altar boy is shot and killed in a church saving Novak’s life. Novak’s goal: get the killer.Original Air Date: June 26, 1949Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://suppo ... Show More

39m 40s

Sep 2024

Johnny Madero: The Fatal Auction

Johnny Madero is offered $50 to buy an item at an auction. His client disappears and before he knows it, Warchek from homicide is breathing down his neck.Original Air Date: June 26, 1947Some days you don’t make out any better than an ice cube at a cocktail party.Support the show ... Show More

39m 24s

Nov 2024

Pat Novak for Hire: John St. John (Encore) (EP4544e)

An old man is killed and with his dying last word, he asks Novak to deliver a letter to John St. John. Original Air Date: October 13, 1946 Originating in San Francisco Starring: Jack Webb as Pat Novak; Tudor Owen as Jocko Madigan Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatd ... Show More

35m 29s

Aug 2021

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Writes an Epitath

Orignal Release Date: August 12, 2021A mystery writer dies after calling to leave a message telling Barton Drake to look at his manuscript.Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMai ... Show More

32m 14s

Nov 2024

Pat Novak for Hire: Sam Toliver (Encore) (EP4538e)

Pat Novak does a favor for a friend who has just gotten out of prison - he picks up a package. He returns to his office to find a cop standing over a dead body. Original Air Date: April 23, 1949 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Pat Novak; Raymond Burr as Inspector ... Show More

38m 42s

Apr 2025

Mystery is My Hobby: Arthur Gideon’s Memoirs

Original Release Date: August 13, 2020A man is murdered after writing a tell-all memoir that will ruin several people’s lives and inviting them all to his house for the weekend.Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://s ... Show More

27m 2s

Jul 2021

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Has a Hotfoot

Original Release Date: July 8, 2021Bart and Inspector Danton investigate the death of a member of an all-female diving troupe.Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘Mail a donation to: Ada ... Show More

29m 42s

Aug 2021

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Goes Before Pride

Original Release Date: August 5, 2021A wealthy woman invites Bart down for help with a difficult decision. Bart arrives to find her dead. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘Mail a dona ... Show More

30m 45s

Jul 2021

Mystery is My Hobby: Death is One and Three

Original Release Date: July 22, 2021 A hated publisher is murdered and Inspector Danton contains quick confessions…too many of them in fact.Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘Mail a do ... Show More

32m 29s

Sep 12

Mystery is My Hobby: Fishing Trip Ends in Murder

Original Release Date: January 14, 2021While on a fishing trip, Barton Drake and Inspector Danton find themselves investigating the murder of an oil millionaire after hearing his wife’s lover talking about wanting to kill him.Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.ne ... Show More

27m 57s

Jul 2021

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Hides a Body

Original Release Date: July 29, 2021A dancer writes a letter home to his mother about a counterfeiting ring and then disappears.Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘Mail a donation to: A ... Show More

31m 16s

May 2025

A Life in Your Hands: The Randall Marsden Murder (EP4716)

An assistant prosecutor is murdered on the same night a man he sent to death row has escaped. Suspicion falls on the escaped murderer, but is he the real culprit?Original Air Date: July 24, 1952Originating from New YorkStarring: Carlton Kadell as Jonathan KeggSupport the show mon ... Show More

45m 38s

Pat Novak for Hire: John St. John (1946)