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100 Great Detective Shows

Classic Shows from the Golden Era of Radio

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OASIS AUDIO CLASSIC RADIO SHOWCASE SERIES

 Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through the early 1950s, the golden era of radio. The series features seven exciting themes with 100 episodes in each. That is 700 classic radio programs in all.
  
Thrill to the hardboiled adventures of Ellery Queen, Philip Marlow, Dragnet, The Man called X, Philo Vance, Rocky Fortune and so many more as heroes fight the bad guys. 100 great Detective classics in one collection.

100 Great Detective Shows


  1. The Adventures of Ellery Queen 1942_10_02 The World Series Crime

  2. The Adventures of Ellery Queen 1948_05_06 One Diamond

  3. The Adventures of Frank Race 1949_07_31 The Adventure of the Vanishing Favorite

  4. The Adventures of Frank Race 1949_08_28 The Adventures of the Generals Lady

  5. The Adventures of Michael Shayne 1945_06_04 Judge Stanton Murdered

  6. The Adventures of Michael Shayne 1945_06_18 Investment in an Invention

  7. The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 1948_10_03 The Persian Slippers

  8. The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 1948_10_10 The Panama Hat

  9. The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 1948_10_24 The Heart of Gold

  10. The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 1948_11_28 The Hard Way Out

  11. The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective 1948_06_27 The Bali Bond Caper

  12. The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective 1948_07_04 The Rush Light Diamond Caper

  13. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1946_02_18 Camberwell Prisoners

  14. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1946_03_04 Submarine Caves

  15. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1946_04_01 April Fool’s Day Adventure

  16. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1946_04_08 Disappearing Scientists

  17. The Adventures of the Falcon 1950_11_12 The Case of the Widow’s Gorilla

  18. The Adventures of the Falcon 1950_11_26 The Case of the Stooge’s Errand

  19. Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator 1952_02_13 A Time to Kill

  20. Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator 1952_02_20 Motive for Murder

  21. Boston Blackie 1946_09_10 The Backstage Murder

  22. Boston Blackie 1947_04_15 The Phonograph Murder

  23. Boston Blackie 1946_08_06 Jerry Williams Fixed Court Case

  24. Boston Blackie 1946_10_22 Faraday Shot

  25. Box Thirteen 1947_10_17 The First Letter

  26. Box Thirteen 1947_10_24 The Insurance Swindle Adventure (1)

  27. Box Thirteen 1947_10_31 Blackmail is Murder

  28. Box Thirteen 1947_11_07 Actor’s Alibi

  29. Broadway Is My Beat 1950_02_17 Dion Harley Case

  30. Broadway Is My Beat 1950_03_31 Hope Anderson Case

  31. Candy Matson Yukon 28209 1949_11_10 The Devil in the Deep Freeze

  32. Candy Matson Yukon 28209 1949_12_19 Jack Frost

  33. Casey Crime Photographer 1947_04_17 The Box of Death

  34. Casey Crime Photographer 1947_05_22 Pickup

  35. Crime and Peter Chambers 1954_05_18 La Grand Maison Third Booth

  36. Crime and Peter Chambers 1954_06_01 Angela Wentworth’s Uncle

  37. Dick Tracy 1945_09_13 The Case of the Buried Treasure

  38. Dangerous Assignment 1949_07_09 Relief Supplies

  39. Dangerous Assignment 1949_07_16 Sunken Ships

  40. David Harding Counterspy 1951_01_07 Kleptomaniac Clues

  41. David Harding Counterspy 1951_01_14 Captured Contact

  42. Dragnet 1950_03_23 The Big Gangster Part_01

  43. Dragnet 1950_03_30 The Big Gangster Part_02

  44. Dragnet 1952_12_28 The Big Mask Part_01

  45. Dragnet 1952_01_04 The Big Mask Part_02

  46. Gang Busters 1948_06_12 The Park Avenue Pilferers

  47. Gang Busters 1948_09_25 The Cincinnati Narcotics Ring

  48. Inspector Thorne 1951_08_03 Golden Girl Murder Case

  49. Inspector Thorne 1951_08_10 Defrosted Refrigerator Murder Case

  50. Jeff Regan Investigator 1948_11_13 The Guy from Gower Gulch

  51. Jeff Regan Investigator 1948_12_04 The Lawyer and the Lady

  52. Let George Do It 1951_08_27 Murder on Vacation

  53. Let George Do It 1951_01_08 The Man Behind the Frame

  54. The Line Up 1951_09_05 The Pointless Pierson Polemic Polarity Case

  55. The Line Up 1951_09_12 The Senile Slugging Case

  56. The Line Up 1951_10_11 The Frivolous Forger Fracas

  57. The Line Up 1951_10_18 The Nicely Nixed Nixon Case

  58. The Lux Radio Theatre 1943_02_08 The Maltese Falcon

  59. The Man Called X 1951_05_11 Roulette Scheme

  60. The Man Called X 1951_06_15 Rubber Sabotage

  61. The Man from Homicide 1951_07_23 Eddie Kent Case

  62. The Man from Homicide 1951_08_06 Drowned Girl Case

  63. The Mercury Theatre on the Air 1938_09_25 The Immortal Sherlock Holmes

  64. Mr. and Mrs. North 1950s Bet on Murder

  65. Mr. and Mrs. North 1950s Brother Danny

  66. The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe 1950_10_27 The Care Worn Cuff

  67. The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe 1950_11_03 Dear Dead Lady

  68. The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe 1950_11_17 The Careless Cleaner

  69. The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe 1950_11_24 The Case of the Beautiful Archer

  70. Pat Novak For Hire 1949_04_09 The Sam Tolliver Case

  71. Pat Novak For Hire 1949_04_16 Go Away Dixie Gillian

  72. Philo Vance Detective 1949_09_06 The Oxford Murder Case

  73. Philo Vance Detective 1949_09_13 The Checkered Murder Case

  74. Philo Vance Detective 1949_09_20 The Penny-Ante Murder Case

  75. Philo Vance Detective 1949_09_27 The Shoeless Murder Case

  76. Richard Diamond Private Detective 1949_07_23 Martin Hewer Case

  77. Richard Diamond Private Detective 1949_08_06 Lynn Knight Case

  78. Richard Diamond Private Detective 1950_04_05 William Logan and the Ivory Statue

  79. Richard Diamond Private Detective 1950_04_13 Man Who Hated Women

  80. Rocky Fortune 1954_02_16 Too Much Married Blond

  81. Rocky Fortune 1954_02_23 Organ Grinder

  82. Rogues Gallery 1945_06_23 McDonald Murder Case

  83. Rogues Gallery 1945_10_25 Murder with Muriel

  84. The Saint 1950_07_30 The Previewed Crime

  85. The Saint 1950_09_10 The Horrible Hamburger

  86. Suspense 1948_01_10 The Kandy Tooth

  87. Tales of the Texas Rangers 1951_05_20 Square Dance

  88. Tales of the Texas Rangers 1951_05_27 Joy Ride

  89. This Is Your FBI 1951_04_06 The Soybean Shakedown

  90. This Is Your FBI 1951_11_09 The Traveling Bride

  91. Under Arrest 1949_02_06 The Sam Carver Case

  92. Under Arrest 1949_08_21 Ruth Cutler’s Burglar

  93. White Hall 1212 1952_04_20 Case of Mrs. Manerva Bannerman

  94. White Hall 1212 1942_05_04 Case of William George Greenley

  95. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar 1956_04_16 through 1956_04_20 The Shepherd Mater

  96. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar 1956_04_30 though 1956_05_04 The Callicles Matter

  97. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar 1956_11_25 The Royal Street Matter

  98. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar 1956_12_30 The Squared Circle Matter

  99. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar 1958_03_09 The Wayward Moth Matter

100. Yours Truly Johnny Dollar 1958_03_30 The Killer’s List Matter
 

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