Episodes

  • The Manhunter: U.S. marshal who tracked world's most evil criminals

    The Manhunter: U.S. marshal who tracked world's most evil criminals
    Jul 15 2025
    This former US Marshall was America's leading Nazi hunter back in the 1980s when there were still a few of them around to pursue. Hear John Pascucci's incredible story.
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    51 mins
  • 'Normandy Farms' explores legacy of Centerville's Richard H. Grant Sr.

    'Normandy Farms' explores legacy of Centerville's Richard H. Grant Sr.
    Jul 15 2025
    Southwest Ohio has an incredible history. Richard H. Grant Sr. of Centerville was as influential as better-known Daytonians like Charles Kettering and John Patterson.
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    29 mins
  • Book Nook: Cane River's Lalita Tademy & Jazz Critic Nat Hentoff

    Book Nook: Cane River's Lalita Tademy & Jazz Critic Nat Hentoff
    Jul 15 2025
    In 2001, first-time novelist Lalita Tademy discovered Oprah's publicity powers as Cane River became a bestseller. Plus a bonus jazz critic Nat Hentoff interview.
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    50 mins
  • 'The Best of the Book Nook': 'Hollywood Tough' by Stephen J. Cannell

    'The Best of the Book Nook': 'Hollywood Tough' by Stephen J. Cannell
    Jul 8 2025
    My final interview with the notable Hollywood producer of programs like "The Rockford Files" and "The A-Team" who had reinvented himself as a writer of crime fiction.
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    51 mins
  • "El Dorado Drive" by Megan Abbott: Pyramid scheme thriller review

    "El Dorado Drive" by Megan Abbott: Pyramid scheme thriller review
    Jul 8 2025
    A "women's club" promised to solve financial problems. But when the money didn't reach enough members, things turned murderous in Megan Abbott's latest masterpiece.
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    29 mins
  • 'Murder Takes a Vacation' by Laura Lippman - Book Nook interview

    'Murder Takes a Vacation' by Laura Lippman - Book Nook interview
    Jun 25 2025
    Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan series is being adapted for TV. And she published her first cozy mystery, 'Murder Takes a Vacation.'
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    29 mins
  • The Best of the Book Nook: 'The Feast of Roses' by Indu Sundaresan

    The Best of the Book Nook: 'The Feast of Roses' by Indu Sundaresan
    Jun 25 2025
    Introducing the second book in the Taj trilogy of historical fiction set in India. 2003 interview with Indu Sundaresan about "The Feast of Roses" and Empress Mehrunisa.
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    51 mins
  • 'The Mailman' by Andrew Welsh-Huggins: Postal inspector turned courier

    'The Mailman' by Andrew Welsh-Huggins: Postal inspector turned courier
    Jun 25 2025
    Author Andrew Welsh-Huggins discusses "The Mailman," the first installment in a sizzling crime series featuring former postal inspector Mercury Carter.
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    30 mins