Classic Radio Detectives

In these eight intriguing tales, Holmes and Watson solve cases that range from the suspicious to the downright strange. They encounter mysteries as diverse as vanishing staff, secret plans and eccentric lodgers as Holmes is struck down by a rare tropical disease and, later, lured away from retirement to help his country on the eve of war.

Michael Shayne, "the reckless, redheaded Irishman", was a popular hard-boiled detective created by crime novelist Brett Halliday. In the novels, Michael Shayne settled in Miami just after WWII, making crime pay by fighting it with a license and an attitude. Like Mike Hammer and Philip Marlowe, Shayne was a loner. The backstory on Mike is that he was happily married, but it hit him hard when his wife was tragically murdered. Grief stricken, Shayne loses himself in his work as a private eye, prowling the dark streets of the city.

When Detective Valentine (Logan Cutler Smith) woke up today, he knew his patience would be tested. It's been one year since his wife was murdered and he still hasn't caught the culprit yet let alone collected a clue or a lead. Things look bleak in this case until another murder surfaces. While investigating the string of homicides left by the killer, Valentine slowly starts to come unraveled. Will Valentine solve the case or will he let his natural paranoia get the best of him? Tune in to find out!