Get this and get it straight. Crime is a suckers road and those who travel it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.

The story you are about to hear is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.

The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize.

Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account.

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

Yours truly, Johnny Deller. the Hello and welcome to down these means streets and more old-time radio

detectives and crime fighters.

This week our trip through the golden age of radio takes us to Cairo for the adventures

of Rocky Jordan.

Rocky was a tough American expat who ran the Cafe Tambourine, a night spot popular with people from all walks of life in post-war Egypt.

The Rocky tried his best to mind his mind his mind. of life in post-war Egypt.

Though Rocky tried his best to mind his own business, he had a knack for being pulled into schemes

and swindles among the international cast of characters who passed through town.

This is a show that's really grown on me.

It didn't click with me when I first heard it.

But when you spend a lot of time listening to these old-time radio

detective shows, the outliers start to become more and more appealing. The

Egyptian setting is a welcome change of pace from the big city beats of Philip Marlow, Richard Diamond, and Joe Friday.

And the melting pot nature of Cairo allows for great accent and dialect work from some of radio's best actors,

especially Paul Fries and Jay Novello, who plays Captain Sam Sabaya of the Cairo Police.

And then there's Jack Moils as Rocky, an actor who usually is heard in character parts,

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