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. And the Hello and welcome to down these mean streets and more crime solvers from the

golden age of Radio.

This week we'll hear from two sloths

who don't carry badges or guns.

Instead, they wear collars.

There's a small order of fictional men of God who solve mysteries.

Currently you can watch the adventures of an Anglican vicar and a local cop on the British series Grantchester.

And when I was a kid I loved watching the weekly exploits of Tom Bosley as Father Dowling.

It's not just Christian ministers. Harry Kemelman wrote several mysteries

starring Rabbi David Small and those books form the basis for the short-lived

Lanigan's rabbi. It was one of the final shows to

air on the NBC Mystery movie. Today in our weekly trip back to the old time

radio era we'll hear a pair of ordained investigators who use their

keen insight into human nature to solve baffling crimes.

First we'll hear Father Brown, the Catholic priest and amateur detective created by novelist

G. K Chesterton. The adventures of the short stocky priest have been adapted for films starring Walter Connolly and

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