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 mean streets with more crime solvers from the

Golden Age of radio. This week as our 10th season kicks off, we'll hear from some old-time

radio sloths who first and foremost were writers, not detectives. But because it was their hobby or because it was a source for stories,

they all dabbled in mystery solving on the side. Today we've got three of those mysteries starring detectives who

pounded the keys of a typewriter instead of a beat but who still managed to

close their cases week after week.

First up is Glenn Logen, as writer Barton Drake in Mystery is My Hobby.

Drake is a successful author of Mystery novels, but he's more interested in actual crimes than the fictional variety.

The Debonair Drake works as a police consultant, assisting the somewhat dense inspector Danton in solving cases that leave the cops baffled.

Today we'll hear Drake in the syndicated episode, The Coin Collector Mystery.

Drake is summoned by a wealthy collector who suspects one of his weekend guests is planning to

steal a priceless coin from his collection.

Drake soon discovers that the thief has deadly accuracy with a boomerang.

This may be the first time in 10 years on the podcast that a boomerang has been a murder weapon in one of these stories.

Next is Alan Ladd is Dan Holliday, newspaperman turned novelist who hires himself out

as an adventurer to get ideas for his stories.

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