Solving the Final Mystery: The Legacy of the Last Chance Detectives

The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family

4.5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The Last Chance Detectives have been solving mysteries for more than thirty years—on screen, on audio, and now in books. As Book 8: The Curse of Calamity Wells releases, hear from creator and author Bob Vernon and editor Thomas Jeffries about bringing the beloved franchise full circle. Discover how the series began, what kept it alive through decades and formats, and how the long-awaited mystery of Mike Fowler’s father is finally resolved.

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0:30.9	Hi, everyone. I'm Jesse with Focus on the Family Clubhouse magazine.
0:43.6	And I'm Bob, producer of the Adventures and Odyssey Club. Welcome to the official Adventures
0:47.8	and Odyssey podcast. Coming up on the podcast, we'll be talking to a man who has overseen a franchise
0:53.1	that's lasted for more than 30 years.
0:55.7	And no, it's not Adventures in Odyssey.
0:58.1	But first, here's the latest news.
1:04.1	The next book of The Last Chance Detective series releases November 4th.
1:12.6	It's called The Curse of Calamity Wells.
1:15.5	The story brings us back to the heart of the mystery that's been with us since the beginning
1:19.6	of Last Chance.
1:20.9	What happened to Mike Fowler's dad?
1:22.9	You can read that book right now in the club, but hurry, our special preview ends November 1st. To tell us all
1:28.9	about this book and all of Last Chance, we invited two special guests to the studio, series creator
1:34.3	and author Bob Vernon and the editor who helped bring the new books to life, Thomas Jeffries.
1:39.6	Let's talk Last Chance.
1:54.2	This is a treat today because we have both Bob Vernon and Thomas Jeffries with us. Welcome, guys.
1:55.7	Glad to be here. Thanks for having us. Well, Bob, let's start with you and go all the way back to the beginning of the Last Chance detectives.
2:02.7	The first video, the mystery lights of Navajo Mesa, came out in 1994.
2:09.1	But when did the idea really begin?
2:12.5	Well, let me take you back, first of all, to 1989.
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