40 episodes

While the vast majority of golden age detective programs featured male protagonists, there were a few programs that featured female crime solvers. This feed celebrates these female detectives.
The majority of episodes in this feed are dedicated to hard boiled private eye Candy Matson, Defense Attorney Martha Ellis Bryant, and Justice Department Investigator Irene Delroy in the Airmail Mystery. However, there are a variety of specials from programs like Murder Clinic and Suspense, as well as a few lesser known series.
Host Adam Graham is your guide to these remarkable women sleuths.

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While the vast majority of golden age detective programs featured male protagonists, there were a few programs that featured female crime solvers. This feed celebrates these female detectives.
The majority of episodes in this feed are dedicated to hard boiled private eye Candy Matson, Defense Attorney Martha Ellis Bryant, and Justice Department Investigator Irene Delroy in the Airmail Mystery. However, there are a variety of specials from programs like Murder Clinic and Suspense, as well as a few lesser known series.
Host Adam Graham is your guide to these remarkable women sleuths.

    Meet Miss Sherlock: Wilmer and the Widow

    Meet Miss Sherlock: Wilmer and the Widow

    Today's Mystery: Jane gets a client for Peter Blossom, a beautiful widow who's accused of murdering her wealthy husband.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 12, 1946

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    • 38 min
    Meet Miss Sherlock: Case of the Deadman's Chest

    Meet Miss Sherlock: Case of the Deadman's Chest

    Today' s Mystery:A buyer for a department store acquires a chest and everyone wants it.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 7, 1946

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    • 38 min
    Sara's Private Caper: Sara's 'Sonnets of Fu Yen' Caper

    Sara's Private Caper: Sara's 'Sonnets of Fu Yen' Caper

    Today's Mystery:

    A police stenographer decides to investigate an incomplete report on a stolen rare book.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1950

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    • 36 min
    EP3844: Defense Attorney: George Bauman

    EP3844: Defense Attorney: George Bauman

    Martha takes up the defense of a man who claims self-defense in the shooting of a man who held up his bar ... and who was his wife's ex-husband.

    Original Air Date: August 28, 1952

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    • 37 min
    EP3704s: Silver Theatre: Murder Unlimited

    EP3704s: Silver Theatre: Murder Unlimited

    A reporter tries to track down a gang that specializes in wholesale murder.

    Original Air Date: March 9, 1941

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    • 39 min
    EP3200s: Lux Radio Theater: The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    EP3200s: Lux Radio Theater: The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings on at a race track by his mystery writer ex-wife. Original Air Date: June 19, 1939 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…

    • 1 hr 5 min

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