Classic Mysteries

The head of a critical military research team disappears, followed by murder. But there's more to Colonel Brende's abduction, and it could affect Britain's chances for survival in World War II.

Direct download: CaseOfTheKidnappedColonel.mp3
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The body of a headless corpse turns up in a Parisian canal, and Inspector Maigret must find out who was killed - and why.

Direct download: MaigretAndTheHeadlessCorpse.mp3
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Someone is stealing hats and other headgear - top hats, barrister's wigs and such - and leaving them in strangely appropriate places. Surely leaving one on top of a murder victim's body was not appropriate?

Direct download: MadHatterMystery.mp3
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The great Australian author Mervyn Blake is dead - and nobody knows what killed him. But DI Napoleon Bonaparte will find a most unusual way for a determined murderer to kill.

Direct download: AnAuthorBitesTheDust.mp3
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More than a dozen short stories, many featuring Margery Allingham's most popular character, Albert Campion, including several of her earliest tales.

Direct download: ReturnOfMrCampion.mp3
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There’s an awful lot going on behind the closed doors of Flaxborough – lots of greed and corruption, and the usual assortment of sexual peccadilloes not to mention possible fraud on the part of various dubious charities - and, of course, murder.

Direct download: CharityEndsAtHome.mp3
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Inspector Littlejohn knew he had to find a solution quickly before a determined murderer could strike again.

Direct download: KnifeForHarryDodd.mp3
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Sixteen short stories, all virtually unknown, by some of the finest and best-known writers of Britain's Golden Age of Detective Fiction.

Direct download: BodiesFromTheLibrary.mp3
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Did the powerful piano music played by their neighbor hold the secret of two murders?

Direct download: MusicTellsAll.mp3
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Maigret takes time off from work to investigate a murder on his own, to help a schoolteacher who traveled to Paris to enlist Maigret's aid.

Direct download: MaigretGoesToSchool.mp3
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