The BBC has recently begun reading heavily abridged versions of these stories, so I thought I would offer the unabridged versions here. The other problem with the BBC offerings is that they are out of reading order, which adds to the confusion.
The Colour of Murder Written in (1957) A novel by Julian Symons
John Wilkins, a respectable man from the Com plaints Department, lives an apparently quiet suburban life - but suffers from blackouts. He has a frigid ''refined'' wife , & an over-possessiv
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BBC Radio 4, Saturday Play
24th October 2009
Dramatization of Robert L Pike's gritty detective story, set in New York's rough 52nd Precinct in 1963.
Lieutenant Clancy, head throbbing from days without sleep, is assigned to protect important Mafia
Agatha Christie – Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories Mystery
Agatha
Christie stories are most excellent in and of themselves most of the
time, so adding in as the reader none other than Christopher Lee makes
for a ghastly fine listen.
If a Martian sent a postcard from urban India after watching the country's highly competitive television channels, he might focus on its crime. A wealthy industrialist gets away after crushing people, asleep while he dro
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Tales for a Winter's Night
brings together eight Arthur Conan Doyle mystery classics that
originally appeared in the Strand between July 1898 and January 1899.
When first gathered into one volume in 1908, the book was entit
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An Unsuitable Job For A Woman is the title of a 1972 detective novel by P. D. James - and also the title of a TV series of four dramas developed from that novel.
It features Detective Cordelia Gray, the protagonist of bot
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Murder After Midnight (London Broadcasting Co.)
MARTIN FIDO is considered one of the world's leading authorities on the Ripper murders. A former visiting professor at Michigan State University, he has also taught at the University of Leeds and is th
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I don’t want to arrest anyone. I just want to shoot somebody.”—Mike Hammer
Everybody loves a mystery, and nobody solves them like Mike Hammer. While other detectives bend and manipulate the law, Hammer holds it in total contempt, seeing it as noth
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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
About the Anthology
Sherlock Holmes, the world’s first—and most famous—consulting detective, came to the world’s attention more than 120 years ago through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels and stories. B
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