Step into the shadows with Tony Walker in the captivating podcast, "Classic Detective Stories." From the intricate puzzles of the Golden Age to the gritty streets of the Hardboiled era, this podcast traverses the thrilling landscape of crime fiction. Each week, delve into timeless tales penned by masters like Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Raymond Chandler, Edgar Allan Poe, and Dashiell Hammett.
Starting from Edgar Allan Poe’s groundbreaking "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," the series spans decades up to the 1950s, exploring the rich heritage of detective literature. Alongside a host of guest narrators, and occasional visits from the legendary Sherlock Holmes himself, "Classic Detective Stories" revives the intrigue and suspense of classic whodunits.
Tune in for a weekly dose of mystery, where each story promises a twist that will keep you guessing until the very end.
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Dancing Dan's Christmas by Damon Runyon (00:54:26)
On Christmas Eve during Prohibition, a burglar named Dancing Dan drinks hot Tom and Jerrys at Good Time Charley's speakeasy with the narrator and the proprietor. Dan has been courting Miss Muriel O'Ne...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle (01:08:41)
A battered hat. A Christmas goose. A puzzle that begins in jest.
On a winter evening in Baker Street, what starts as idle curiosity leads Sherlock Holmes into the heart of London's markets and back a...
Rear WIndow by Cornell Woolrich (01:37:21)
Read by Brendan Sullivan
A man, stuck inside with time on his hands, watches the small theatre of neighbouring lives through a single window. Patterns harden into questions; silences feel heavier tha...
The Inoffensive Captain by E C Bentley (01:12:49)
A dangerous prisoner has escaped from Dartmoor, and the police are certain he will return to where he stashed the stolen jewels whose whereabouts remain maddeningly obscure. When Inspector Muirhead co...
The Mystery of the Child's Toy by Leslie Charteris (01:07:14)
wo men are out late for dinner in a swanky hotel: one is a detective, the other writes detective stories. They notice three Wall Street tycoons at a nearby table. Before the night ends, one of those m...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle (01:04:32)
A young woman arrives at Baker Street with a story of barred shutters, a locked room, and a low whistle in the small hours. Holmes and Watson travel to a crumbling country house where money, menace, a...
Death on the Air by Ngaio Marsh (01:33:56)
Was it accident, or murder? On a frosty Christmas morning, the household of Septimus Tonks awakens to a grim discovery: their patriarch lies lifeless beside his wireless set, seemingly electrocuted. C...
The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle (01:18:20)
Can a hair colour be sinister, Holmes? A London pawnbroker, lured by the absurd Red-Headed League, unwittingly becomes a pawn in a far grander scheme. As Jabez Wilson carries out his bizarre task, She...
Abraham Lincoln's Clue by Ellery Queen (00:59:09)
This story by two American cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee, writing under the name Ellery Queen, is a classic of Golden Age American detective fiction, narrated for us by the accomplished ...
Cheating the Gallows by Israel Zwangill (00:50:59)
Two men share a room, yet live separate lives. One vanishes with a fortune, the other consoles the abandoned bride. But the evidence stacks up, a man is condemned, justice is served. Or is it? In the ...
Wrong Pigeon by Raymond Chandler (01:40:34)
How far does corruption reach? A single pencil, sharpened to a point, sends a shiver down Marlowe's spine. The message is clear: stay out. But for a man with a code, some lines can't be crossed. Dive ...
The Footprint in the Sky by John Dickson Carr (1940) (00:56:43)
A woman is found beaten, her home ransacked. Outside, the fresh snow holds only one set of footprints—leading straight to the scene and back again.
They belong to a young woman known for sleepwalking....
The Mystery of the Sleeping-Car Express by Freeman Wills Crofts (01:17:53)
"The Mystery of the Sleeping Car Express" plunges readers into an intricate railway puzzle where a seemingly impossible crime unfolds within the confines of a sleeping car. The story, set against the ...
We Know You're Busy Writing... by Edmund Crispin (00:46:33)
In "We Know You're Busy Writing, But We Thought You Wouldn't Mind If We Just Dropped in for a Minute", Edmund Crispin crafts a darkly humorous tale of a writer's frustration. Mr Bradley, a detective s...
A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle (01:08:50)
In the shadowy streets of Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes faces a challenge unlike any other. A monarch's past threatens to shatter the delicate balance of European politics. A single photograph hol...
Light Fingers by Francis Durbridge (00:30:13)
A quiet New Year's drive takes an unexpected turn for Paul Temple, when a speeding car nearly tosses him and his wife, Steve, into darkness. Yet, beneath the chill of the winter night, a hidden pursui...
Rumpole and The Hanging Judge by John Mortimer (00:56:46)
In "Rumpole and the Hanging Judge," the echoes of an unresolved past reverberate as Horace Rumpole meets Lord Justice Truscott, a formidable hanging judge. Their paths cross once more, reigniting old ...
The Woman In The Big Hat (1910) by Baroness Orczy (01:11:08)
In a Regent Street tea room in the heart of Edwardian London, a man lies dead. The only clue: a woman wearing an enormous hat. As Scotland Yard's finest struggle to unravel the mystery, Lady Molly Rob...
The Boscombe Valley Mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle (01:18:49)
In the tranquil countryside of Boscombe Valley, a shocking murder shatters the peace, and all evidence points to an obvious suspect. But Sherlock Holmes, with his keen eye and brilliant mind, senses a...
The Necklace of Pearls by Dorothy L Sayers (00:41:22)
"Tinsel, trinkets, and... treachery? At Sir Septimus Shale's grand country house, where Christmas cheer blankets every nook and cranny, a string of precious pearls has vanished faster than a mince pie...
Murder at Pentecost by Dorothy L Sayers (00:43:22)
Whose hand strikes the fatal blow?
Within the ancient walls of Pentecost College a murder shatters the scholarly peace. Montague Egg, a sharp-eyed wine salesman, steps into a web of whispered secrets ...
The Oxford Way of Death by Robert Barnard (00:48:45)
Would you kill for a glass of port?
Join us in The Oxford Way of Death, where the hallowed halls of St. Pothinus’s are alive with more than just dusty books. The Fellows, entangled in their routines a...
A Dangerous Thing by H R F Keating (01:02:32)
In the hushed halls of the British Library Reading Room, a sanctuary of knowledge hides a chilling secret. When an elderly professor is found murdered amidst at his desk, the scholarly calm of the Rea...
The Killing of Michael Finnegan (00:59:58)
Is patriotism worth the cost?
In the volatile landscape of 1980s Britain, this question haunts every counter-terrorism operative.
Michael Gilbert's "The Killing of Michael Finnegan" draws you into a ...
Hunted Down by Charles Dickens (01:16:35)
Can perfect manners mask a murderer?
In Victorian London, Charles Dickens crafted a tale of calculated evil lurking behind a respectable smile. A gentleman whose perfectly groomed appearance and cultu...
