The Adventures of Harry Nile Volume 2 Author:Jim French On New Years Day of 1976, radio listeners were introduced for the first time to a former Chicago cop turned hard-luck private detective named Harry Nile, the brainchild of mystery fan Jim French, who created the character for a one-time-only broadcast.But audiences wanted more, and so began over 25 years of episodes featuring Phil Harper as Harr... more »y, later to be joined by Pat French as his admiring and quirky associate, Murphy.After the first episode, West For My Health, set in 1940, Harry hung up his shingle in Los Angeles in a loft over a tailor shop. Eventually one of his cases took him to Seattle, where he was shot by the man he was chasing. During his convalescence he decided to relocate to this gray, rainy city which seemed to fit his disposition better than sunny California. Harry Nile has developed a large, devoted following, maybe because hes had a hard life kicked off the Chicago police force, Hounded by a dirty cop who was on the take, battling his own gambling addiction, even losing his bride of one year in a gun battle.To a million listeners, Harrys adventures, now lodged in the Seattle of the 1950s, are real.And so is Harry.Product Features:CD1-The Twenty-three Pound Clue: Harry chases down missing secret plans lost in a plane crash in the high desert of California.Stand-in for Murder: Our boy can have a free trip to Hawaii, all expenses paid, as long as hes willing to set himself up as a target for death.Avalon: Did the runaway bride simply get cold feet shortly after the wedding, or is there a more sinister reason for her leaving?CD2-Vacation with Bullets: Introducing Manny the Tailor, Harrys L.A. landlord and his favorite police contact, Dutcher, in a tale of fear and revenge. Figueroa Street: Who is beating up a beautiful taxi dancer and why? Harry takes his own knocks trying to find out.The Case of the Matinee Murder: A would-be teen tough guy is suspected of vandalizing the local movie palace, but is he also a killer? Harry figures on free popcorn if he can solve this one.« less