The Adventures of Harry Nile Volume 4 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 Har... more »ry, 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:Calendar Girl- Harrys client is a movie hopeful whose boyfriend has made a lot of promises he won't be able to keep... because hes dead. Was it suicide or murder?Angels Flight- A different sort of Harry Nile story and one of my personal favorites. Its the first weekend in December 1941 and Harry takes a ride on an emotional rollercoaster before it is over.The Case Of The Lisping Lover- In taking this case Harry finds that nothing is what its made out to be.CD2:
The Neptune Trading Company- San Francisco, a new town to Harry with a new client. A pretty girl with a burglary problem.Malibu- A movie producer is about to release a crime expose and hires Harry to protect his daughter from any possible retaliation from da boys.Photo Finish- Horse racing, the sport of kings has more then its fair share of knaves. Harry is hired to find the one that is out to make certain that one thoroughbred never enters the winners-circle.« less