The Adventures of Harry Nile Volume 9 Author:Jim French On New Year's 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 Ha... more »rry, 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 he's 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, Harry's adventures, now lodged in the Seattle of the 1950's, are real.And so is Harry.Product Features:CD1:Almost As Good As New: Harry goes looking for a new used car and of course it's "buyer beware " or he could end up dead.Murphy- Wanted For Murder: America's favorite P. I.'s gal pal plays good -samaritan and gets locked up for homicide.The Case of the Ten Story Tombstone: Here's one about a bus ride, a dead guy named "Apple Nose" and $4,000.00 in bloodsoaked bills. Some guys have all the luck.CD2: Unhappy Birthday (double length)*: [*Due to the deterioration of the master, there will be some tape hiss and sound flux. The program has been included in this collection for archival purposes.]Sticky Fingers: Hired by a major department store to catch a shop lifter isn't exactly how Harry hoped to spend Xmas.« less