The Adventures of Harry Nile Volume 13 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:The Case of the Missing Matisse: To Harry Nile an old master is the guy who draws the pictures of presidents on money and he's offered a lot of those to look for a stolen masterpiece.Field of Screams: Do ghosts take an interest in real estate deals? Russell Johnson of "Gilligan's Island" hires Harry to find out.West Bay Road: A determined killer wants revenge on the man who killed her husband and she wants Harry to stop her.CD2: The Case of the Blue Leather Chair: The only Harry Nile adventure to ever be broadcast live. The master tape has deteriorated and the sound is flawed, it is included in this collection for archival purposes.The Rickman Matter: A mother's desperate plea for "free" help sends Harry on a murder investigation that won't even buy a hamburger. The Case of the Ruptured Duck: It's off to Alaska for a case about "some dirty rotten varmints a'tryin' ta jump his clients land claim." Hear how a non-bird helps him solve the problem.« less