Publisher, Radio Spirits (February 2011)

Dick Powell is Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the quick-witted, light-hearted detective. Quite possibly radio's first singing detective, Diamond was always quick with a quip or a sarcastic response. He sang his way through over a hundred and fifty fast paced adventures, most of which were written by Blake Edwards before the start of his successful career as a film director.

Everyone from cut-throat business execs to sparring spouses, from real estate men to showgirls, from lawyers to ex-cons, and from fighters to fortune tellers come seeking help with cases of kidnapping, blackmail, mysterious packages, and murder.

In these 16 digitally re-mastered episodes, Diamond takes the case - along with his sweetheart and side-kick, Helen Asher (Frances Robinson). Generally complicating matters, and occasionally passing work along his way, were homicide detectives: Lieutenant Walt Levinson (Ed Begley Sr.) and Otis Ludlum (Wilms Herbert).

Includes a Program Guide by Rodney Bowcock.

Episodes Include:

The Elaine Tanner Case 02-12-50

Photographer's Card 03-26-50

The Statue of Kali 04-05-50

The Butcher Killer 04-12-50

The Mary Bellman Murder Case 06-28-50

The Mike Burton Case 07-05-50

Boxer Max Farmer 08-02-50

The Carnival Case 08-16-50

The Big Foot Grafton Case 08-30-50

The Misplaced Laundry Case 09-06-50

The George Lexington Case 09-13-50

The Oklahoma Cowboy Murder Case 09-27-50

The Pete Rocco Case 10-04-50

The Homing Pigeon Case 10-11-50

The Marilyn Connors Case 01-12-51

Monsieur Beauchand 03-16-51