Henry Carter Hull

"A peculiar diamond sale pits Captain Jose Da Silva against his cousin It is an ancient scam: Offer a wealthy American a massive diamond for a bargain price, have a jeweler confirm the stone is genuine, and swap it for a fake as soon as the money changes hands. At first, Captain Jose Da Silva assumes Senator Hastings has been taken in by an ordinary conman, but the diamond is all too real. There is a more elaborate con in progress here, and only one...

"On a transatlantic cruise, three elderly gentlemen have the adventure of a lifetime When the captain of the " SS Sunderland " sees the three grey-haired passengers, he does not expect them to cause any trouble. He is mistaken. If he knew how much trouble they will cause, he'd likely leap over the railing and swim for shore. Carruthers, Simpson, and Briggs are three of the most dangerous men in the world. Founders of the British Mystery Writers Club,...

Every week, Inner Sanctum Mysteries told a story of ghosts, murderers, and lunatics. Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBC radio's Blue Network in January 1941 and featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history as an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned, and a creaking door slowly began to open. Inner Sanctum Mysteries was produced in New York, the...

The House, first published in 1947 (along with A Composition for Four Hands in the two-novel compendium Duet of Death), is a gothic mystery narrated by Isobel Stone, a young woman just shy of her 21st birthday. Isobel returns to her family home, a rambling, grotesque mansion, after spending 15 of her 21 years living away in boarding schools. Her father, mentally and physically ill, is found burned to death in his car soon after her return, and Isobel...

A man finds his face changed, a grave with his name on it, and his wife married to another man. Not far from the waterfront in a gloomy shack where death hovers near a man stirs uneasily on a bloodstained cot. As he struggles for the last breath of life his tortured mind forces words to his lips... Not far from the waterfront in a gloomy shack where death hovers near a man stirs uneasily on a bloodstained cot. As he struggles for the last breath of...

The Edge of Death tells the tale of the night when Satan played a game of murder along a deserted strip of Manhattan waterfront. For his sport he chose two friends, for his victim a woman and the weapon he suggested he had long ago placed in the hands of another murderer, Rasputin.

Inner Sanctum Mystery, also known as Inner Sanctum, a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941, to October 5, 1952, was created by producer Himan Brown and was based on the imprint given to the mystery novels of Simon & Schuster. Featuring scary stories full of suspense and tongue-in-cheek humor, the episodes captivated audiences for years.

A honeymooning couple witness a murder and start on a night of horror as the killer chases them.

Bud, Lou and guest Elsa Maxwell do a drama about Cleopatra in old Egypt.