Old-Time Radio Listener's Guide to Box 13

Old-Time Radio Listener's Guide to Box 13Dan Holiday is a former journalist who now writes mystery books for a living. When he runs into writers block, he comes up with the bright idea of placing an ad in the Star Times. Adventure wanted. Will go anywhere, do anything. Write Box 13 c o Star Times Over the course of the series, Dan gets many responses. Thats the premise of the syndicated radio show Box 13 from the late 1940s, starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday. Each week, someone writes to Box

Dan Holiday is a former journalist who now writes mystery books for a living. When he runs into writerÕs block, he comes up with the bright idea of placing an ad in the Star Times. ÒAdventure wanted. Will go anywhere, do anything. Write Box 13 c/o Star TimesÓ Over the course of the series, Dan gets many responses.

ThatÕs the premise of the syndicated radio show ÒBox 13Ó from the late 1940s, starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday. Each week, someone writes to Box 13, and Dan gets involved in some sort of adventure, usually a mystery or crime of some sort.

This book is a listenerÕs guide to the series. We will take a careful look at all 52 of the original stories from a listenerÕs point of view, including complete synopses and reviews with comments. The book includes links to hear the episodes (free of charge online from Archive.org), and the idea is to listen to the original episodes as you read through the book. If you enjoy short mystery and adventure fiction, this is a great findÑ there are stories involving mine shafts, racetrack scams, murderous practical jokes, serial psychopaths, and murder plots aplenty. If you are anything at all like the author, you loved listening to mystery stories as a child, and now you can do it againÉ with Box 13.