First Cases Vols 1 2 - Audio Cassette - Unabridged Author:Robert J. Randisi (Editor) First Cases, Vol 1: First Appearances of Classic Private Eyes. Presents topflight short-story debuts of bestselling series sleuths, taking their first steps in gumshoes and cracking their very first cases. Nice assortment of fifteen crime and mystery short stories, each featuring a famous private eye. involving detectives usually on... more »ly found in novels. An opportunity to compare styles, although the title is a little misleading. They are only first cases in the domain of short fiction, many having made their debut in full-length novels.
First Cases, Vol 2: First Appearances of Classic Amateur Detectives. Presents the short story debuts of fifteen top private investigators. For 'amateur' sleuths, detection is not a profession, it's a passion. They have a knack for stumbling upon the scene of the crime -- and for stealing our admiration in some of today's top mystery series. Now in a collection that is a dazzling display of detective ingenuity, fifteen classic snoops appear in their very first cases of the genre's most beloved characters and for some, their debuts as well-meaning, nosy meddlers.
Contents:
First Cases I:
The Mayfield Case / Joe Gores (Robert Forster, narrator) --
The Takamoku Joseki / Sara Paretsky (Jean Smart, narrator) --
Long Gone / Sue Grafton (Amanda Karr, narrator) --
It's a Lousy World / Bill Pronzini (Stefan Rudnicki, narrator) --
The Strawberry Teardrop / Max Allan Collins (M.E. Willis, narrator) --
No One Likes to be Played for a Sucker / Michael Collins (Paul Mercier, narrator) --
Where is Harry Beal? / John Lutz (Arte Johnson, narrator) --
Robbers' Roost / Loren D. Estleman (Harlan Ellison, narrator) --
Out the Window / Lawrence Block (Stefan Rudnicki, narrator).
First Cases II:
The Haunted Actress / Simon Brett (Maxwell Caulfield, narrator) --
Deborah's Judgement / Margaret Maron (Judith Cummings, narrator) --
Old Rattler / Sharyn McCrumb (William Sanderson, narrator) --
Like a Thief in the Night / Lawrence Block (Gabrielle de Cuir, narrator) --
Hit and Run 1 / Susan Dunlap (Kim Darby, narrator) --
The January Sale Stowaway / Dorothy Cannell (Savannah Brentnall, narrator) --
Dead on Arrival / Joan Hess (Amanda Karr, narrator) --
Parris Green / Carole Nelson Douglas (Samantha Eggar, narrator).
8 cassettes, 12 hrs, unabridged, analog. Narrators: Robert Forster, Jean Smart, Amanda Karr, Stefan Rudnicki, M.E. Willis, Bonnie MacBird, Paul Mercier, Arte Johnson, Harlan Ellison, Maxwell Caulfield, Judith Cummings, William Sanderson, Gabrielle de Cuir, Kim Darby, Savannah Brentnall, Samantha Eggar.