Dragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual ...

The Badge, by radio and television star Jack Webb (first published in 1958), provides an in-depth look at the Los Angeles Police Department of the 1950s - its organization from the Commission and Chief to the officer on the beat, to the various records, forensic, and research departments. Also included are detailed accounts of infamous crimes, criminals and scandals that rocked Los Angeles during that time, including behind-the-scenes accounts of the Black Dahlia murder, t...

Give you -- and your child -- the beauty of the world. Thousands of students in the United States and Mexico have gone on to brilliant careers in the creative arts after attending Border Voices workshops. The secret to that success is distilled in this marvelously funny, and always insightful book. The book contains marvelous poems by students ranging in age from 8 to 18, as well as powerful pieces by professional poets and a writer of TV shows, essays and poetry (that's Jack Webb). And we...

Chris, a young alcoholic, is not interested in his family's weird mortuary business. He just wants to be a comedian and make people laugh.The economy is tough and his drug habit is getting bad. It is hard to make a move under such sorry conditions. Then there's Zoie. She is as hot as they come, with plans of her own. This is a dark, fast moving, romantic comedy with a strange spiritual twist. Like the story says, "I don't think Jesus did it this way."Estimated total reading...

Immerse yourself in the Cinematic Sound Effects Edition! This author’s personal narration is vividly enhanced with rich ambient sounds and a subtle musical score.When Chris - a troubled young comic - meets a beautiful, wildly unpredictable woman, their story spins into a dark comedy with deep spiritual questions that offer the unexpected hope of redemption.This short-form audiobook delivers a cinematic punch!Chris i...

Thomas Laval admits to being involved in a truck highjacking. While in custody, he jumps out of a window, but Sergeants Friday and Romeo are accused of pushing him to his death. An announcement is made that the next program in the series will be sponsored by Fatima cigarettes. A gang of hijackers have started to work in the city and truck loads of valuable merchandise have vanished. The thieves are clever and seem to have a fool proof system. Detective Sergeant Joe Friday has been assigned...

Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. This volume contains episodes of Dragnet that released between 1949 and 1951, including Big Job, Claude Jimmerson, Child Killer, and The Big Escape.

A pair of fake talent scouts are at work in the city; their victims are young girls seeking careers in Hollywood. The criminals are vicious and relentless.

Out of the night, she came. She walked into Augie’s place and she sand. Lord, how she sang. She wrapped her voice around a song and the customers loved it.Then, suddenly she disappeared. She walked out of the club, into the night. There was nothing left behind to show she’d been there … nothing but the body of the man who lay dead on her dressing room floor.

A robber has held up a check cashing service of $1500. After several more robberies, one of his victims is killed during the crime.

In the past two months a thief has broken in to eighteen markets in Los Angeles. There is no lead to his whereabouts and no clue to his identity.

When a determined Irish Catholic priest and a tough Jewish police detective team up to solve the murder of a gorgeous showgirl, the evidence of violence and corruption they uncover tears the town apart!Of his fast and unusual thriller Jack Webb writes: “The Big Sin was written because I needed faith in myself. So I wrote a story about faith … For all the gaudiness my story may wear as a mystery filled with violence, good is good in it, and bad, bad, ant there’s strength enough in t...