{"id":2302,"date":"2010-10-16T00:01:49","date_gmt":"2010-10-16T06:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=2302"},"modified":"2011-03-28T23:52:15","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T05:52:15","slug":"best-of-box-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/best-of-box-13\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best of Box 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5399\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2302-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0016.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0016.mp3\">http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0016.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0016.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=2302-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0016.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"gd0016.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/otr-detective-the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio\/id335549005?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatdetectives.net%2Fdetectives%2F%3Fp%3D2302\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7GUQWid20SBBSGRyZrPjhq\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/otrdetectives\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-otr-detective-the-g-29542022\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Great-Detectives-of-Old-Time-Radio-p329374\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>After 52 episodes, the last Podcast of Box 13 will be released. It&#8217;s been a good run with some of the best writing and acting in radio. While there were a few clunkers such as, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0016.mp3\"><em>Actor&#8217;s Alibi<\/em><\/a>&#8221; this was the exception rather than rule.<\/p>\n<p>Holiday&#8217;s plan to find mystery plots by receiving letters sent to Box 13 at the Star Times has paid off. It&#8217;s attracted all kinds: damsels in distress, criminals looking for unwitting accomplices, and people who were just plain crazy. Below are five of my favorites:<\/p>\n<p>5) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0041.mp3\">Book of Poems<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A great mystery where Dan tries to find out what a disabled young man who can&#8217;t talk meant by sending him a book of poems by Sir Walter Raleigh. Features Ladd&#8217;s fantastic reading voice.<\/p>\n<p>4) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0136.mp3\">Hare and Hounds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a very tense and suspenseful story as Holiday finds himself framed for murder, with the local police hunting for him, along with the real killer. His job is to stay alive. It&#8217;s one of Holiday&#8217;s cleverest adventures.<\/p>\n<p>3) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0116.mp3\">The Philanthropist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dan Holiday answers a letter from a homeless man, and goes undercover as an indigent as he tries to find out who&#8217;s behind the disappearance of several homeless men. The answer is shocking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0176.mp3\">2) Find Me, Find Death<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dan Holiday got plenty of crazy letters, but this one took the cake. The letter writer informed\u00a0Holiday that he would kill him in 4 days and that if he went to the police, he&#8217;d kill\u00a0Holiday sooner.\u00a0 Holiday&#8217;s challenge is to find the madman&#8211;without finding death.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0201.mp3\">1) The Treasure of Hang Li<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dan Holidays follows the instructions in a letter to purchase &#8220;the Hang Li&#8221; piece. The shop owner gives it to Holiday and insists he not pay for it.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a very surprising story, and perhaps the most profound of the series.<\/p>\n<p>And there are many other great episodes, all of which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/box-13\/\">are available<\/a> on our Box 13 page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd0016.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSSAfter 52 episodes, the last Podcast of Box 13 will be released. It&#8217;s been a good run with some of the best writing and acting in radio. 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