Show overview
Mystery - OTNetcast.com has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 150 episodes. That works out to roughly 45 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 50th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 31 min and 33 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 months ago, with 9 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 126 episodes published. Published by Andrew Rhynes.
From the publisher
Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. Some mystery books are non-fiction. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism.
Latest Episodes
View all 150 episodesS44 Ep 13Cat and Mouse | Suspense (03-30-44)
Two “hams” who are working on a secret defense weapon and talking to each other by shortwave. One of them is killed while talking to the other on the air. Original Air Date: March 30, 1944Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Suspense Stars:• Sonny Tufts Writer:• John Dickson Carr Producer:• William Spier Intro and Exit music from: Resurgence […]
S45 Ep 6Murder Is Legal | The Whistler (02-05-45)
A lawyer gets his client acquitted, even though he’s in love with the client’s wife. After a murder, a contract of death is agreed to. A framer is framed for a murder he actually committed. Original Air Date: February 05, 1945Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Whistler Stars:• Bill Forman• Bob Anderson Producer:• George W. Allen Music:• […]
S45 Ep 7The Dead Man Laughed | The Whistler (02-19-45)
A businessman is swindled out of his share of a construction company. A perfect murder is promptly planned. You can’t be accused of murder…if you’re dead! Original Air Date: February 19, 1945Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Whistler Stars:• Bill Forman• Bob Anderson Producer:• George W. Allen Music:• Wilbur Hatch Intro and Exit music from: Resurgence by […]
S44 Ep 12Sneak Preview | Suspense (03-23-44)
A Hollywood movie director joins the New York police in a hunt for a Nazi spy, murderer, and all-around bad guy. Original Air Date: March 23, 1944Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Suspense Star:• Joseph Cotten Writer:• John Dickson Carr Producer:• William Spier Intro and Exit music from: Resurgence by Ghostrifter https://bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc
S50 Ep 22Mars Is Heaven! | Escape (06-02-50)
Astronauts landing on Mars discover a nostalgic, idyllic small town from their childhoods, complete with deceased relatives, only to realize it’s a trap set by telepathic aliens who kill them after lulling them into a false sense of security. Original Air Date: June 02, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Escape Stars:• Jeff Corey• Florence Bates• Bill Johnstone• […]
S50 Ep 21Command (Harry Bartell) | Escape (05-26-50)
A conflict between a veteran cavalry captain (Nathan Brittles) and a younger, by-the-book lieutenant (Flint Cohill) in the American Southwest Original Air Date: May 26, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Escape Stars:• Harry Bartell (Lt. Cohill)• John Hoyt (Captain Brittles)• Wally Maher (Sgt. Utterback)• David Ellis (Opdyke)• Paul Frees• Walter Burke (Mittendorf)• Hugh Thomas Producer:• William N. […]
S50 Ep 20Pass to Berlin | Escape (05-19-50)
Escape to Berlin and the story of an occupation G.I. trying desperately to break through a web of death that is being spun around him Original Air Date: May 19, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Escape Stars:• Stacy Harris• Peggy Webber• Ben Wright Authors:• Morton Fine• David Friedkin Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Ivan Ditmars For more […]
S50 Ep 19The Rim of Terror | Escape (05-12-50)
A spy on the desert and a beautiful girl with a Bentley! Original Air Date: May 12, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Escape Stars:• Nancy Kelly• Hans Conried (Alex) Author:• Hildegarde Tolman Teilhet Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Ivan Ditmars For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otnetcast.comIntro and Exit music from: Resurgence by Ghostrifter https://bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc
S50 Ep 18The Man Who Stole the Bible (Ben Wright) | Escape (05-05-50)
It’s Mardi Gras time in New Orleans, and a salesman has a date with the devil! Original Air Date: May 05, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Escape Stars:• Rick Vallin (Cummings)• Nan Boardman (The Girl)• Ben Wright (House Detective)• Will Geer (The Devil)• Lou Merrill (The Clown) Special Guests:• Mary Shipp• Harry Bartell• Peter Leeds• Paul Frees […]
S50 Ep 17Something for Nothing | Escape (04-28-50)
A handsome ex-movie actor witnesses a murder and sees a nice extortion scheme. Original Air Date: April 28, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Escape Stars:• William Conrad• Anne Morrison• Frances Chaney• Will Geer• Rick Vallin• Paul Frees Adaptation:• Sylvia Richards Author:• Vernon Dickson Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Ivan Ditmars For more great shows check out our […]
S50 Ep 16The Shanghai Document | Escape (04-21-50)
Escape to the interior of China and a journey of terror down the Yangtzee river from Chanking to Shanghai aboard a river steamer. Original Air Date: April 21, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Escape Stars:• John Dehner• Joan Banks• Ben Wright• William Conrad• Benson Fong• Charlie Lung• Paul Frees Authors:• John Bagni• Gwen Bagni Producer:• William N. […]
S50 Ep 15The Golden Snake | Escape (04-14-50)
A pilot finds the offer of a job in Mexico too financially attractive to turn down, but when he arrives it turns out that the rewards are far higher than he could ever have imagined and, as if things couldn’t get any better, he will be working alongside a very beautiful young woman. Unfortunately, there […]
S50 Ep 14The Ambassador of Poker | Escape (04-07-50)
Virginia gentleman adept at cards, who matches wits with a motley band of Chinese cutthroats and war lords. Original Air Date: April 07, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Escape Stars:• Elliott Reid• Lucille Meredith• Ben Wright• Benson Fong• Richard Loo Special Guests:• John Dehner• John Ramsey Hill• William Conrad• Rick Vallin Adaptation:• John Dunkel Author:• Achmed Abidar […]
S45 Ep 34Sing a Song of Murder | The Whistler (09-17-45)
A pop singer, trying to get out of a contract with his greedy manager, sings a song of death! Success is a curious thing. Sometimes it comes very slowly the result of a lifetime of dull drudgery and sometimes it comes quickly almost overnight. Original Air Date: September 17, 1945Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Whistler Stars:• […]
S50 Ep 13Green Splotches | Escape (03-31-50)
A scientific expedition in South America is captured by super-intelligent plants from another planet who travel in a flying saucer at the speed of light! Original Air Date: March 31, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Escape Stars:• William Conrad• Paul Frees Special Guests:• Ted de Corsia• Harry Bartell• Barton Yarborough• Jay Novello Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• […]
S45 Ep 33Phone Call from Death | The Whistler (09-10-45)
A woman’s best friend is murdered while she’s on the phone with the woman…or was she? Original Air Date: September 10, 1945Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Whistler Stars:• Bill Forman• Bob Anderson Author:• Leslie Edgley Producer:• George W. Allen Music:• Wilbur Hatch Intro and Exit music from: Resurgence by Ghostrifter https://bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc
S50 Ep 112Danger at Matecumbe | Escape (03-24-50)
A Florida drifter is given a job impersonating a famous author and finds himself in a frame for murder. Original Air Date: March 24, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Escape Stars:• Frank Lovejoy• Marie Windsor• Ted de Corsia Special Guests:• Rick Vallin• Robert Clark• Harry Bartell• Dee Tatum• Jerry Hausner• Lawrence Dobkin Writers:• John Bagni• Gwen Bagni […]
S45 Ep 32Ambition Perilous | The Whistler (09-03-45)
A scheming politicians plan to further his career by giving a job to an ex-con he helped send to jail has interesting results. Original Air Date: September 03, 1945Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Whistler Stars:• Bill Forman• Bob Anderson Author:• Harriet Reig Producer:• George W. Allen Music:• Wilbur Hatch Intro and Exit music from: Resurgence by […]
S50 Ep 11Three Skeleton Key (Vincent Price) | Escape (03-17-50)
Tonight we escape to a lonely lighthouse off the steaming jungle coast of French Guyana, and a nightmare world of terror and violence. Original Air Date: March 17, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Escape Star:• Vincent Price Special Guests:• Harry Bartell• Jeff Corey Writer:• James Poe Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Lloyd Del Castillo Intro and Exit […]
S45 Ep 31I’ll Trade You Murder | The Whistler (08-27-45)
A meek book salesman is mistaken for a crook marked for death by his accomplices. To save his own life, the salesman agrees to kill the original victim. Original Air Date: August 27, 1945Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Whistler Stars:• Bill Forman• Bob Anderson Author:• Leslie Edgley Producer:• George W. Allen Music:• Wilbur Hatch Intro and […]