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The Customers Like Murder: A Writer’s Plot and a Gangster’s Reality

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Originally Aired: March 23, 1943

In Suspense #34, “The Customers Like Murder,” mystery writer Gerald Hockstone gets more than he bargained for when he’s mistaken for a doctor and kidnapped by two gangsters hiding out in the English countryside. Alongside his quick-witted secretary, Patricia, Hockstone is dragged into a bizarre blackmail plot involving the kidnapping of the Lord Chief Justice. With bombs falling overhead and thugs demanding medical assistance for their hostage, the author must use every ounce of his fictional crime knowledge to outwit real killers. Roland Young and Peggy Conklin shine in this witty, fast-paced tale of mistaken identity, satire, and suspense.

Cast:
Roland Young, Peggy Conklin

Tags:
Suspense, thriller, RolandYoung, mistakenidentity, noircomedy, kidnapping, satire, oldtimeradio, 1940sradio, classicdrama, suspensepodcast, gangsters, JohnDicksonCarr, PeggyConklin, writerhero, wit

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Originally Aired: March 23, 1943

In Suspense #34, “The Customers Like Murder,” mystery writer Gerald Hockstone gets more than he bargained for when he’s mistaken for a doctor and kidnapped by two gangsters hiding out in the English countryside. Alongside his quick-witted secretary, Patricia, Hockstone is dragged into a bizarre blackmail plot involving the kidnapping of the Lord Chief Justice. With bombs falling overhead and thugs demanding medical assistance for their hostage, the author must use every ounce of his fictional crime knowledge to outwit real killers. Roland Young and Peggy Conklin shine in this witty, fast-paced tale of mistaken identity, satire, and suspense.

Cast:
Roland Young, Peggy Conklin

Tags:
Suspense, thriller, RolandYoung, mistakenidentity, noircomedy, kidnapping, satire, oldtimeradio, 1940sradio, classicdrama, suspensepodcast, gangsters, JohnDicksonCarr, PeggyConklin, writerhero, wit

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