{"product_id":"9781481502566","title":"Casey, Crime Photographer, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the March 1934 issue of the legendary pulp magazine \u003ci\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/i\u003e, Jack “Flashgun” Casey, crime photographer, made his debut. His creator was former newspaper and advertising executive George Harmon Coxe Jr., who wrote more than sixty crime fiction novels in his lifetime. Casey’s keen eye for detail served him well on the job,\u003cbr\u003ehelping him to solve the crimes he was assigned to photograph for the newspapers. These “Flashgun Casey” stories were an instant success with \u003ci\u003eBlack Mask \u003c\/i\u003ereaders and soon made the leap to both radio and the silver screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoiced by Staats Cotsworth for more than a decade, Casey was aided in his amateur detecting by fellow reporter Ann Williams, who, like\u003cbr\u003eCasey, worked for the \u003ci\u003eMorning Express\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eWhen not at work, they frequented the Blue Note Café, a late night lounge where the bartender, Ethelbert, provided both a sounding board and levity for Casey and Ann as they awaited their next job. \u003ci\u003eCasey,\u003cbr\u003eCrime Photographer\u003c\/i\u003e aired on radio from 1943 until 1955 and made the transition to television in 1951.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpisodes include “The Grey Kitten,” “The Twenty-Minute\u003cbr\u003eAlibi,” “The Mysterious Lodger,” “The Demon Miner,” “The Box of Death,” “The\u003cbr\u003eGentle Strangler,” “The Laughing Killer,” “Pickup,” “Self-Made Hero,” “A Photo of the Dead,” “A Bright New Star,” and “Chivalrous Gentleman.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Eye Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049503310064,"sku":"9781481502566","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781481502566_p0.jpg?v=1763622895","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781481502566","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}