
JIM HANVEY DETECTIVE
Jim Hanvey, Detective
FISH EYES
HOMESPUN SILK
COMMON STOCK
HELEN OF TROY, N. Y.
CAVEAT EMPTOR
THE KNIGHT'S GAMBIT
PINK BAIT
In the bustling marble lobby of a major city bank, the day’s payroll deliveries swell to a staggering million‑plus dollars, and every teller feels the pressure of handling such sums with flawless precision. A nervous clerk named Cliff Wallace finds himself exchanging furtive glances with a striking young woman in a blue coat, both aware that a single misstep could expose something far larger than ordinary bookkeeping. As the line of businessmen and modest entrepreneurs drags on, an undercurrent of suspicion builds, hinting that the seemingly routine cash‑handling may conceal a hidden scheme.
Enter Jim Hanvey, a wily private detective whose reputation rests on spotting the slightest irregularity in a sea of numbers. When a faint trail of counterfeit notes and an oddly generous cash slip appear, Hanvey’s keen eye and unorthodox methods pull him into the tangled web of deceit unfolding behind the bank’s polished counters. Listeners will be drawn into the tense atmosphere of early‑twentieth‑century finance, where every ledger entry could be a clue and every handshake might conceal a secret.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (371K characters)
Release date
2026-06-12
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1891–1959
A prolific Southern storyteller, he moved from engineering and journalism into a long writing career that produced mysteries, plays, screenplays, and hundreds of short stories. His work reached a mass audience through popular magazines and Hollywood, even as parts of it are now read through the lens of the racial attitudes of his era.
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by Octavus Roy Cohen