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Bat (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)

A Mysterious killer—Man? Beast? Or devil?—spreading terror throughout a nation, flouting law and lawless alike … Curious GOINGS-ON in a house rented immediately upon the death of its owner … A WARNING to leave the house, underlined with threats of death … A SHADOW bearing one gleaming eye [ … ] Wouldn’t You Like to Know – What happens when the indomitable Miss Van Gorder refuses to be frightened from the house of murder? What nerve-shaking word is spelled out by the Ouija board? [ … ] Who is the stranger who arrives half dead? Who is the Bat?” ~ from the ad in the book. Originally published in 1926, Rinehart's entertaining mystery offers suspense and humor, and you will see evidence of that era's Asian xenophobia and Prohibition in the United States. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins)Cast ListNarrator: Lynette Caulkins Police Chief: JT Millionaire: Kelly Taylor Young Detective: Johan Supertramp Underworld Voice: TJ Burns City News Editor: Kirk202 News Editor Colleague: Linette Detective Anderson: Scott Caulkins Cornelia Van Gorder: Ciufi Galeazzi Doctor Wells: Chris Pyle Sally Ogden: Leanne Yau Lizzie Allen: Jennifer Pratt Dale Ogden: Shelly Billy: Todd Brooks: Patrick Glenn Richard Fleming: EJ Wiley Reginald Beresford: Adam Bielka Unknown: Tommy Hersant (7 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Dramatis Personae

Chapter 1 - The Shadow of the Bat

Chapter 2 - The indomitable Miss Van Gorder

Chapter 3 - Pistol Practice

Chapter 4 - The Storm Gathers

Chapter 5 - Alopecia and Rubeola

Chapter 6 - Detective Anderson Takes Charge

Chapter 7 - Cross-Questions and Crooked Answers

Chapter 8 - The Gleaming Eye

Chapter 9 - A Shot in the Dark

Chapter 10 - The Phone Call from Nowhere

Chapter 11 - Billy Practices Jiu-Jitsu

Chapter 12 - "I Didn't Kill Him."

Chapter 13 - The Blackened Bag

Chapter 14 - Handcuffs

Chapter 15 - The Sign of the Bat

Chapter 16 - The Hidden Room

Chapter 17 - Anderson Makes an Arrest

Chapter 18 - The Bat Still Flies

Chapter 19 - Murder on Murder

Chapter 20 - "He Is -- The Bat!"

Chapter 21 - Quite a Collection