The Bat (Version 2 Dramatic Reading) - Mary Roberts Rinehart

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 List

Narrator: 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