The Golden Age of Radio produced many successful adventure series, but none is recalled with quite the same mixture of devotion and awe as Carlton E. Morse's I Love a Mystery. Radio historian John Dunning says that the program "weaves a spell over its fans that is all but inexplicable"; Gerald Nachman notes that it "was the most respected show of its type"; and Jim Harmon brands it simply as "the greatest radio program of all time." While nostalgia often filters the static of creaky plots and wheezing gags characteristic of much old-time radio, the few extant recordings of ILAM prove it to be worthy of its extravagant reputation and have made it the "most-sought of all radio shows," according to Dunning. ILAM is to the world of radio mystery what Amos 'n' Andy is to radio comedy and One Man's Family...