# Pat Novak for Hire: Marcia Halpern (EP1252)

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Podcast: [Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-detectives-of-old-time-radio-volume-2-mystery-audio-dramas-6462921)
Published: 2026-05-26T12:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1905

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Release Date: May 06, 2014 A woman with apparent amnesia stumbles into Pat Novak and then dies. Novak has to find out who she really is before Hellman rushes him off to the gas chamber. Original Air Date: February 27, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

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