At a fishing lodge, Barton Drake hears about an escaped throat-cutting killer just before shots ring out from a cabin, where annual guest Keith Morgan has shot his best friend Max Warner.

This Mystery Is My Hobby broadcast aired on August 27, 1947.

A syndicated mystery series centered on crime writer and amateur detective Barton Drake, who becomes involved in murder investigations and helps unravel cases through observation and deduction.

Listeners can expect mystery, crime, and drama, episodic drama in format, and suspenseful and atmospheric in tone.