Murder Mysteries

CR101 Radio - Podcast Network · Jun 5, 2026 · 2m

From the 1920s through the ’40s, the detective novel and Western were wildly popular because, in a culture where modern fiction was denying God and morality, these stories still portrayed a world in which right was right, wrong was wrong, murder was evil, and justice was pursued. But as writers grew “sophisticated,” even mysteries and Westerns began excusing evil with psychological explanations, blurring moral boundaries and leaving readers frustrated. Today’s growing appetite for TV shows featuring a good policeman or detective fighting clear evil proves people still long for sharp…