Russell Hardie – MRQE

The Harvester

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In a small town in Indiana in the 1890s, the domineering and ambitious Mrs. Biddle arranges a marriage between her spoiled daughter Thelma and the town’s prize catch, harvester David Langston, who is wedded to the soil. David is friends with orphan Ruth Jameson and, although she is in love with him, he eventually gives in to the machinations of Mrs. Biddle and consents to marry Thelma. Meanwhile, technological advances come to town, including its first gasoline buggy, galvanic battery, and metal bathtub fitted with running water. When Mrs. Biddle tries to convince David to give up the farming life and join her husband in real estate, Mr. Biddle, hen-pecked and dissatisfied with city life, warns David against selling his farm.

Sequoia

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A wilderness girl raises a deer and a mountain lion to be friends.

Killer at Large

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A master of disguise poses as a wax figure to rob a safe of its jewels.

Men in White

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A dedicated young doctor places his patients above everyone else in his life. Unfortunately, his social register fianceé can’t accept the fact that he considers an appointment in the operating room more important than attending a cocktail party. He soon drifts into an affair with a pretty nurse who shares his passion for healing.

Cop Hater

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Members of the 87th Precinct search for a cop killer who has already murdered two of their own.

The Whistle at Eaton Falls

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A newly promoted plant supervisor finds himself in the position of having to announce a layoff of his fellow workers.

Meet Nero Wolfe

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Rex Stout’s portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing outside his comfortable home; here he relies on others to do the legwork in pinpointing who among a number of suspects is responsible for two sudden deaths, which the authorities at first are not convinced were murders.

West Point of the Air

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An army sergeant inspires his son to become an ace flyer.

Hell in the Heavens

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

During World War I, an American pilot vows to bring down the German ace responsible for his friend’s death.

Murder in the Private Car

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Ruth Raymond works on the switchboard and her boyfriend is John Blake. It has taken 14 years, but a detective named Murray has found her and confirmed.