Bullets & Rust: A Detective Podcast

Radio Drama Podcasts

When the son of a prominent government official goes missing, who do the police turn to? Zeke Adams has been an independent investigator ever since he was forced out of the Cleveland Police. Now that he’s no longer constrained by department politics, he’s gotten good at his job, but he might not be good enough to save someone’s life. Or his own... While in the midst of investigating a routine case of blackmail, the police approach Zeke to help with a case so sensitive that they’ve hushed up the crime to protect the high-level official involved. However, every day that passes without an arrest brings the department and the city spiraling closer to disaster. With sources all across the city, Zeke may be the only one capable of cracking the case in time. Lives are at stake, including his own.

Location:

United States

Genres:

Radio Drama Podcasts

Description:

When the son of a prominent government official goes missing, who do the police turn to? Zeke Adams has been an independent investigator ever since he was forced out of the Cleveland Police. Now that he’s no longer constrained by department politics, he’s gotten good at his job, but he might not be good enough to save someone’s life. Or his own... While in the midst of investigating a routine case of blackmail, the police approach Zeke to help with a case so sensitive that they’ve hushed up the crime to protect the high-level official involved. However, every day that passes without an arrest brings the department and the city spiraling closer to disaster. With sources all across the city, Zeke may be the only one capable of cracking the case in time. Lives are at stake, including his own.

Language:

English

Website:

https://abrahamdonne.podbean.com

Episodes

Episode 12: Pyrrhic Victory

1/15/2023

In the end, Zeke finds himself back at the beginning, shot and alone on a concrete floor. He finally knows the truth about what happened to Liam O'Malley, but the truth comes with a terrible price. In the end, someone is going to have to pay...

Duration:00:50:36

Episode 11: The Process of Elimination

1/11/2023

Zeke knows the name of the person who shot Spence Ghent, but helping Justine get her revenge will put his own neck on the line. And after another meeting with Killian O'Malley, Zeke finally has a breakthrough in the case of the missing child, Liam. Proving it, though, is another matter entirely.

Duration:00:55:42

Episode 10: Go Big or Go Home

1/8/2023

When the stakes of all three of his cases are life-or-death, Zeke realizes that he can't get anymore answers without pushing the limits. This means getting perilously close to a member of the Limacoli crime family, as well as pursuing a Russian mob lead given to him by Michael Trovolone. It's not just a question of whether Zeke can survive these situations, but if he can possibly live with their consequences...

Duration:01:00:59

Episode 9:The Capricious Nature of Luck

1/4/2023

Zeke finally gets his chance to question Lucy Talivergé face-to-face, and a chance to look into a key suspect's alibi. Neither encounter goes the way he intends, and one case sees the stakes raised to a potentially lethal degree.

Duration:00:51:13

Episode 8: ”Mission Accomplished”

1/1/2023

Zeke might've bitten off more than he can chew when he runs into his former boss, Lt. Stanley Powers. Even worse, he finds himself face-to-face with Aristotle Rigoletti, enforcer for the Trovolone crime family. Talking his way out of trouble won't be easy...

Duration:00:59:01

Episode 7: Desperate Times

12/28/2022

It's been a rough week. Now, Zeke must confront a host of new challenges and threats, some of which will truly test his resolve...

Duration:00:55:42

Episode 6: Matters of Perspective

12/25/2022

Zeke's on the run when a bullet blows through his windshield, and he's forced to come face-to-face with the emotional damage his cases are doing to several of the people involved.

Duration:00:50:44

Episode 5: Not-So-Idle Threats

12/21/2022

The heat turns up as Zeke is forced to race for his life after someone shoots out his windshield. Someone wants him dead, and he's forced to rely on an old friend...

Duration:00:56:55

Episode 4: Freedom’s Just Another Word...

12/18/2022

Life only gets more complicated for Zeke as he's under more and more pressure to break one of his cases. Justine is pushing him to find out who murdered her husband, Spence, and Zeke engages in a tête-à-tête with Abner's high-priced hooker, Chelsea Westmarch.

Duration:00:56:41

Episode 3: Occupational Hazards

12/14/2022

With two cases already weighing him down, the last thing Zeke needs is another problem, but a late-night call from his mistress, mob wife Justine Ghent, has put Zeke further in harm's way. Now, Zeke must juggle three cases at the same time, and each one presents its own unique dangers.

Duration:00:55:21

Episode 2: Into the Viper’s Den

12/11/2022

Zeke travels with Blake West to meet the parents of a missing child, one of whom is a prominent DA about to prosecute one of the most explosive cases in the city's history. Zeke must decide if he can put his animosity and distrust of Blake aside or not, and whether he's going to risk taking on a case he'll have little hope in solving.

Duration:00:58:17

Episode 1: Hindsight Being What It Is...

12/7/2022

Zeke Adams is an independent investigator. He's just landed a lucrative new client, an executive at a local tech firm who's being blackmailed. However, nothing is quite as straightforward as it seems when his old partner, police officer Blake West, comes to Zeke with an urgent request...

Duration:00:54:27