'Nightbeat' is an adaptation of the 1950 radio drama of the same name. It relates the adventures of the Chicago Star (fictional) newspaper reporter Randy Stone. His 'beat' covers all of Chicago after the sun goes down. The stories range from tragic to comic and everything in-between. It is in the style of other 'Noir' literature of the time. However, the stories cover many more topics than who killed who that was the basis of numerous Noir detective yarns of the time. There are five novelettes in this first collection of stories. This reincarnation of 'Nightbeat' first took flight as staged readings complete with music and sound effects.

The scripts for those presentations will be published soon. Audio recordings of those plays will be made available as well. Finally, the adaptations of these 'Nightbeat' stories have been written for television. 'The Devil's Bible' - Hi, this is Randy Stone. I cover the night beat for the Chicago Star. Last night, Halloween, this reporter found a rare 'Black Gospel' hidden in a 16th Century Bible. There have been several deaths associated with this book. The bible had belonged to the late publisher Ron Heidleman.

A year ago, he was stabbed by his houseboy, Willie Canto, who then drowned in Lake Michigan trying to escape. Last night, Heidleman's mansion burned to the ground. Heidleman's wife Beatrice, and his assistant, John Talbot, could not be located for comment today.