The Mysterious Mr. Lynch

The Mysterious Mr. Lynch is a 1939 Australian radio serial by Max Afford. It starred Peter Finch as its detective hero, Jeffrey Blackburn.

It was one of several serials written by Afford. The serial is a sequel to Afford's popular Fly By Night. The Mysterious Mr Lynch also did well and led to a sequel, Greyface.

The ABC produced the scripts again in 1946, once more starring Finch, directed by Frank Harvey.

Premise
Jeffrey Blackburn investigates a series of killings by Mr Lynch.

Cast

 * Vivien Edwards as Chief-Inspector Read
 * Peter Finch as Jeff Blackburn
 * Neva Crry Glynn as Beth

Episodes

 * One (9 October 1939) – "The Running Noose"
 * Two (16 October 1939) – "The Barred Door"
 * Three (24 October 1939) – "Death Moves at Midnight"
 * Four (31 October 1949) – "The Black Executioner"
 * Five (7 November 1939) – "Shadows from the Past"
 * Six (14 November 1939) – "The Man from the Moor"
 * Seven (21 November 1939) – "The Playdelle Inheritance"
 * Eight (28 November 1939) – "Dawn of Reason"
 * Nine (4 December 1939) – "The Opening of the Door"
 * Ten (11 December 1939) – "Gathering of the Threads"
 * Eleven (18 December 1939) – "Murder Unmasked"

Reception
The Wireless Weekly said "the play moved ahead in rattling good style. Anonymous telephone calls, mysterious pieces of rope, blood-curdling legends about a locked door, kept popping up... There is no doubt that Max Afford, who wrote the play, can be afraid of nothing, least of all his own vivid imagination "