The story falls within the genre of detective fiction, featuring a renowned fictional detective employing his deductive reasoning skills to solve a crime.
The protagonist is Detective John Carver investigating supernatural cases.
The podcast episodes provided span a range of stories within the detective fiction genre, featuring renowned fictional detectives such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Father Brown, as they tackle complex mysteries and crimes.
For example, the episode Sherlock Holmes and The Missing Portrait explores a baffling case where a duchess' commissioned portrait depicts a mysterious man instead of her own image, leading Holmes and Watson to investigate. Similarly, the episode Poirot and The Kidnapped Prime Minister follows the famous Belgian detective as he is called upon by the government to solve the kidnapping of the British Prime Minister.
Other episodes, such as City of Midnight: The Red Death - Part 1 and City of Midnight - The Red Death: Part 2, delve into the supernatural and urban fantasy elements of detective fiction, while the Father Brown and The Wrong Shape episode showcases the puzzle-solving skills of a priest-turned-detective.
Overall, these podcast episodes demonstrate the rich and diverse range of stories that can be found within the detective fiction genre, from classic crime investigations to more fantastical and thrilling narratives.