Orson Welles is the bombastic wonder boy of radio and stage. But is he also a murderer?Walter Gibson—creator of pulp superhero the Shadow—travels to NewYork City to collaborate on a script with Welles, star of the radio showThe Mercury Theatre on the Air. The young Welles is a charmingbut difficult taskmaster who relishes dramatic blowouts with friends,lovers, and colleagues. So when a dead body is found in the studiominutes before the live broadcast ofThe War of the Worlds,Gibson knows Welles will be the New York Police Department’s number onesuspect. Gibson has exactly one hour—while Welles is on the air enactingthe infamous hoax story of a Martian invasion—to find the real murdererand clear the radio star’s name. With its brilliant reconstruction ofthe broadcast that hoodwinked the nation,The War of the Worlds Murderis a paean to radio’s golden age.