"A Shocking Accident"

Send us Fan Mail"Norwood and Cross, PI”AVA 2026 Platinum Award-Winning PodcastEpisode 11: “A Million Reasons”A winning lottery ticket. Four million dollars. And three people who know exactly where it’s hidden.When Mrs. Hunter discovers her ticket has vanished overnight, she turns to private investigators and former spouses Nicole Norwood and Jason Cross for help. The suspects all had opportunity—and more than a million reasons to lie.But sometimes the clue that solves a mystery isn’t something you see. It’s something you hear.And Jason, of all people, was listening.Another comedy mystery from Norwood & Cross, P.I., the award-winning audio drama.Credits: Created, written, and produced by: Jody Lebel  [email protected]         Directed by: Nick Omana - [email protected] Project Manager and Audio Editor: Edward Waldorph - [email protected] Sound Design & Foley: Zoran — https://www.fiverr.com/s/yeeLQe0VOICEOVER CAST: Narrator: Mike Coward, [email protected] Jason: Max Cutler,  [email protected] Nicole: Rachel Vega,  [email protected]. Hunter:  Jeanine Orci  [email protected] Mary: Emily Gubler [email protected] Niece Margaret: Amber Ba’th  [email protected] Pete: Davey Jarrell  [email protected] – Condo Complaint Hotline:  John Causby  [email protected] the show        "An AVA's 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Series" 

Send us Fan Mail "Norwood and Cross, PI”AVA 2026 Platinum Award-Winning PodcastEpisode 10: “A Hostile Takeover”A contentious condo meeting. A wealthy owner with plans to take control. And a room full of residents who would love to see her gone.When Mrs. Wilson turns up dead during a ten-minute recess, nearly everyone has a motive—and no one was keeping track of who went where. Luckily, Nicole Norwood and Jason Cross were invited to dinner.They just didn’t expect murder to be on the menu.At Palm Vista Towers, condo association meetings can be murder.Credits: Created, written, and produced by: Jody Lebel    [email protected]         Directed by: Nick Omana - [email protected] Project Manager and Audio Editor: Edward Waldorph - [email protected] Sound Design & Foley: Zoran — FiverrVOICEOVER CAST: Narrator: Mike Coward, [email protected] Jason: Max Cutler,  [email protected] Nicole: Rachel Vega,  [email protected]: Melanie Haynes, [email protected] Jake: Ralph, [email protected]. Wilson:  Peggy Lee, [email protected]: Jae Toyota, [email protected]: Jeff Ritchey, [email protected]: Ed Waldorph, [email protected],  Announcer for fake sponsor – Condo Complaint Hotline: Mark Winkworth,  [email protected]         "An  AVA's 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Series" Support the show        "An AVA's 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Series" 

Send us Fan Mail "Norwood and Cross, PI”AVA 2026 Platinum Award-Winning PodcastEpisode 9: “A Smelly Job”A quiet neighborhood. A missing set of expensive tools. And a smell so powerful it could knock a buzzard off a garbage truck. When a skunk crashes the crime scene, Jason nearly taps out of the investigation entirely. But under the stench lies a trail of clues—quite literally.  One suspect swears he’s innocent. Another has no alibi at the time of the crime.  And someone tracked more than footprints back home.  This case? A real stinker.  The truth? Unmistakable. The aftermath? …Febreze can only do so much.Credits:    • Created, written, and produced by:    • Jody Lebel    [email protected]            • Directed by: Nick Omana - [email protected]    • Project Manager and Audio Editor: Edward Waldorph - [email protected]    • Foley/Sound Engineer: Tittoedits(@atifullah9988) VOICEOVER CAST: Narrator: Mike Coward, [email protected] Jason: Max Cutler,  [email protected] Nicole: Rachel Vega,  [email protected]. Davenport: Spike Spencer, [email protected]: John Causby,  [email protected]:  Ralph Duke, [email protected]: Nick Omana, [email protected] Announcer for fake sponsor – Brotherhood Bakery: Mark Winkworth,  [email protected] Support the show        "An AVA's 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Series" 

Send us Fan Mail"Norwood and Cross, PI “  An AVA 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Podcast Episode 8: “Up in Smoke” A candy store reduced to rubble. A marriage on the rocks. And three suspects with motives stickier than a taffy pull.  Jason’s taking it hard—his favorite candy shop’s gone, and  somehow he’s got melted chocolate on his shoes and a lollipop stuck to his coat. The man’s in mourning. And he wants answers.  Was it a vengeful ex? A bitter business partner? Or just someone with a match, a motive, and a sweet tooth for arson? The sugar’s scorched, the alibis are melting, …and this case is about to go --  Up in Smoke.  Credits:  •  Created, written, produced by: JodyLebel, [email protected]          •  Directed by: Nick Omana - [email protected]  •  Project Manager and  Audio Editor: Edward Waldorph - [email protected]  •  Foley/Sound Engineer: Tittoedits(@atifullah9988) VOICEOVER CAST: Narrator: Mike Coward, [email protected] Jason: Max Cutler,  [email protected] Nicole: Rachel Vega,  [email protected] Frank: Nathan Meyers, [email protected] Wife: Dara Kramer,  [email protected] Carl: Judd Shiffler,  [email protected] Harry: John Causby,  [email protected] Announcer for fake sponsor –  Brotherhood Baker: Jeannine Orci,  [email protected]              "AVA's 2026 Platinum Award Winner"  Support the show        "An AVA's 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Series" 

Send us Fan MailNorwood & Cross, P.I. – Episode 7: “Recipe for Murder”A celebrity chef is dead. His recipe book is missing. And somebody just turned a five-star restaurant into a crime scene.Called to investigate the murder of Chef Dore, Nicole Norwood and Jason Cross soon discover that the victim's secret recipes and a large cash deposit have disappeared as well. What starts as a kitchen mystery quickly becomes a recipe for trouble.Because sometimes... the deadliest ingredient is greed. Credits:  •  Created, written, and produced by: Jody Lebel    [email protected]          •  Directed by: Nick Omana - [email protected]  •  Project Manager and Audio Editor: Edward Waldorph - [email protected]  •  Foley/Sound Engineer: Tittoedits(@atifullah9988) VOICEOVER CAST: Narrator: Mike Coward, [email protected] Jason: Max Cutler,  [email protected] Nicole: Rachel Vega,  [email protected]. Green: Davey Jarrell, [email protected] for fake sponsor – Bark and Order: Judd Shiffler – [email protected] Vetchiano: Nathan Meyers - [email protected] the show        "An AVA's 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Series" 

Send us Fan MailNorwood & Cross, P.I. An AVA 2026 Platinum Award Winning Series  Episode 6: “Makeup to Die For”Welcome back to Norwood and Cross, P.I.—where the coffee’s stale, the suspects are lying, and Jason Cross still thinks “business casual” means clean jeans.Today’s case takes Nicole and Jason into the glamorous world of beauty empires, billion-dollar cosmetics, and marriages held together with little more than hairspray and denial.Because when a makeup mogul turns up dead, everyone’s got something to hide… and someone’s foundation is about to crack. Credits:  •  Created, written, and produced by: Jody Lebel    [email protected]          •  Directed by: Nick Omana - [email protected]  •  Project Manager and Audio Editor: Edward Waldorph - [email protected]  •  Foley/Sound Engineer: Tittoedits(@atifullah9988) VOICEOVER CAST: Narrator: Mike Coward, [email protected] Jason: Max Cutler,  [email protected] Nicole: Rachel Vega,  [email protected]. Gray: Ralph Duke,  [email protected]: Peggy Lee,  [email protected]: Jeanine Orci, [email protected]: Edward Waldorph - [email protected] for fake sponsor - Alibi App: Nick Omana - [email protected] Support the show Support the show        "An AVA's 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Series" 

Send us Fan Mail              "AVA's 2026 Platinum Award Winner"Norwood & Cross, P.I. – Episode 5: “On the Rocks”Summer heat, a cramped trailer, and a husband who didn’t make it to happy hour.When a man turns up dead in a sweltering camper kitchen, his wife insists it was just a tragic accident. But something doesn’t sit right—and in this heat, the truth won’t stay frozen for long.Join Nicole Norwood and Jason Cross as they dig into a case where tempers flare, alibis melt, and the murder weapon may have vanished without a trace.Because sometimes… justice is best served cold. Credits:  •  Created, written, and produced by: Jody Lebel    [email protected]          •  Directed by: Nick Omana -   [email protected]  •  Project Manager and  Audio Editor: Mark Winkworth - [email protected]  •  Recorded at: Munjoy Studio – Mark Winkworth  •  Foley/Sound Engineer: Tyler Walker – [email protected] VOICEOVER CAST: Narrator: Mike Coward   [email protected] Jason: Max Cutler  [email protected] Nicole: Rachel Vega,  [email protected] Examiner:  Amber Ba’th,  [email protected] Victim’s Wife: Ronni Spitz, [email protected] Zorana Sponsor:  Jeanine Orci, [email protected] Support the show        "An AVA's 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Series" 

Send us Fan MailAt a Renaissance Faire, everyone wears a costume… but one of them is hiding a crime.When the gate money disappears at a bustling Renaissance Faire, Norwood and Cross are called in to investigate — paid, unfortunately, in poultry. The only clue? A glimpse of a knight’s helmet just before the attendant was knocked unconscious.Between jousting egos, dented armor, jealous girlfriends, and a dragon puppet with anger issues, Nicole Norwood and Jason Cross must figure out which knight isn’t playing by the rules.With sharp banter, medieval mischief, and a mystery worthy of the royal court, Trouble at the Faire proves that even in the age of knights and queens, crime is still very modern.A robbery, three knights, and one very suspicious flash of silver. Credits:Created, written, and produced by: Jody Lebel    [email protected]         Directed by: Nick Omana -   [email protected] Manager and Editor: Mark Winkworth - [email protected] at: Munjoy Studio – Mark WinkworthFoley/Sound Engineer: Tyler Walker – [email protected] CAST: Narrator: Mike Coward   [email protected]: Max Cutler   [email protected] Nicole: Rachel Vega  [email protected]: Nick Omana   [email protected] and Black Knight: Ed Waldorph [email protected]:  Mark Winkworth  [email protected]: Amber Ba'th   [email protected]: Peggy Lee   [email protected],Sponsor: Jeanine Orci  [email protected] Support the show        "An AVA's 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Series" 

Send us Fan Mail It was ruled an accident. Nicole Norwood didn’t buy it for a second.When a councilman’s wife is found dead in her bathtub, the official story is simple: a tragic household mishap. Case closed. But with the press circling and his career on the line, the councilman hires Norwood and Cross to take a second look.As Nicole Norwood and Jason Cross revisit the scene, small details begin to buzz louder than the bathroom lights: an unlocked door, a barking dog, and a setup that feels just a little too neat. What should have been a freak accident starts to look carefully staged—and dangerously personal.With classic noir instincts, sharp banter, and unresolved marital tension, Norwood and Cross uncover a crime fueled by jealousy, opportunity, and one shockingly simple method. In A Shocking Accident, nothing is accidental… and someone definitely knew the power was on.Credits:Created, written, and produced by: Jody Lebel    [email protected]         Directed by: Nick Omana -   [email protected] Manager and Editor: Mark Winkworth - [email protected] at: Munjoy Studio – Mark WinkworthFoley/Sound Engineer: Tyler Walker – [email protected] CAST: Narrator: Mike Coward   [email protected]: Max Cutler   [email protected] Nicole: Rachel Vega  [email protected] :  Leigh Laird  [email protected] Sponsor: Emily Gubler  [email protected] the show        "An AVA's 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Series" 

Send us Fan MailSome puzzles are unsolvable. This one was deadly.When crossword puzzle mastermind Harold Aston is found dead in his locked study — shot in the back of the head with a million-dollar contest on the line — Norwood and Cross are called in to solve the only puzzle that really matters.Aston had claimed he’d written a crossword so impossible that no one could solve it, allowing him to legally keep the contest’s million-dollar prize for himself. But before the world could test his boast, someone decided to end his game early.As Nicole Norwood and Jason Cross dig through clues, suspects, and a suspicious number of reference books, they discover that ambition has sharp edges, clever people lie beautifully, and some puzzles are more dangerous than they look. With classic noir style, modern wit, and just enough bite, this episode delivers mystery, banter, and a murder that refuses to stay neatly in the margins.Credits:Created, written, and produced by: Jody Lebel    [email protected]         Directed by: Nick Omana -   [email protected] Manager and Editor: Mark Winkworth - [email protected] at: Munjoy Studio – Mark WinkworthFoley/Sound Engineer: Tyler Walker – [email protected] CAST: Narrator: Mike Coward   [email protected]: Max Cutler   [email protected] Nicole: Rachel Vega,  [email protected] Sponsor: Davey Jarrel   | [email protected] the show        "An AVA's 2026 Platinum Award-Winning Series"