Roy Kaplan: Out of Sight [Script Book]

If you need something found or something found out, Roy Kaplan is the man for the job. With the ability to talk to ghosts and bypass any lock, there's no mystery beyond his reach and no trouble that's big enough to scare him off.

In Out of Sight, Kaplan, with the help of his ghost roommate Wes, takes on mysteries from the missing persons to the murders and everything in between. But as Kaplan keeps an eye out for trouble, he'll soon find there's trouble with an eye out for him...

Roy Kaplan (or Roy Kaplan, Private Investigator if you prefer), your new paranormal cyberpunk detective audio drama, is here! This first season, Out of Sight, is a total of twelve 30-40 minute episodes, inspired by old time radio shows such as Richard Diamond. It features the titular Roy Kaplan--private investigator, ex-burglar, and psychic--as he solves many kinds of mysteries around the city with the occasional assist from his ghost roommate Wes.

The format is largely episodic, with the intention that you can listen to any episode without needing to listen to the others (though it's still preferred to listen to them in release order). It's written, edited, and produced by me (Jesse Peng) and features the lovely voice talents of over 30 very talented voice actors across the season. Out of Sight ran from December 28, 2024 to May 31, 2025, and can be listened to for free on most common podcast distributors, as well as on my website (where you will also find full voice credits and transcripts): www.thepinwheellab.com/rk/oos/

This is the script book! All purchases go to production, so if you enjoyed Roy Kaplan: Out of Sight and want more, this will help make that happen!

In this 400+ page book, you will find all twelve scripts for Out of Sight, reformatted for ease of reading. Additionally, this book contains over 40k of new content in writer's commentary annotations and essays (nine of them!) regarding the writing and production of Roy Kaplan, not published elsewhere. If you enjoyed Roy Kaplan: Out of Sight and want to read it on your e-reader of choice (or phone) or get some behind-the-scenes insights, this is the book for you!

This download includes:

• Roy Kaplan: Out of Sight - The Annotated Script Book and Commentaries (.pdf and .epub formats. If you need formats for Kindle I recommend converting it from the .epub using Calibre or a similar program)

Both formats have a functioning bookmarks system and table of contents so you can jump to your desired episode or essay. The .pdf version has been formatted to prevent splitting of dialogue or footnotes between pages, and displays footnotes at the bottom of the same page, while the .epub version uses embedded footnotes for your reading convenience. The two versions are otherwise identical.

I've tested the .epub on multiple devices and everything appears to work correctly and reads well. If this is not true and there are issues with the format (or you find typos that managed to slip through), please let me know so I can fix it!

As a note, if you are simply looking for transcripts, those are available on my website for free at the link above. I highly encourage listening to Roy Kaplan and deciding you like it before spending any money on it.

If you are also interested in the art book or the full season audio download, you can purchase those in a bundle with this script book for a slightly reduced price. Check them out:

• Book Bundle (Art Bundle and Script Book): https://itch.io/s/155035/roy-kaplan-out-of-sight-book-bundle
  
• Script Bundle (Script Book and Season Download): https://itch.io/s/155037/roy-kaplan-out-of-sight-script-bundle
• Full Bundle (Season Download, Art Bundle, and Script Book): https://itch.io/s/155036/roy-kaplan-out-of-sight-full-bundle

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