Are you dying for a detective? Pining for a P.I.? Searching for a shamus? Gagging for a gumshoe? Every day (that we can) we’re going to try to scratch that itch for ya. Why? Because… we care.
Ooops! My original plan of daily postings seems to have bellyflopped. Like Travis McGee, I’m taking my retirement in installments. Or, to paraphrase the tile of a certain beloved collection of short stories that helped set me on this road, “Sometimes you get the dick; sometimes the dick gets you…”
I’ll try to resume regularly scheduled programming as soon as I can…
March 25, 2022 | Joe Boone in Where’s Marlowe? |
February 23, 2022 | Charlie Waldo by Howard Michael Gould |
January 16, 2022 | Rex Howard by Ferguson Findley |
December 23, 2021 | Sam Donovan (Cover Up) |
December 17, 2021 | Ed and Am Hunter by Fredric Brown |
December 9, 2021 | Trixie Meehan & Mike Harris by T.T. Flynn |
December 3, 2021 | Dortmunder by Donald Westlake |
December 2, 2021 | Christopher Chance (The Human Target) |
December 1, 2021 | Daffy Dill by Richard Sale |
November 30, 2021 | Le poulpe by Patrick Raynal, Patrick Raynal & Serge Quadruppani |
November 29, 2021 | Ed Rivers by Talmage Powell |
November 2, 2021 | Russ Andrews, Steve Banks & Bill Davis (The Investigators) |
October 30, 2021 | Erica Jensen by Debbi Mack |
October 27, 2021 | Sian Holt by Daniel José Older and David Wachter |
October 25, 2021 | Old Red & Big Red Amlingmeyer by by Steve Hockensmith |
October 24, 2021 | “Mac” Robinson by Thomas B. Dewey |
September 19, 2021 | Marty Quade by Emile C. Tepperman |
September 18, 2021 | Sharon McCone by Marcia Muller |
September 17, 2021 | Eddie Race by Doug Wildey |
September 7, 2021 | Harry Kilmer (The Yakuza) |
September 6, 2021 | Harold “Shill” Shillman (One Shoe Makes It Murder) |
September 5 2021 | Cassie Holland (Cassie & Co.) |
September 4, 2021 | Jake Barrow by Nick Quarry |
September 3, 2021 | Nebraska by William J. Reynolds |
September 1, 2021 | John Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido |
August 31, 2021 | T.H.E. Cat by Harry Julian Fink |
August 30, 2021 | Mickey Haller by Michael Connelly |
August 24, 2021 | Inch High, Private Eye by Hanna-Barbera |
August 23, 2021 | Harry James Denton by Steven Womack |
August 22, 2021 | Stanley Melvin by Frank Zafiro |
August 21, 2021 | “Moe Ron” Boyette by Michael Bracken |
August 20, 2021 | John Francis Cuddy by Jeremiah Healy |
August 19, 2021 | Milo March by M.E. Chaber (Kendell Foster Crossen) |
August 18, 2021 | Peter Scratch by Elliot Caplin & Lou Fine |
August 17, 2021 | Snoops by David Kelley |
August 15, 2021 | Clyde Umney by Stephen King |
August 14, 2021 | Mitch Roberts by Gaylord Dold |
August 13, 2021 | Donald J. Trump, Private Eye by River Clegg |
August 12, 2021 | Johnny Buchanan by K.T. McCall |
August 11, 2021 | Jinx Alameda by Brian Michael Bendis |
August 10, 2021 | Dennis Chase (21 Beacon Street) |
August 9, 2021 | John Klute by Andy & Dave Lewis |
August 8, 2021 | Nameless by Dan Leissner |
August 7, 2021 | Johnny Aloha by Day Keene |
August 6, 2021 | Thomas Magnum by by Donald P. Bellisario & Glen A. Larson |
August 5, 2021 | Val Lyon by Mark Troy |
August 4, 2021 | Byrd by B. Clay Moore & Steven Griffin |
August 3, 2021 | Tom Lopaka, Tracy Steele & Greg MacKenzie (Hawaiian Eye) |
August 2, 2021 | Percy Hand by Fletcher Flora |
August 1, 2021 | Harry Dickinson by David Black |
July 31, 2021 | Albert Samson by Michael Z. Lewin |
July 30, 2021 | Thomas Langford by John M. Floyd |
July 29, 2021 | Rick Cahill by Matt Coyle |
July 28, 2021 | Emma Djan by Kwei Quartey |
July 27, 2021 | Eamon Gold by Richard Helms |
July 26, 2021 | The 2021 Shamus Award Winners |
July 25, 2021 | Manville Moon by Richard Deming |
July 24, 2021 | Len Buonfiglio by Brian Silverman |
July 23, 2021 | Sam Space by William F. Nolan |
July 22, 2021 | Vince Slader by Ovid DeMaris |
July 21, 2021 | A.Y. Jalisco by Carlos Trillo & Eduardo Risso |
July 20, 2021 | Ingmar Andersson & Axel Kruse by Stormare, Lund, Settman & Lowery |
July 19, 2021 | Jack Levine by Andrew Bergman |
July 18, 2021 | Dan Hammer by Martin Rackin |
July 17, 2021 | Hollywood Harry by Curt Allen |
July 16, 2021 | Jim Sader by Dolores Hitchens |
July 15, 2021 | Duncan Ames by Kirby Farrell |
July 14, 2021 | Slam Bradley by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel |
July 13, 2021 | Richie Brockelman by Stephen J. Cannell & Steven Bochco |
July 12, 2021 | Gus Slavin (Loophole) by Dwight V. Babcock & George Bricker |
July 11, 2021 | Owen McKenna by Todd Borg |
July 10, 2021 | Amy Gray by Amy Gray |
July 9, 2021 | Snooper and Blabber by Bill Hanna & Joe Barbera |
July 8, 2021 | Vic Malloy by James Hadley Chase |
July 7, 2021 | Rocky Jorden (creator unknown) |
July 6, 2021 | Dave Garrett by Neil Albert |
July 3-5, 2021 | AT&T |
July 2, 2021 | Bud Cooper by Joel & Ethan Coen |
July 1, 2021 | Sam Klein by Allan Levine |
June 30, 2021 | Kimitsuka Kimihi & Siesta (The Detective is Already Dead) by Nigojū & Umibōzu |
June 28, 2021 | Stone (and Stine) by Cy Coleman, David Zippel and Larry Gelbart |
June 27, 2021 | Liz Stonestreet by Leslie Stevens |
June 26, 2021 | Lucien Caye by O’Neil De Noux |
June 25, 2021 | Junior Bender by Timothy Hallinan |
June 24, 2021 | Al Delaney by Thomas B. Black |
June 23, 2021 | Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett & Alex Raymond |
June 22, 2021 | Mike & Bob Brannagan (The Brothers Brannagan) by Wilbur Stark and Jerry Layton |
June 21, 2021 | John J. Shannon by Cleve F. Adams |
June 20, 2021 | Special Father’s Day Edition Private Eyes and Their Dads |
June 19, 2021 | Dan Roman by Edward Mathis |
June 18, 2021 | Adrian Monk by Andy Breckmann & David Hoberman |
June 17, 2021 | Gus Monk by Blake Edwards |
June 16, 2021 | Minky Woodcock by Cynthia von Buhler |
June 15, 2021 | Johann Friedrich von Allmen by Martin Suter |
June 14, 2021 | Cardula by Jack Ritchie |
June 13, 2021 | Horace Rumpole by John Mortimer |
June 12, 2021 | Mary Carner by Zelda Popkin |
June 11, 2021 | Joe Rogers by Kenneth Millar |
June 10, 2021 | Guy Johnson by Herman J. Mankiewicz (with an assist by Ben Hecht) |
June 9, 2021 | Sally the Sleuth by Adolphe Barreaux |
June 8, 2021 | Hank Brackett & Johnny Reach (Bearcats!) by Douglas Heyes |
June 7, 2021 | Bill Lance by J. Donald Wilson |
June 6, 2021 | Mallory by Raymond Chandler |
June 5, 2021 | Alma Rosales by Katrina Carrasco |
June 4, 2021 | “Slot Machine” Kelly by Dennis Lynds |
June 3, 2021 | Max Thursday by Wade Miller |
June 2, 2021 | Tiffany Sinn by Gary Friedrich, Charles Wojtkowski & Vince Alascia |
June 1, 2021 | Jack Shannon by John Sayles |
May 31, 2021 | Al Colby by David Dodge |
May 30, 2021 | Repairman Jack by F. Paul Wilson |
May 29, 2021 | Nestor Burma by Léo Malet |
May 28, 2021 | Brock Devlin by Scott Mitchell |
May 27, 2021 | Sydney Kells by Michael J, Wilson & Douglas Wyman |
May 26, 2021 | Ethan Reckless by Ed Brukaker & Sean Phillips |
May 25, 2021 | Bridgett Logan by Greg Rucka |
May 24, 2021 | Bob Dylan, Private Eye? by Robert Zimmerman |
May 23, 2021 | Gene Castle by Jim Christy |
May 22, 2021 | Joe Grundy by Marc Strange |
May 21, 2021 | Tom O’Toole by Arthur Miller |
May 20, 2021 | Aristotle “Soc” Socarides by Paul Kemprecos |
May 19, 2021 | Chandler by Jim Steranko |
May 18, 2021 | Miss Madelyn Mack by Hugh C. Weir |
May 17, 2021 | Jo Gar by Ramon DeColta |
May 16, 2021 | B.T. Brady by Avedon, Corday, Rozenweig, Fisher, Brown, Hoelscher & Hoelscher |
May 15, 2021 | Bradford Galt by Leo Rosten |
May 14, 2021 | David Ross (The Outsider) by Roy Huggins |
May 13, 2021 | Vicki Anderson/Catherine Banning by Alan Trustman |
May 12, 2021 | Ace Crawford by Ron Clark & Tim Conway |
May 11, 2021 | Luke Fischer by Craig Terlson |
May 10, 2021 | John Kenneth Galbraith Jantarro by Simon Ritchie |
May 9, 2021 | Ms. Tree by Max Allan Collins & Terry Beatty |
May 8, 2021 | Steve Bentley by Robert Dietrich |
May 7, 2021 | Mary Kelly by D.L. Browne |
May 6, 2021 | “Peanuts” Brann by Benton Braden |
May 5, 2021 | Dahlia Moss by Max Wirestone |
May 4, 2021 | Robyn McCall (The Equalizer) by Michael Sloan, Richard Lindheim, et al |
May 3, 2021 | Ace Mifflin by Ted Slampyak |
May 2, 2021 | Tommy Akhtar by Patrick Neate |
May 1, 2021 | Wolf J. Flywheel by Hal Fineberg, Ray Golden, Sid Kuller & Nat Perrin |
April 30, 2021 | Mike Blair by Hank Searls |
April 29, 2021 | Humphrey Campbell by Geoffrey Homes |
April 28, 2021 | Ralph Henderson by Charles Felix |
April 27, 2021 | Marîd Audran by George Alec Effinger |
April 26, 2021 | Vincent Calvino by Christopher G. Moore |
April 25, 2021 | Brenna Spector by Alison Gaylin |
April 24, 2021 | Timothy Trench by Dennis O’Neil |
April 23, 2021 | Anna Lee by Liza Cody |
April 22, 2021 | Al Roach by Obie Scott Wade, Michael Maler & Jordan Beswick |
April 21, 2021 | Clayton Guthrie & Rachel Vasquez by Alaric Hunt |
April 20, 2021 | Leslie “The Ferret” Lenrow by Irwin Hasen & Stockridge Winslow |
April 19, 2021 | James Hazell by P.B. Yuill |
April 18, 2021 | Max Latin by Norbert Davis |
April 17, 2021 | Toussaint Marcus Moore by Ed Lacy |
April 16, 2021 | Wilson by Mike Knowles |
April 15, 2021 | Webster Dodge by Jay Faerber |
April 14, 2021 | Beth Moore by Margie Harris |
April 13, 2021 | Danny Danger by Leonard Starr & Richard Hughes |
April 12, 2021 | Danny Getchell by James Ellroy |
April 11, 2021 | Nick Polo by Jerry Kennealy |
April 10, 2021 | Mike Trye by Alan Farley |
April 9, 2021 | Wilbur Peddie by Howard Browne |
April 8, 2021 | Chet Gecko by Bruce Hale |
April 7, 2021 | Nat Lawson by John McFetridge |
April 6, 2021 | Betty Blake by H.L. Parkhurst |
April 5, 2021 | Steve Silk by J.B. O’Sullivan |
April 4, 2021 | Lori Andersen by Steph Broadribb |
April 3, 2021 | Alphabet Hicks by Rex Stout |
April 2, 2021 | Ezell “Easy” Barnes by Richard Hilary |
April 1, 2021 | Speed Walker by Cris Hammond |
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One caveat: Ideally, in a perfect world, I’d post a dick every day, but…
if you look around, this ain’t a perfect world.