Official Occupations of Some Popular Accidental Eyes (and Other Shit Magnets)
They look like private eyes.
They sound like private eyes.
They smell like private eyes.
They even taste like private eyes.
Good thing we didn’t step in them…
But they’re not private eyes. Their jobs don’t naturally lead to them investigating crime, but call them what you will (shit magnets?), these eyes-by-accident, these gifted (or not so gifted) amateurs with attitude are the real (or sometimes surreal) deal.
BABY PHOTOGRAPHER
- Ronnie Jackson (My Favorite Brunette)
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
- John Deal by Les Standiford
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
- Steve Bentley by Robert Dietrich (E. Howard Hunt)
- Nicky Mahoun by Clark Smith
- James “Whit” Whitney by David Dodge
COMIC BOOK WRITER
- Carman Valdez by Alex Segura
DENTIST
- Doc Adams by Rick Boyer
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY MANAGER
- Mike Trye by Alan Farley
ENCYCLOPEDIA SALESMAN
- Oliver Quade by Frank Gruber
FREELANCE COURIER
- Merc Carter by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY
- Professor Stanley Hopkins by Paul J. Heald
SPORTS AGENT
- Myron Bolitar by Harlan Coben
TATTOO ARTIST
- Darby Holland by Jeff Johnson
TRUCKER
- “Bookie” Barnes by Robert Reeves
And for other eyes that aren’t eyes, but really are, see:
- You Better Get Some Insurance, Baby You’re in Good Hands With These Eyes
- Bounty Hunters
- Stop the Presses! Newsroom Eyes
- Death Flags a Cab Taxi-Driving Eyes (and Limos Too!)
- Lawyer Eyes
- Hotel Dicks
- Spy/Eyes
- Moonlighting Eyes
- Repo Men
- Bodyguards
- On the Con: Scam Artists
- Pole Positions Stripper Detectives
- An Eye By Any Other Name Official and Not-So-Official Occupations of Some Popular Eyes
Respectfully compiled by Kevin Burton Smith. Hey, it’s my prerogative… (and my site).
