Created by Mike Brett(aka Michael Brett)(1921-2000) New York City's chrome-domed SAM DAKKERS was no private eye hero. As he matter-of-factly points out right off the bat, "I'm a bookie: horses, baseball, fights, anything. As long as there's action, I'm ready to take it." But all bets are off Sam, a schlub not exactly blessed with … Continue reading Sam Dakkers
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Burl Stannard
Created by J.M. Flynn Pseudonym of John Martin Flynn Other pseudonyms include Jay Flynn (1928-85) In the tough, hard caper novel Terror Tournament (1959), ex-cop BURL STANNARD is hired to work security at a big deal, three-day pro-am golf tournament, supposedly modeled after one regularly held at Pebble Beach, riding shotgun with the gate receipts … Continue reading Burl Stannard
Konrad Jensen
Created by Jay Flynn Pseudonym of John Martin Flynn Other pseudonyms include J.M. Flynn (1928-85) When is a private eye novel not a private eye novel? Maybe when the hero, a tough-as-nails bruiser named KONRAD JENSEN is only pretending to be a private eye. Seems he's really a Treasury agent for the Alcohol and Tobacco … Continue reading Konrad Jensen