Created by Douglas C. Jones (1924 –98) "If he farts, kill him." -- Oscar's directions on the proper method for guarding a suspectBefore there was Deadwood or Unforgiven, there was 1991's The Search for Temperance Moon, which reads like a sepia-toned hard-boiled cross between Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove and James Crumley's detective novels featuring C.W. Sughrue … Continue reading Oscar Schiller
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Kate Myles
Created by Alex Kenna When we first meet her, in her Shamus-nominated debut, What Meets the Eye (2022), KATE MYLES is really up the junction. Two years ago, she was a happily married, a dedicated artist and a hot-shot detective for the LAPD, married to fellow detective John Bennett. Then her police car, part of … Continue reading Kate Myles
Martin Wade
Created by Libby Cudmore “I drove home listening to Elvis Costello. It was a Brutal Youth kind of night." All rock stars end up in a plane crash of one kind or another. Sex. drugs. Rock’n’roll. Take your pick. Someone sad that once. Lennon, maybe? In MARTIN WADE’s case, the crash was definitely the drugs … Continue reading Martin Wade
Zelmont Raines
Created by Gary Phillips As The Jook (1999), Gary Phillips' non-series stand alone, kicks off, ZELMONT RAINES, an African American All-Pro receiver with a string of endorsement deals, is left wondering where it all went. The man who once scored the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl has a blown knee and a weakness for … Continue reading Zelmont Raines
Frank Marr
Created by David Swinson "I certainly wouldn't want to put my lifestyle on someone else. It ain't for everyone." -- Frank in Crime Song A former Washington, D.C. narcotics cop turned P.I. with a serious coke habit, FRANK MARR is the lead in The Second Girl, which turned out out to be one of the more … Continue reading Frank Marr