Created by Lynn Shepherd So... this British author writes this historical series of witty and unapologetically literate mysteries inspired by classic 19th-century novels, featuring not one but two (count 'em, TWO!) different detectives, both named CHARLES MADDOX. The first Charles, and the hero of most of the series, is a former copper turned private detective, … Continue reading Charles Maddox & Charles Maddox
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Richard Stone
Created by Max Allan Collins P.I. renaissance man Max Allan Collins has also crossed over into other genres, including a couple of short novellasfeaturing 1840s Chicago private eye, RICHARD STONE, which combine dark fantasy elements with the P.I. story. Collins considers the first Stone novella 1996's "A Wreath for Marley" his gene-splice of The Maltese … Continue reading Richard Stone