Created by Roderick Thorp (1936-99) THE DETECTIVE Certainly one of the longest private eye novels ever written was Roderick Thorp's 1966 bestselling potboiler The Detective. And that was only the beginning -- not only did it become a successful film starring Frank Sinatra, but the novel's sequel went on to inspire a multi-million dollar action film … Continue reading Joe Leland (aka “John McClane”) →