They Also Served: William L. DeAndrea

CRITIC, AUTHOR Pseudonyms include Philip DeGrave (1952-96) Just going through a few old issues of  The Armchair Detective (1967-97, the quarterly journal journal that kept the faith among mystery fans back in the day. What a glorious treasure trove of reviews, opinions, interviews & thinkpieces on crime fiction it was!  In the days before the … Continue reading They Also Served: William L. DeAndrea

Johnny Lane

Created by Dave Zeltserman Pseudonyms include Jacob Stone Seemingly just another down-and-out P.I., Denver's JOHNNY LANE displays some surprisingly dark depths (Gary Lovisi calls them "Jim Thompson-dark," although I remain unconvinced) in the well-received self-published debut, In His Shadow (2002). In a more original twist, Johnny also writes a monthly column, "Fast Lane," about his … Continue reading Johnny Lane