Created by Lee E. Meadows It's nice to see someone didn't forget the Motor City, after all. Add LINCOLN KELLER to the ever-growing list of Black eyes since the eighties and nineties, and give him extra marks for not living on either coast. Lincoln's an ex-Oakland Raiders defensive back and ex-Oakland Police officer who's come … Continue reading Lincoln Keller
Tag: Detroit
Don’t Forget the Motor City
Detroit Eyes & Other Michigan Miscreants Pete Caudill by Mitchell Barton August High by Dan Ames Lincoln Keller by Lee Meadows Charlie Mack by Cheryl A. Head Ben Perkins by Robin Kantner Ralph Poteet by Loren Estleman Jack Ryan by Elmore Leonard August Snow by Stephen Mack Jones Amos Walker by Loren Estleman Other Michigan … Continue reading Don’t Forget the Motor City
Pete Caudill
Created by Mitchell Bartoy Motor City madness, retro-style. And slathered in noir. When we first meet him in Mitchell Bartoy's 2005novel The Devil's Own Rag Doll, PETE CAUDILL is not a private eye. He's a cop in world WWII-era Detroit. But owing to the events in that impressive debut (I ain't telling) he's pretty much … Continue reading Pete Caudill
August High
Created by Dan Ames Yet another private eye cranked out by the Dan Ames Fiction Factory, AUGUST HIGH is a Detroit-based gumshoe in a series of  "fast-paced, action-packed" short novels. I say "fast-paced, action-packed" because that's exactly how each book is described on its Amazon page. Repetitious? If you like things to stay the same, … Continue reading August High
Jo Carver (“Carver (And) [Company]”)
Created by Mike McHone "Most cases involve cheaters. They're our bread and butter. I think it's an unwritten rule P.I.s have to follow an unfaithful spouse ninety percent of the dang time." The premise of the 2023 short story "Carver (And) [Company]" is actually more intriguing than the plot, although the story's not too shabby … Continue reading Jo Carver (“Carver (And) [Company]”)
Charlie Mack
Created by Cheryl A. Head CHARLENE "CHARLIE" MACK is a Black private eye from Detroit, and Boy! Is she ever! She's covers that beleaguered city better than anyone this side of Loren Estleman's Amos Walker. And just in case it slips your mind, the series is billed as "The Charlie Mack Motown Mysteries." So don't … Continue reading Charlie Mack
Jack Ryan
Created by Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) With a few notable exceptions, Elmore Leonard didn't really write series characters. Or private eyes, for that matter. Still, his books are full of recurring characters who seemed to randomly wander in and out of his fiction, sometimes only briefly, and sometimes making themselves right at home. And a few … Continue reading Jack Ryan
John Rockne (Grosse Pointe Pulp)
Created by Dan Ames Once a rookie cop in the uber-wealthy Detroit enclave of Grosse Pointe, on the shores of Like Michigan, JOHN ROCKNE was kicked off the force after he screwed up big time, making a fatal error in judgement which lead to the brutal murder of a young man. Six years later, he's … Continue reading John Rockne (Grosse Pointe Pulp)
Ralph Poteet
Created by Loren D. Estleman Motor City private eye RALPH POTEET is hardly the knight in the shiniest armour. In fact, he's kinda scuzzy, a low-rent bottomfeeder who calls himself a private investigator, but this walking stain will stoop to just about anything, including blackmailing the Catholic church, to keep himself in Four Roses (with … Continue reading Ralph Poteet
Amos Walker
Created by Loren D. Estleman (1952--) “When they say Detroit’s coming back, they don’t mean you’re coming with it.” -- When Old Midnight Comes Along "The world's black and white, good and bad, no matter what you hear. The people who say it isn't have already chosen black." -- Amos lays it on the line, … Continue reading Amos Walker