Created by John Lutz "People shouldn't do this kind of thing to each other." — Alo philosophizes in The Right to Sing the Blues Introducing the weenie as shamus. St. Louis ex-cop turned private eye ALO NUDGER is perhaps the most Chaplinesque of fictional gumshoes. Where other P.I.s are hardcases living on cigarettes, booze, broads … Continue reading Alo Nudger
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Jack Sullivan
Created by John Dunlap "Someday I'm going to loosen those binds on her hands and show the establishment that (Lady) Justice is really a mean bitch waiting for the chance to get those scales (of justice) back in her hands where they belong and to have her revenge on all those who have usurped her … Continue reading Jack Sullivan
Lee Raybon (The Lowdown)
Created by Sterlin Harjo "I'm a writer, huh? Most people call me an asshole, you know?" — Lee Raybon The 2025 TV series The Lowdown occupies the turf somewhere between Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen, with a dash of the Coen Bros tossed in for good measure. It's a slapstick noir world of bad guys, … Continue reading Lee Raybon (The Lowdown)
Terry Strong
Created by Lo Monaco Pseudonym of Virginia Welker "I am a private investigator. My name is Terry Strong. I spy on people. I nose into their most personal spaces and dirty secrets and tattle all. Everything is for my clients. They pay me to find the people  they think have done them wrong." — Lethal … Continue reading Terry Strong
R.J. Decker
Created by Carl Hiaasen(1953—) An ex-con and former news photographer, disillusioned and burned-out R.J. DECKER is a rookie private eye out for what he can get, be it a big juicy case or a roll in the hay with his ex-wife, in Carl Hiaasen's 1988 gonzo noir novel, Double Whammy. He's living in a trailer … Continue reading R.J. Decker
Nathanial Rose
Created by Michael Bracken (1957 --) NATHANIAL "NATE" ROSE is a Korean War vet and a former police officer who lives and works in St. Louis, Missouri. He was married once, but his wife died after a protracted illness. He sometimes carries a .45, often drives fast cars, and has a weakness for attractive women, … Continue reading Nathanial Rose
Parker Kane
Created by Peter M. Lenkov "Here. Hold my weiner." -- Parker displays some of his cutting-edge wit. Somebody somewhere must have made a checklist of every annoying, dumb-ass cliche and stereotype about American TV private eyes of the previous decade that was ever driven into the ground, and then put them all together in this … Continue reading Parker Kane
Leland Chase
Created by Daniel Pease Pseudonym of Daniel Pearse In 2023's Careless, Tampico Bay detective LELAND CHASE takes on the case of a Percy Glaus, as a favor to a friend of a friend of his twenty-something son Ian. Percy's a student at Kessler Academy, an exclusive college in Waring, a few miles up the road, … Continue reading Leland Chase
Eddie Mazada (Trenchcoat in Paradise)
Created by Tom Dempsey After incurring the wrath of Dom Gellatti, a local mob boss, who makes him an offer he dare not refuse, cigar-chomping Jersey City P.I. EDDIE MAZADA strikes out for safer and definitely greener pastures, in the 1989 made-for-TV movie Trenchcoat in Paradise. Namely Hawaii. And who could blame him? As played … Continue reading Eddie Mazada (Trenchcoat in Paradise)
Zachary Goldman
Created by P.D. Workman Sad songs say so much? ZACHARY GOLDMAN is a private investigator."Flawed with a capital F," as the blurbs proudly proclaim. Then again, they go on to say that "Maybe being broken makes it easier for others who have faced tragedy to trust him. Walk with Zachary as he solves cases that … Continue reading Zachary Goldman