Created by Lynda LaPlante Think Prime Suspect's Jane Tennison is a little too sunshiney? Then try Prime Suspect creator Lynda LaPlante's LORRAINE PAGE, who appears in three novels. Lorraine used to have a husband, two daughters, and a promising career as a hot shot lieutenant in the Pasadena homicide division. But that was long ago … Continue reading Lorraine Page
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Frank Clemons
Created by Thomas H. Cook (1947 --) You want it darker? More a long novel spat out in parts than a series, these three books by Thomas H. Cook featuring FRANK CLEMONS form one of the truly classic P.I. hat tricks of all time. Too bad, then, that within a few years, these dark, … Continue reading Frank Clemons
Cate Harlow
Created by Kristen Houghton Affable jeans-and-sneakers-clad CATE HARLOW is a New York City P.I. with more than a few irons in the fire. Her best friend, Melissa, is a hooker; she's bouncing back and forth between two men (her ex-husband Will, a former NYPD detective, and Giles, a hunky ME who works for the city), … Continue reading Cate Harlow
Tubby Dubonnet
Created by Tony Dunbar "Never screw a client and never lie to a judge... That's all of the so-called legal ethics that make sense to me. The rest of it is just so many little rules you can twist around to suit whatever you want to do." — Tubby on the legal profession in Crooked … Continue reading Tubby Dubonnet
Alo Nudger
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
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
Nathaniel Rose
Created by Michael Bracken (1957 --) NATHANIEL "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 Nathaniel Rose