Created by Patrick Whitehurst What if Sherlock Holmes was one of the Baker Street Irregulars? Or Philip Marlowe was a bum living under a pier on California's Central Coast? With a bunch of stray dogs? And his "clients" are almost invariably his fellow down-and-outers? That's the world of BARKER, (his first name's apparently Victor, but … Continue reading Barker
Tag: Dogs
Flip, Flop & Fly
Pet-Owning Eyes CATS Okay, so Chandler was a cat man, and more than a few author photos feature him and a feline or two, although Marlowe--at least in the books--never had a cat. But these dicks did: Marcia Muller's San Francisco eye Sharon McCone has had a cat or two. Nick O'Donohue's Nathan Phillips has … Continue reading Flip, Flop & Fly
Corey Douglas, Laurie Carpenter, Marcus Clark & Simon Garfunkel (The K Team)
Created by David Rosenfelt Talk about going to the dogs... Writer David Rosenfelt's pooch-loving lawyer-sleuth Andy Carpenter has seen his own bestselling series pretty much taken over by Tara, his beloved Golden Retriever, and a revolving cast of assorted affable canines. And now he's gone and spun-off a whole new series, which has recently retired Paterson, New Jersey … Continue reading Corey Douglas, Laurie Carpenter, Marcus Clark & Simon Garfunkel (The K Team)
Going to the Dogs
The Great Mutts of the Shamus Game Fortunately, the genre has, for the most part, escaped the infiltration of felines that has infected other mystery genres. Canine appearances have been relatively scarce (so far), save for a few notable exceptions. Here, then, are some of the more significant or otherwise interesting canines of P.I. fiction, … Continue reading Going to the Dogs
Johnny and Suzy Marshall
Created by James M. Fox (Pseudonym of Johannes Matthijs Willem Knipscheer) (1908-89) A pair of Californian Nick and Nora wanna-bes, JOHNNY and SUZY MARSHALLÂ appeared in a slew of books by James M. Fox in the forties and fifties. They even had an Asta-like canine partner to help/hinder them with their cases -- a sometimes-ferocious, sometimes-playful … Continue reading Johnny and Suzy Marshall