James Reardon (The Killers)

Created by Ernest Hemingway Adapted by Anthony Veiller It feels like some sort of cheat to credit Ernest Hemingway as the "creator" of hard-working tough guy insurance dick JAMES REARDON here, since Papa's snippet of a short story (originally published in 1927), didn't even have a detective--by any name--in it. It simply related the tale … Continue reading James Reardon (The Killers)

Frankie Drake & Trudy Clarke (Frankie Drake Mysteries)

Created by Carol Hay and Michelle Ricci World class, my ass. This "frothy" (that's what a friend called it; I won't be that charitable) CBC drama series follows the adventures of 1920s-era motorcycle-riding private detective FRANKIE DRAKE and her associate TRUDY CLARKE. Together they make up Drake Private Detectives, the city’s only all-female detective agency. It's no … Continue reading Frankie Drake & Trudy Clarke (Frankie Drake Mysteries)