Created by Mark Troy VAL LYON is a Honolulu private eye who gets around. She's an ex-cop, an ex-con and an ex-pro basketball player, and she isn't afraid of a little fun. She participates in ocean canoeing competitions, takes skydiving lessons, and she's still a hotshot on the court. She's also headstrong and competitive, and … Continue reading Val Lyon
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Jake Lassiter
Created by Paul Levine "The past clings to me like mud on rusty cleats" -- Jake looks back, in Bum Deal After graduating from the Penn State University, JAKE LASSITER went on to a short and not exactly stellar pro football career as a second string linebacker for the Miami Dolphins. Encouraged by a cheerleader … Continue reading Jake Lassiter
Peter Boone
Created by William Jaspersohn (1947--) Ex-Red Sox pitcher, avid fly fisherman and widower, PETER BOONE is a private eye who works the back roads and small villages of his home state of Vermont. When his wife was killed in a convenience store robbery and the case bungled by the cops, Boone quit baseball and brought … Continue reading Peter Boone
Tom Bethany
Created by Jerome Doolittle (1933-2023) "That particular spring day, fooling around in the library, I was interested in why good intentions so often end up making things worse than they were before. consequently I was taking notes on a great reform called the Federal Electyion Act of 1971, which gave us political action committees. Before … Continue reading Tom Bethany
Jake Longly
Created by D.P. Lyle "Ray was of the opinion that running a bar and chasing bikinis was not a career. I disagreed." -- Deep Six Presenting… the Doofus Detective. I dunno. At first glance, there's so much about JAKE LONGLY that seems, well, calculated. As though the author was working his way down a checklist of 1980s … Continue reading Jake Longly
Harry Moseby (Night Moves)
Created by Alan Sharp "Ain't it funny how the night moves/When you just don't seem to have that much to lose? Ain't it funny how the night moves/With autumn closing in?" -- "Night Moves" by Bob Seger* One of the great private eye flicks of all time, Night Moves (1975, Warner Brothers) is too often … Continue reading Harry Moseby (Night Moves)
Brock “The Rock” Callahan
Created by William Campbell Gault Pseudonyms include Roney Scott, Will Duke, Bill Gault, David Crewe & Ray P. Shotwell (1910-1995) "Well, what had I brought to this trade? Three years in the O.S.S. and my memories of a cop father. Along with a nodding acquaintanceship with maybe fifty lads in the [Los Angeles Police] Department. … Continue reading Brock “The Rock” Callahan
Ian Chapel
Created by Paul Bishop Pseudonyms include Jack Tunney Add Paul Bishop's IAN CHAPEL to the long line of non-private eyes that are, nonetheless, a far cry from rank amateurs. Ian's a former world class soccer goalie from Britain who lost an eye during an international match thanks to an opponent's cleats. Unable to play any … Continue reading Ian Chapel
Sid Halley
Created by Dick Francis(1920-2010) “I was never particularly keen on my job before the day I got shot and nearly lost it, along with my life. But the .38 slug of lead that made a pepper shaker out of my intestines left me with fire in my belly in more ways than one.”-- Odds Against … Continue reading Sid Halley
Brad Shade/Matt Shade & Angie Everett
Created by G.B. Joyce Developed for television by Tim Kilby and Shelley Eriksen "I played with a bunch of names you'd recognize: Gretz, Mess, Mario. I played against all the others who mattered. I didn't last long in the league: 457 career games. One year near the end I got called up from Hartford for … Continue reading Brad Shade/Matt Shade & Angie Everett