David Spandau

Created by Daniel Depp "The Nice-Cannes airport is about as architecturally exciting as a VD clinic." -- from Babylon Nights Should a writer's personal life be fair comment in a review? My first instinct is to go all Nancy Reagan and just say "No." But how about if that said writer has used his or … Continue reading David Spandau

Skylar Drake

Created by Janet Elizabeth Lynn & Will Zeilinger SoCal in the mid-1950s, and everyone’s having fun fun fun, even if nobody’s even heard of The Beach Boys. Yet. It’s not all fun, fun, fun, though, and that's what keeps former LAPD detective and Korean war vet SKYLAR DRAKE going. When we first meet him, in Slivers of … Continue reading Skylar Drake

“Rock” Dugan

Created by Stephen Brett Pseudonym of Stephen Mertz Other pseudonyms include Jim Case, and  pseudonyms Jack Buchanan, Cliff Garnett, Don Pendleton and Dick Stivers (1947--) Published under the pen name of Stephen Brett (a wink to Brett Holliday), prolific pulpster and Men's Adventure writer Steve Mertz’s first book was a P.I. paperback original, Some Die Hard. It … Continue reading “Rock” Dugan