Fergus O’Breen

Created by Anthony Boucher Pseudonym of William A. P. White Other pseudonyms include Theo Durrant, Herman W. Mudgett & H. H. Holmes (1911-68) It's hard to believe that a guy with a monicker like FERGUS O'BREEN is Irish, but IT'S TRUE!!! I know. I'm as shocked as you are. He's also one of the most … Continue reading Fergus O’Breen

Francis Quarles

Created by Julian Symons(1912-1994) Sharp-dressed man about town FRANCIS QUARLES was the low-key private detective who worked the clue-ridden streets of post-WWII London, solving countless cleverly plotted fair-play short stories in the fifties and sixties, paying homage to the Golden Age of crime fiction. Most of them first appeared in The London Evening Standard, although … Continue reading Francis Quarles