Created by Sterlin Harjo "I'm a writer, huh? Most people call me an asshole, you know?" — Lee Raybon The 2025 TV series The Lowdown occupies the turf somewhere between Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen, with a dash of the Coen Bros tossed in for good measure. It's a slapstick noir world of bad guys, … Continue reading Lee Raybon (The Lowdown)
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Frank Rath
Created by Eric Rickstad When FRANK RATH turned in his detective badge, he figured the backwoods hamlet of Canaan, Vermont, was a good place to forget the past and raise Rachel, his teenage daughter, who's recently started college. Do a little private eye work, keep out of trouble, nurse his bad back, and try to … Continue reading Frank Rath
Jack Till
Created by Thomas Perry (1947-2025) Ever hide something, and then you can't find it? Much like his series hero Jane Whitefield, Thomas Perry's JACK TILL has a knack for helping people disappear. Jack is a retired LAPD homicide detective turned private eye who's boiled his life down to the basics: his job (he has an … Continue reading Jack Till
Eddie Miles
Created by Jack Clark Oh, what a difference a blurb makes... Originally, author Jack Clark, already a Shamus finalist for his first novel, was flogging his self-published novel Nobody's Angel for five bucks apiece to passengers in his Chicago cab. Hard Case Crime took note, and published the book for real in 2010, with … Continue reading Eddie Miles
Joe Riddick
Created by Grant Bywaters In Farewell, Las Vegas (2020), former New England cop JOE RODDICK is now a Sin City private op, tough enough to get by, but human. His daughter Kaylee seems set on stepping into her father's footsteps, and she's already occasionally helping him out on his cases, mostly with computer stuff. But … Continue reading Joe Riddick
Nick Sharman
Created by Mark Timlin Pseudonyms include Jim Ballantyne, Tony Williams, Brian Ritterspak (1950—) Hard-boiled South London private eye NICK SHARMAN became something of a sensation in England. He and his creator, Mark Timlin, a little sand in the Vaseline of the cozy-loving tea and crumpet mysteries of the late 1980s, both on paper and in real … Continue reading Nick Sharman
Holland Taylor
Created by David Housewright When we first meet him, HOLLAND TAYLOR is a energetic young pup — a St. Paul private eye who needs to calm down. He tends to mouth off to the wrong people (cops, gangsters), and he's not above pulling some practical jokes. Still, like The New York Times says, "If his... … Continue reading Holland Taylor