Created by Floyd Mahannah (1911-76) Floyd Mahannah isn't exactly a household name, even among fans of the genre. He only cranked a half dozen or so books and a handful of shortt stories in the digests of the time in the fifties. But they were really good stuff. A case in point being The Golden … Continue reading Dex Nolan
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Riley Waddell
Created by Floyd Mahannah (1911-76) In The Golden Goose (1951; later retitled The Broken Body), private eye RILEY WADDELL has just about had it. Perpetually broke P.I. who's thinking of getting out of the shamus racket for good. But on the day he's planning to pull there plug, this dame walks in, waving a stack … Continue reading Riley Waddell
Jim Makin
Created by Floyd Mahannah (1911-76) A bleak, mean little slice of noir, Floyd Mahannah's "Prognosis Negative" first appeared in the March 1953 issue of Manhunt, and is well worth tracking down. Fortunately, it's also included more recently in the Mahannah collection, The Broken Angel/Backfire and Other Stories, put out by Stark House in 2018. JIM … Continue reading Jim Makin