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)
Tag: Gonzo
Peggy Newman (High Desert)
Created by Nancy Fichman, Katie Ford & Jennifer Hoppe-House "I'm ninety-nine per cent sure that this guru bastard murdered his wife." If you want to mine the vein of modern day gonzo noir, as popularized by St. Leonard, Carl Hiaasen and others, you have to go big. And if you’re gonna go big, you should go … Continue reading Peggy Newman (High Desert)
Turn It Up to Eleven!
Gonzo Eyes "I wouldn't recommend drugs, alcohol and firearms as a way of life for anyone, but they've always worked for me.” — Dr. Hunter S. Thompson When the pedal hits the metal, when the yeggs hit the pan, when neo-noir’s soft-muted jazzbo soundtracks warbling behind shadow-shrouded mean streets just don't get your motor running, and … Continue reading Turn It Up to Eleven!
Marty Burns
Created by J.S. Russell Former television child star MARTY BURNS (you remember that classic oldie hit sitcom Salt and Pepper, right?) is now just another LA private dickcracking wise and trying to walk in Marlowe's shoes, who gets sucked into the usual mess of pimps, disemboweled hookers, snuff films, samurais from Hell, and nefarious supernatural … Continue reading Marty Burns
“Baddle Ax” Baddalach
Created by Norman Partridge "Get your hands in the air...and give me that chihuahua!" Former light heavyweight champ JACK "BADDLE AX" BADDALACH has lost his last match, so he's not too fussy about taking the odd job from Freddy G., owner of the Casbah Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. And odd is the operative … Continue reading “Baddle Ax” Baddalach
Carl Hiaasen
(1953 -) "If you were pursuing your cousin's kidnapper across Florida, you would want a man like Skink at your side. Maybe." -- Kirkus Reviews on Skink--No Surrender Okay, let's admit it. Florida has, er, problems. Fortunately, journalist, muckraker and novelist CARL HIAASEN has it covered, in one of the most-entertaining string of comic novels the … Continue reading Carl Hiaasen
Charlie Waldo
Created by Howard Michael Gould "Don't want, don't acquire, don't require. Don't affect. Don't hurt." -- Charlie's mantra Lord knows the shamus game has seen its share of wingnuts, flakes and downright crackpots, from Sherlock Holmes to Jack Reacher, but CHARLIE WALDO is a welcome addition to the ranks. A former LAPD hotshot detective who was damn … Continue reading Charlie Waldo