Created by Kirk Fox Billed as a "dirtbag noir," comedian Kirk Fox's first novel, Palmdale (2026), features a couple of mismatched local private eyes from the high desert SoCal suburban shithole of the title (my adopted hometown). They get tangled up in the murder of a wealthy heir of a powerful Iranian family from Belair, … Continue reading Billy Weber & Joe Soperton (Palmdale)
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Jo Bailen
Created by Sydney Graves Pseudonym of Kate Christensen "At our core, we detectives are just nosy little fuckers." JUSTINE "JO" BAILEN grew up in Delphi, Arizona, in the Rancho Bella Luna artist colony, but she left it all in the rearview after her relationship with childhood bestie Rose turned toxic in high school. Now she's … Continue reading Jo Bailen
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)
At Least Palmdale…
A Place to Call Home Okay, I get it. Palmdale is not Montreal. But it is my adopted home; a sleepy tacky uburban town in California's High Desert that just doesn't get much respect in crime fiction. Or in real life. The city's motto, "A Place to Call Home," is supposed to emphasize its quality … Continue reading At Least Palmdale…