Created by Mindy Meija It took a couple of books, but by the third in the series, The Whisper Place (2025), ex-cop MAX SUMMERLIN and his psychic best bud JONAH KENDRICK are both officially private detectives, opening up Celina Investigations in Iowa City. Yeah, you'd think being a psychic (or having one as your partner) … Continue reading Jonah Kendrick & Max Summerlin
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Ed Gorman
Pseudonyms include Richard Driscoll, Chris Shea McCarrick, Daniel Ransom, E.J. Gorman, Edward Gorman Jr. & Robert David Chase (1941-2016) "Ed was a helluva writer, one of my favorites, and is sorely missed." -- Darren Heil If you're playing pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, good luck on pinning anything on Ed Gorman. He was a writer. Sure. That's the easy … Continue reading Ed Gorman
Sam McCain (aka “Cody McCain”)
Created by Ed Gorman Pseudonyms include Richard Driscoll, Chris Shea McCarrick, Daniel Ransom, E.J. Gorman, Edward Gorman Jr. & Robert David Chase (1941-2016) In the late fifties, rookie attorney SAM McCAIN finds himself in Black River Falls, Iowa, the "least successful lawyer" in a "a town that already had too many lawyers." So he agrees--reluctantly, … Continue reading Sam McCain (aka “Cody McCain”)
Jack Walsh
Created by Ed Gorman Pseudonyms include Richard Driscoll, Chris Shea McCarrick, Daniel Ransom, E.J. Gorman, Edward Gorman Jr. & Robert David Chase (1941-2016) Heartache spoken here. Sixty-four years old, recently retired from the Sheriff's Office, JACK WALSH is an apartment house manager in Cedar Rapids, Iowa who does a little private eying on the side. … Continue reading Jack Walsh
Jack Dwyer
Created by Ed Gorman (1941-2016) Midwestern private eye JACK DWYER is a former cop who decides it’s the actor’s life for him, after appearing in a public service ad. And so he quits the force, figuring being a part-time gumshoe gig would give him more time to pursue his new passion, taking acting lessons, going … Continue reading Jack Dwyer