Created by Gary Earl Ross Huh? Being Canadian, I always thought "Nickel City" was a nickname for Sudbury. The hard rock town in northern Ontario that Murray McLauchlan sang about, the place whose most significant monument is, in fact, a giant Canadian nickel, symbolizing the area's nickel mining history. A rough town, a tough town. … Continue reading Gideon Rimes
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Spero Lucas
Created by George P. Pelecanos (1957--)   "There are certain bars I don't hang in... I'm not gonna sit around and have drinks with people who are, you know, ironic." — Lucas  in The Cut With The Cut (2011), crime writer George Pelecanos introduced Iraq war vet SPERO LUCAS, a 29-year old man adopted … Continue reading Spero Lucas
S.J. Rook (The Ross Agency)
Created by Delia C. Pitts The Ross AgencyPrivate InvestigationsLost? Missing? Cheated?Your Problems--Our Solutions-- the agency's business card The Ross Agency is a tiny Harlem detective firm on the side of the angels, dedicated to offering affordable services to its clients, taking  those cases the police are too busy--or too indifferent--to solve. Things like tracking down … Continue reading S.J. Rook (The Ross Agency)