Jim Big-Knife

Created by Stewart Sterling Pseudonym of Prentice Winchell Other pseudonyms include Spencer Dean, Jay de Bekker, Giles Norcroft, Robert Wallace (1895-1976) A rare Native American private eye, JIM BIG-KNIFE checked off all the stereotype boxes of the 1930s. He was  a “full-blooded Indian” straight out of Hollywood casting (actually, purportedly the last of the Kwanee … Continue reading Jim Big-Knife

Mitch Roberts

Created by Gaylord Dold (1947-2018) Brooding MITCH ROBERTS is the hero of one of the best--and most criminally overlooked--private eye series of the 1980's. The first six books in the series were all paperback originals, the first put out by Avon, the next five by Ivy Books,  that seemed to have vanished with barely a trace. … Continue reading Mitch Roberts