P.I. Romance Novels Yeah, I know... But everyone's looking for love, right? Like it or not, the private eye, usually a hunky but aloof male or an ambitious woman trying to claw her way up in a world full of men, figures prominently in romance novels, particularly romantic suspense novels. Really, considering the cross-genre permutations … Continue reading Lovers in a Dangerous Time
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The European Plan
Eyes from Over There, Over There ITALY Marco "The Alligator" Buratti by Massimo Carlotto (Venice) Franco Corti by Peter Inchbald (Italy) Duca Lamberti by Giorgo Scerbanenco (Milan) Sam Pezzo by Vittorio Giardino (Bologna) GERMANY Bernie Gunther by Philip Kerr (Berlin) Kemal Kayankaya by Jakob Arjourni (Frankfurt, Germany) Lomax by Paula Milne (Hamburg, Germany) Gerhard Selb … Continue reading The European Plan
Spanish Eyes, Blue and Otherwise
Well, I've Never Been to Spain... ... but I kinda like the music. Sadly, few of the following ojos privados have been translated into English, but the ones that have have been impressive. Spain has a rich crime fiction tradition that includes several prominent fictional private eyes, whose turf almost invariably includes the dark and … Continue reading Spanish Eyes, Blue and Otherwise
I Wish They All Could Be California Girls
Maybe it's the water? "The West Coast has the sunshine And the girls all get so tanned..." — The Beach Boys Following the success of Sue Grafton and Marcia Muller (and Sara Paretsky in Chicago and Liza Cody over in the U.K.) in the early eighties, there was an explosion of female eyes, and most … Continue reading I Wish They All Could Be California Girls
Welsh Eyes
I feel sheepish, but this is all I could find... Leo Beckett by Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran (Cardiff) Louie Knight by Malcolm Pryce (Aberystwyth) Robin Llywelyn by Robert Lewis (Swansea) The WISE Enquiries Agency Investigators by Cathy Ace Preliminary list compiled by Kevin Burton Smith.
What Were They Thinking?
Miscast TV and Film Eyes (2001) As seen by The Casting Ouch!, film and television producers often make some pretty bizarre choices when casting actors in the role of private detective (Lorne Greene? Sammy Davis Jr.? The Hager Twins from Hee-Haw?) — but there should be a special place in hell for those who cast … Continue reading What Were They Thinking?
So it’s come to this…
The Film Geeks' Top Ten P.I. Films (2012) OKAY, it may be hard to believe, but the entire world does not revolve around private eyes... Shocking, innit? Some people, even people who profess to love mysteries and detective stories and all kinds of crime fiction, aren't quite clear on exactly what defines a private … Continue reading So it’s come to this…
Ah, Virginia, Talk To Me Like You Do…
Virginia Eyes are for Lovers Pete Barrow by Ken Linn (Potomac County) Sam Drake by Roger Torrey Scott Drayco by B.V. Lawson (Cape Unity) Frank Johnson by Ed Lynskey (Pelham) Wendy Lu by Timothy J. Lockhart (Virginia Beach) Henry Malone by James D.F. Hannah (Parker County) Khloé Mercer by Kiki Swinson (Norfolk) Frank Pavlicek by … Continue reading Ah, Virginia, Talk To Me Like You Do…
The Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid Cheatsheet
The Supporting Cast and Films Used in the Making of the Film The 1982 comedy, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, starring Steve Martin as 1940s Hollywood eye Rigby Reardon and directed by Carl Reiner, had a cast to die for. Literally, since most of those who appeared in it had shuffled off this mortal coil … Continue reading The Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid Cheatsheet
Dressed to Kill
Crime, Detective & Noir Films That Edith Head Designed Costumes For The always stylish Edith Head (1897-1981) designed costumes for almost 300 films in her long and distinguished career, nabbing an amazing eight Academy Awards for "Best Costume Design" in the process. Sure, she did Bob Hope and Bing Crosby flicks, and plenty of Jerry … Continue reading Dressed to Kill