Created by Kathy Acker (1948 – 97) "Narratives are purely for shit. Here's the information go fuck yourself." — Rip-Off Red Can you say "post-modern"? I knew you could... Rip-Off Red, Girl Detective is a (discovered and published post-humously) from early in the career of legendary kamikaze slice-and-dice author Kathy Acker, supposedly full of the … Continue reading Rip-Off Red
Tag: Literary
Riv del Rio
Created by Sergio de la Pava "Waking life in Cali, for me, has many dreamlike qualities. So opening may eyes isn't clearly a return to reality from imagination." Put on your waders, if you're going to tackle this one. We're going deep into metafictional waters in the brain-spinning, hallucinatory Every Arc Bends Its Radian (2024). … Continue reading Riv del Rio
Charles Maddox & Charles Maddox
Created by Lynn Shepherd So... this British author writes this historical series of witty and unapologetically literate mysteries inspired by classic 19th-century novels, featuring not one but two (count 'em, TWO!) different detectives, both named CHARLES MADDOX. The first Charles, and the hero of most of the series, is a former copper turned private detective, … Continue reading Charles Maddox & Charles Maddox
Robert “Bob” James
Created by John Goldbach (1978--) "A lot remains unknown. Things change when you look at them." -- Robert clues us in... Here we go again... ROBERT "BOB" JAMES is a private eye. A loner with cynical streak that naturally hides a romantic streak. He thinks too much; he drinks too much. He cracks wise, as … Continue reading Robert “Bob” James
Jimmy (The Poet and the Private Eye)
Created by Rob Gittins In Rob Gittins 2014 imaginative novel, The Poet and the Private Eye, it's New York City, 1953, and JIMMY, a rough-around-the-edges private eye, is hired by Con, the attorney for a big, weekly national magazine (Time, anyone?) to do a "simple tail job," which consists of digging up whatever he can … Continue reading Jimmy (The Poet and the Private Eye)