Created by Lo Monaco Pseudonym of Virginia Welker "I am a private investigator. My name is Terry Strong. I spy on people. I nose into their most personal spaces and dirty secrets and tattle all. Everything is for my clients. They pay me to find the people they think have done them wrong." — Lethal … Continue reading Terry Strong
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Burns Bannion
Created by Earl Norman Pseudonym of Norman Thomson) (1915-2000) Is he turning Japanese? I really think so... BURNS BANNION is an American GI who went native, remaining in occupied Tokyo to study Karate and chase after large-breasted Asian women after World War II. He became a private op entirely by accident in the series debut, … Continue reading Burns Bannion
Betty Bates (Lady at Law)
Created by Stanley Charlot Pseudonym of Bob Powell (1916-67) You think Perry Mason was a bad-ass? Scrappy, two-fisted "girl attorney" (first a defense lawyer and later District Attorney) BETTY BATES regularly lined 'em up and knocked 'em down in a long running Hit Comics backup feature in the 1940s, appearing in over 60 stories in … Continue reading Betty Bates (Lady at Law)
Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo the Magnificent)
Created by George C. Chesbro (1940-2008) "I was born with a low profile." -- Mongo in Shadow of a Broken Man Definitely the shortest eye this side of Inch High, DR. ROBERT "MONGO" FREDERICKSON is probably the world's only dwarf ex-circus star turned college professor turned New York private eye. But he's much more than … Continue reading Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo the Magnificent)
Ron Shade
Created by Michael A. Black This P.I. can definitely kick your ass. That's because RON SHADE is not just a tough Army vet turned tough-guy Chicago P.I.--he's a tough Army vet turned tough-guy Chicago P.I. really into competitive kickboxing. So don't get him pissed, okay? In his debut, A Killing Frost (2002), he's hired to find an … Continue reading Ron Shade
Gloria Morris
Created by G.R. Browda "Gloria doesn't care from legal." -- Bannon tries to explain Gloria Look out! GLORIA MORRIS is a smart, literate San Francisco private eye; an easy-on-the-eyes B-girl with a good rep and an "explosive sense of honor," with a fondness for Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain and "frisky ladies." I'm not quite … Continue reading Gloria Morris
Ava Lee
Created by Ian Hamilton "I chase bad debts for a living. You can't be cynical enough." -- Ava responds to accusations that she's too cynical for "someone so young" in The Disciple of Las Vegas The spin is that if Jack Reacher and Lisbeth Salander had a daughter, she might well turn out like Toronto-based AVA … Continue reading Ava Lee