Created by Michael Bracken (1957 --) NATHANIAL "NATE" ROSE is a Korean War vet and a former police officer who lives and works in St. Louis, Missouri. He was married once, but his wife died after a protracted illness. He sometimes carries a .45, often drives fast cars, and has a weakness for attractive women, … Continue reading Nathanial Rose
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Big Dick Rickenbacher
Created by Michael Bracken Big Dick ain't no pussy! Gee, who'd believe a character nicknamed "BIG DICK" RICKENBACHER would ever get involved in cases that involve some of the seedier aspects of sexuality, or that there'd be some sexual connotations here? I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked! Yet, amazingly, it's true, all true. As one … Continue reading Big Dick Rickenbacher
Hardbroiled: A Review
Review by James R. Winter Hardboiled. Food. What's that make? Hardbroiled. Get it? OK, the cute play on words aside, this is a fitting title for a violent book about food. Everything from fasting at Ramadan to roadkill surprise is sampled here. There's even a food-obsessed serial killer in the book, although he's not a … Continue reading Hardbroiled: A Review
My Bookshelf: Best Private Eye Stories Of The Year 2025
My Bookshelf The Best Private Eye Stories of the Year 2025Editor: Matt CoyleSeries Editor: Michael Bracken In the tradition of The Best American Mystery and Suspense and The Best Mystery Stories of the Year, The Best Private Eye Stories of the Year 2025 hopes to honour—what else?—the best private eye short stories published in 2024. Okay, the inaugural edition … Continue reading My Bookshelf: Best Private Eye Stories Of The Year 2025
“My Client’s Wife”
By Michael Bracken Featuring "Moe Ron" Boyette Spring 2007 I watched my client's wife through the open French doors leading from their bedroom to the back patio, surprised at my reaction to her half-clothed figure, and I knew that it would be another long, hard night. "Anything?" my client asked the following morning. I shook my … Continue reading “My Client’s Wife”
Welcome to Texas, y’all.
Address to Attendees at the 2019 PWA Shamus Awards Banquet By Michael Bracken Dallas, Texas Nov. 1, 2019 Welcome to Texas, y’all. More than just part of fly-over America, the Lone Star State is home to an incredible diversity of ethnicities, religious affiliations, political persuasions, sexual orientations, and sociological stratification. Located within the confines of … Continue reading Welcome to Texas, y’all.