Created by Lee E. Meadows It's nice to see someone didn't forget the Motor City, after all. Add LINCOLN KELLER to the ever-growing list of Black eyes since the eighties and nineties, and give him extra marks for not living on either coast. Lincoln's an ex-Oakland Raiders defensive back and ex-Oakland Police officer who's come … Continue reading Lincoln Keller
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Don’t Forget the Motor City
Detroit Eyes & Other Michigan Miscreants Pete Caudill by Mitchell Barton August High by Dan Ames Lincoln Keller by Lee Meadows Charlie Mack by Cheryl A. Head Ben Perkins by Robin Kantner Ralph Poteet by Loren Estleman Jack Ryan by Elmore Leonard August Snow by Stephen Mack Jones Amos Walker by Loren Estleman Other Michigan … Continue reading Don’t Forget the Motor City
August High
Created by Dan Ames Yet another private eye cranked out by the House of Ames, AUGUST HIGH is a Detroit-based gumshoe in a series of "fast-paced, action-packed" short novels. I say "fast-paced, action-packed" because that's exactly how each book is described on its Amazon page. Repetitious? If you like things to stay the same, this … Continue reading August High
R.B. “Ax” Axton
Created by Doug Allyn (1942--) R.B. "AX" AXTON is a sometime-licensed private investigator, eking out a living on the fringes of Dearborn, Michigan. He also does collections for local loan sharks and snatches for bail bondsmen, not to mention occasional gigs as a bodyguard, bouncer, bartender and even a hotel night clerk. Whatever. And whatever … Continue reading R.B. “Ax” Axton
Jo Carver (“Carver (And) [Company]”)
Created by Mike McHone "Most cases involve cheaters. They're our bread and butter. I think it's an unwritten rule P.I.s have to follow an unfaithful spouse ninety percent of the dang time." The premise of the 2023 short story "Carver (And) [Company]" is actually more intriguing than the plot, although the story's not too shabby … Continue reading Jo Carver (“Carver (And) [Company]”)
Charlie Mack
Created by Cheryl A. Head CHARLENE "CHARLIE" MACK is a Black private eye from Detroit, and Boy! Is she ever! She's covers that beleaguered city better than anyone this side of Loren Estleman's Amos Walker. And just in case it slips your mind, the series is billed as "The Charlie Mack Motown Mysteries." So don't … Continue reading Charlie Mack
Kat Dylan
Created by Chris Wieland Adding a little much-needed grit and ooomph to the middle grade reading level is KAT DYLAN, a smart, feisty 13-year-old girl detective. Kat and her kid brother Alec are the children of divorced parents (daddy's an LAPD homicide cop, mom's an Army nurse), but when Mom gets deployed, she and her … Continue reading Kat Dylan
Fred Crockett
Created by Brad Lang "There are times when I think that being a private detective has nothing to do with brains or talent or skill." -- Crockett muses on his profession in The Perdition Express Imagine a hipper, younger Rockford. Less political and definitely more hard-boiled than Moses Wine; less Hefneresque than Goulart's John Easy. … Continue reading Fred Crockett
Sunderson
Created by Jim Harrison (1937-2016) Not really a private eye, perhaps, but Jim Harrison's SUNDERSON, after years as a detective, is no amateur sleuth. What he is is a contrary, stubborn, violent, horny and unrepentant SOB; a retired homicide dick, a brooding philosopher and an unapologetic intellectual who refuses to let things--big or small--slide. And to … Continue reading Sunderson
Jack Ryan
Created by Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) With a few notable exceptions, Elmore Leonard didn't really write series characters. Or private eyes, for that matter. Still, his books are full of recurring characters who seemed to randomly wander in and out of his fiction, sometimes only briefly, and sometimes making themselves right at home. And a few … Continue reading Jack Ryan