Created by David Housewright When we first meet him, HOLLAND TAYLOR is a energetic young pup — a St. Paul private eye who needs to calm down. He tends to mouth off to the wrong people (cops, gangsters), and he's not above pulling some practical jokes. Still, like The New York Times says, "If his... … Continue reading Holland Taylor
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Martin McDonough
Created by Bruce Rubenstein Hard-drinking, hard-boiled private peeper MARTIN McDONOUGH goes down the surprisingly mean streets of St. Paul, Minnesota way back during Prohibition, when gangsters like Dillinger and Karpis used the place for a hideout from the Feds with the full support of the local cops, who hang around a dive called Tin Cups, … Continue reading Martin McDonough
Gopher State Gumshoes
Minnesota Eyes Augie Boyer by Bart Schneider (Minneapolis/St.Paul) Martin McDonough by Bruce Rubenstein (St. Paul) Rushmore "Mac" McKenzie by David Housewright (St.Paul) Guy Noir by Garrison Keillor (St. Paul) Nathan Phillips & Roy Hartley by Nick O'Donohoe (Minneapolis) Cork O'Connor by William Kent Krueger (Aurora) Peggy O'Neil by M.D. Lake (University of Minnesota) Gun Pededsen … Continue reading Gopher State Gumshoes
Cork O’Connor
Created by William Kent Krueger Go back, go back, go back to your woods... Former Chicago cop CORCORAN "CORK" O'CONNOR has seen enough. Part Irish and part Anishanaabe Indian, all he craves is the peace and solitude of the north Minnesota woods outside of Aurora, Minnesota (population 3752). Alas, folks just don't seem willing to … Continue reading Cork O’Connor