Created by Irene Hannon "Justice First" — the agency's motto CONNOR SULLIVAN, JAMES "DEV" DEVLIN and CAL BURKE are three former law enforcement officers (Secret Service, homicide cop and ATF, respectively) who now run their very own classy little St. Louis detective agency called Phoenix Inc. They each get a chance to shine in one … Continue reading Connor Sullivan, James Devlin & Cal Burke (Phoenix Inc.)
Tag: Missouri
That’s the Way the Missouri Breaks…
The Show-Me Eyes Johnny April by Mike Roscoe (Kansas City) Frances Finn by Gerelyn Hollingsworth (Kansas City) Alo Nudger by John Lutz (St. Louis) Nathaniel Rose by Michael Bracken (St. Louis) Mike Saxon by L.V. Roper Cal Burke, Connor Sullivan & James Devlin (Phoenix Inc.) by Irene Hannon Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.
Nathanial Rose
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
Dorie Lennox
Created by Lise McClendon It's 1939, and Kansas City is jumping with swing music, fast cars and a bloody turf war between two rival gangs. In her feisty debut, One O'clock Jump (2001), a mobster hires private gumshoe DORIE LENNOX to follow his bargirl sweetie, who promptly takes a header off a bridge (hence the … Continue reading Dorie Lennox
Sam Quinton
Created by Kevin R. Doyle “If you’d been ready for it, I would have hit you a whole lot harder and you’d still be down.” Well, it takes all kinds. SAM QUINTON is a former professional wrestler of all things, turned part-time private investigator and full-time owner of The Blaster gym in Providence, Missouri, trading … Continue reading Sam Quinton
Randall Lee
Created by Charles Colyott "Things are oriental, Detective. People are Asian. As you say, I am neither. Just another Gwailo, like yourself." -- Randall explains it (again) on Changes RANDALL LEE isn't your typical addition to these pages. Hell, when we first meet him in Changes (2010), he's not really a private eye at all--even … Continue reading Randall Lee
Timothy Trench
Created by Denny O'Neil 1939-2020 "Don't move an eyelash! Me an' Lulu are gonna smoke out some skunks!" -- Tim warns Diana Prince to back off, while he does the heavy lifting, in Wonder Woman #180 Middle-aged tough guy private eye TIMOTHY TRENCH (sheesh!) was a pet project of legendary comics creator/writer Dennis O'Neil. Trench first showed up … Continue reading Timothy Trench
Karl Craven
Created by Jonathan Latimer (1906-1983) "From the way her buttocks looked under the black silk dress, I knew she’d be good in bed." -- one of the great opening lines in detective fiction. A true hardboiled classic, Jonathan Latimer's Solomon's Vineyard, featuring hard-as-a-rock St. Louis private eye KARL CRAVEN (at least, that's what he claimed … Continue reading Karl Craven
Cardigan (aka “Steve Cardigan” & Jack Cardigan”)
Created by Frederick NebelPseudonyms include Grimes Hill, Lewis Nebel & Eric Lewis(1903-1966) “I said I was sorry, you want me to set it to music?” The award for most appearances by a series character in Dime Detective has to go to prolific pulpster Frederick Nebel's St. Louis private eye JACK CARDIGAN. Starting with "Death Alley" … Continue reading Cardigan (aka “Steve Cardigan” & Jack Cardigan”)
Wyatt Storme
Created by W.L. Ripley And a-hunting we will go... Bow-hunter and Vietnam vet WYATT STORME is a former Dallas Cowboy wide receiver who walked away from football at his peak, fed up with the politics of the NFL, to become a "freelance troubleshooter." Then again, Wyatt's a bit of a recluse, anyway--he prefers hunting out in … Continue reading Wyatt Storme