Created by Stewart Sterling Pseudonym of Prentice Winchell Other pseudonyms include Spencer Dean, Jay de Bekker, Giles Norcroft, Robert Wallace (1895-1976) A rare Native American private eye, JIM BIG-KNIFE checked off all the stereotype boxes of the 1930s. He was a “full-blooded Indian” straight out of Hollywood casting (actually, purportedly the last of the Kwanee … Continue reading Jim Big-Knife
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Virgil Wounded Horse
Created by David Heska Wanbli Weiden “The past sticks to you on the rez.” When you need a little justice on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the American legal system and the local tribal council police aren't always that helpful. Which is a polite way of saying often fucking useless. Which is where … Continue reading Virgil Wounded Horse
Leo Desroches
Created by Wayne Arthurson "People always assume that newspapers are keen to print the truth, but that's wrong. The first goal of a news story is to be accurate.There's a big difference between accuracy and the truth." -- Fall from Grace Reporter LEO DESROCHES, the son of Cree and French-Canadian parents, is a compulsive gambler … Continue reading Leo Desroches
Native American Eyes & Faithful Indian Companions
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Sheesh. The ham-handed racial stereotyping of the past is bad enough, but how far have we really come? Now, besides the good old-fashioned racist stereotypes that somehow refuse to die, we also have the well-intentioned but often inverted racism of adding of a dollop of native blood … Continue reading Native American Eyes & Faithful Indian Companions
Johnny Canuck
Created by James Moffatt Pseudonyms include Richard Allen, J. J. More, Etienne Aubin, Trudi Maxwell, Leslie McManus, James Taylor, Ray Ferrier, Johnny Douglas, Ron Cunningham, Ray Court, Johnny Douglas, Francis Duke Also used house pseudonyms Hilary Brand & Hank Janson (1922-93) Over the years, Canadians have been in turn greatly bemused and painfully embarrassed at other nation's … Continue reading Johnny Canuck
Jim Anthony
Created by John Grange House pseudonym, used by Victor Rousseau, Robert Leslie Bellem, W.T. Ballard & possibly others "As a manhunter Jim Anthony had no equals; his fame as an amateur scientific criminologist was world-wide. Detection was his hobby, his avocation; countless were the mysteries he had solved, the murderers he had brought to justice after … Continue reading Jim Anthony