Created by Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke "Why do you assholes always have guns?" — Honey confronts an abusive, MAGA-loving boyfriend Actor Margaret Qualley and screenwriters Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke reunite after Drive Away Dolls (2024), the second in what they're calling a "lesbian B-movie trilogy." Billed as a "dark comedy," the Cohen-directed Honey … Continue reading Honey Donahue (Honey Don’t!)
Tag: New Mexico
That Left Hand Turn at Albuquerque
And Other New Mexico Eyes Sonny Baca by Rudolfo Anaya (Albuquerque) Sister Eve by Lynne Hinton (Albuquerque) Joe Leaphorn by Tony Hillerman (Albuquerque) Mick “Brew” Axbrewder & Ginny Fistoulari by Reed Stephens (Albuquerque) Mike Ehrmantraut by Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul) (Alburquerque) Joshua Croft by Walter Satterthwait (Santa Fe) Kevin Kerney by … Continue reading That Left Hand Turn at Albuquerque
Sonny Baca
Created by Rudolfo Anaya (1937-2020) They call SONNY BACA the seeker (he's been searching low and high), not just for the meaning of his own dreams, but for the cultural roots of crime, in this exceptional quartet of novels Albuquerque, New Mexico private investigator has a background you don't see often in the Shamus Game … Continue reading Sonny Baca
Sister Eve
Created by Lynne Hinton This ain't no young, perky flying nun here. SISTER EVE (for EVANGELINE) DIVINE is the real deal, and she takes her faith very seriously. Okay, she does enjoy riding her Harley to "clear her head" occasionally, but let's cut her some slack —she's spent two decades pursuing her calling as a … Continue reading Sister Eve
Mick “Brew” Axbrewder & Ginny Fistoulari
Created by Reed Stephens Pseudonym of Stephen R. Donaldson) (1947- -) Guilt? Jealousy? Anger? Alcoholism? Lust? Pity? Self-pity? You're soaking in it. In this trilogy from the eighties, drunk and washed-up ex-cop MICK "BREW" AXBREWDER is content to drink himself to death in some dive bar in Puerto del Sol, a city somewhere in the … Continue reading Mick “Brew” Axbrewder & Ginny Fistoulari
Joe Leaphorn
Created by Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) Series continued by Anne Hillerman How on earth did I miss this? I've long been familiar with the series by Tony Hillerman, set in the Navajo Nation which covers parts of Arizona, southeastern Utah, and New Mexico, and read several of the early entries in the series, back when I … Continue reading Joe Leaphorn
Mike Ehrmantraut (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul)
Created by Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan "Shut the fuck up, and let me die in peace." —Mike in the final season of Breaking Bad Yeah, yeah. I know. Neither AMC's acclaimed Breaking Bad (2008-13), nor its subsequent spinoff/prequel Better Call Saul (2015-22) is a private eye show. But a private eye character proves to be … Continue reading Mike Ehrmantraut (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul)
Joshua Croft
Created by Walter Satterthwait (1947-2020) Affable JOSHUA CROFT and his boss RITA MONDRAGON live, love, and work together as P.I's in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There's some great local colour, plenty of engaging, slightly off-kilter characters and an "appealingly sensitive, slightly cynical series hero" (according to Publishers Weekly) that go a long way towards making … Continue reading Joshua Croft
Kevin Kerney
Created by Michael McGarrity KEVIN KERNEY was the former chief of detectives in the Santa Fe Police Department until he was forced into retirement. Not ready to go gentle into that good night — he's still plenty rough and tough — he eventually becomes a private investigator. Bur when he was introduced to us in … Continue reading Kevin Kerney