Illustrator (1921 - 2005) "The Damned Lovely," she of the smoking gun and overturned chair, pretty much sums up ROBERT A. MAGUIRE's ouevre. It's the original ilustration for a 1955 paperback of the same name by Jack Webb (the mystery writer, not the Dragnet guy). Stripped of text and layout, it's about as pure Maguire … Continue reading They Also Served: Robert A. Maguire
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Morocco Jones
Created by Jack Baynes Pseudonym of Bertram B. Fowler (1893-1981) "Only suckers play straight in my game. Ethics is a word that means holes in your head— bullet holes. I'm one of those old-fashioned operatives. When someone takes out after me I don't bother to haul out my conscience and frisk it for motives. I … Continue reading Morocco Jones
Private Eye Writers Of America Accepting Submissions for 2025 Shamus Awards
For Works First Published in the U.S. in 2024 Following are the categories for the Private Eye Writers of America 2025 Shamus Awards for private eye novels and short stories first published in the United States in 2024. DEADLINE Submissions must be postmarked by March 31, 2025. No extensions can be given. Shamus Committees will … Continue reading Private Eye Writers Of America Accepting Submissions for 2025 Shamus Awards
My Scrapbook: King Bennett Forever!
My Scrapbook A Tribute to Dean Davis' Legendary Detective, The Greatest Private Eye Series That Never Existed! Â Back when this site and I were young, someone clued me into a web site about a writer, Dean Davis, and his greatest creation, private eye King Bennett. In over fifty books, from "Bang", Said the Gun … Continue reading My Scrapbook: King Bennett Forever!
My Scrapbook: Shhhh! Spicy Reading for Librarians
My Scrapbook Spicy Reading for Librarians I've always said librarians rock, but I really had no idea! Didn't originally know who did this, (turns out it's someone unstable genius named, appropriately enough, LisaGenius), but I love it! It's a piece of internet detritus that's been passed around (and around) forever, and I thought I'd post … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Shhhh! Spicy Reading for Librarians
Johnny Liddell
Created by Frank Kane Pseudonyms include Frank Boyd (1912 - 1968)  Frank Kane's New York private eye JOHNNY LIDDELL may have never been essential reading, he was arguably the quintessential fifties private eye, comfortably and even enjoyably generic, an endlessly malleable amalgamation of everything that made that decade's dicks swing. Created by Kane for … Continue reading Johnny Liddell
Paperbacks
Recent and Upcoming Paperback Releases HARDCOVERS | PAPERBACKS | DIGITAL | AUDIO | COLLECTIONS & ANTHOLOGIES NON-FICTION, REFERENCE & TRUE CRIME | COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS | TV & FILM THE THRILLING DETECTIVE GIFT SHOP 2026 August 2026 Paperbacks Lavielle, Charles-Henri, editor,  Toulouse Noir (Akashic anthology) | Buy this book | Kindle it! Yanique, Tiphanie & Richard … Continue reading Paperbacks