Created by Peter Ruric Pseudonym of George Syms Other pseudonyms include Peter Ruric (1902-66) Based on characters created by Sue MacVeigh Pseudonym of Elizabeth Custer Nearing (1898-1960) So here's an oddity — Grand Central Murder is a P.I. film based on the 1939 not-so-hard-boiled, not-so-P.I. novel of the same name by Sue MacVeigh, adapted by one … Continue reading Rocky Custer (Grand Central Murder)
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Black
Created by Paul Cain Pseudonym of George Caryl Sims Other pseudonyms include Peter Ruric (1902-66) Tough, hard and cold, private dick BLACK popped up in Black Mask in the thirties. New York City-based, he was caught up in some shady shenanigans a few years earlier, but he's doing quite well now, "keeping people out. of … Continue reading Black
My Bookshelf: The Hard-Boiled Omnibus by Joseph T. “Cap” Shaw
My Bookshelf The Hard-Boiled Omnibus: Early Stories from Black Mask, edited by Joseph T. "Cap" Shaw Is there a more pivotal collection of stories from Black Mask than The Hard-Boiled Omnibus? Published by Simon and Schuster in 1946, this almost mythical hardcover featured fifteen stories selected by editor Joseph T. "Cap" Shaw (1874-1952), who had … Continue reading My Bookshelf: The Hard-Boiled Omnibus by Joseph T. “Cap” Shaw