Created by Alice Loweecy Okay, so this ex-nun and a private dick walk into a bar... Ooops, sorry, that's actually just one person: GUILA FALCONE, who left the convent at the age of 29, taking a string of small jobs before landing a gig as an assistant at Pittsburgh's Driscoll Investigations. She's still getting used … Continue reading Guila Falcone & Frank Driscoll
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Yuri Nevsky
Created by Dimitri Gat Pseudonyms include C.K. Cambray (1936--) So, back in 1982, Avon published a paperback original called Nevsky's Return, by some guy called Dimitri Gat. It was all about Russian-American "information specialist" YURI NEVSKY (he doesn't like there term "private eye"), with offices at 138 Moorland Street in Pittsburgh. Gat was an intriguing … Continue reading Yuri Nevsky
Casey Carmichael
Created by John Nicholas Datesh Solitaire-playing, middle-aged Pittsburgh P.I. CASEY CARMICHAEL has an office in the Haller Building from which he scrapes by, and is described as "big, tough and cheap" in Baker and Nietzel's One Hundred and One Knights. Gee, makes him sound like a steak. But I'm not sure I'd trust him. His … Continue reading Casey Carmichael
Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand!
The Eyes of the Keystone State Pittsburgh Casey Carmichael by John Nicholas Datesh Yuri Nevsky by Dimitri Gat All in All, I'd Rather Be in Philadlphia Mike Dime by Barry Fantoni Dave Garrett by Neil Albert Lou Klein by Keith Gilman Mike Olshansky by David Koepp (Hack) Carney Wilde by Bart Spicer Preliminary list respectfully … Continue reading Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand!
Dexter Bolzak
Created by Michael Ayoob Over the years it existed, the St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America First P.I. Novel Contest was a wonderful spotting ground for new talent in the Shamus Game, particularly if their first name was Michael. Joining Michaels Kronenwetter, Wiley, Koryta and Siverling was Pittsburgh scribe Michael Ayoob, whose 2009 winning … Continue reading Dexter Bolzak
Harry Przewalski
Created by Leonard Krishtalka Now here's a switch. HARRY PRZEWALSKI wasn't a cop before he became a Pittsburgh private eye. He wasn't a soldier or a lawyer or an insurance investigator, or any of the other popular former occupations that have crowded the genre to overflowing. Nope. Harry was a paleontologist. Can you dig it? And … Continue reading Harry Przewalski
Trevor Galloway
Created by J.J. Hensley “There are two types of men you must fear in this world: Men who have everything to lose—and men like me.” Pittsburgh private eye TREVOR GALLOWAY used to be a narcotics detective with the local PD--and after a nasty case involving a Russian drug gang he's got the psychological scars to prove … Continue reading Trevor Galloway