Created by Alaric Hunt "You're a smart girl. You'll figure it out..." --Clayton's ongoing advice to Rachel Put your disbelief in the back, Jack, and get ready for one helluva ride. Cuts Through Bone (2013) was one hard-boiled rip, heavy on Noo York colour, slam-bang action and a breezy, slang-filled style that wasn't afraid to … Continue reading Clayton Guthrie & Rachel Vasquez
Tag: Private Eye Team
How Can You Do It Alone?
A Dozen or So Detective Agencies to Keep in Mind The image of the private eye as a lone wolf stalking the streets, all on his own, is pretty much embedded in our brains now, but some of the most famous gumshoes weren't actually flying solo--they were company men and women, working on behalf of … Continue reading How Can You Do It Alone?
Dan Kearney, O.B., Larry Ballard, Bart Heslip, Gisele Marc, etc. (Dan Kearney & Associates)
Created by Joe Gores (1931-2011) The DAN KEARNEY & ASSOCIATES novels and short stories by Joe Gores are one of the all-time great private eye series; the closest anyone has ever come to a private eye version of Ed McBain's famed 87th Precinct procedural novels. A motley crew of San Francisco detectives, repo men … Continue reading Dan Kearney, O.B., Larry Ballard, Bart Heslip, Gisele Marc, etc. (Dan Kearney & Associates)
Marion Lane
Created by T.A. Willberg I dunno. This seems like a cross between Harry Potter and Harriett the Spy. With some Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie tossed in, and a quick spritz of steampunk, just in case. So you've got a little whimsy,a little fantasy, and a little mystery. We leave anyone out? When we meet MARION … Continue reading Marion Lane
John Hunchman & David Purefoy (Dicktown)
Created by John Hodgman & David Rees Who says cartoons are for kids? In the clever and decidedly adult cartoon Dicktown (2000, FXX), maladjusted, socially awkward middle-aged private eye JOHN HUNCHMAN and his slacker sidekick DAVID PUREFOY (voiced by series creators and co-writers John Hodgman and David Rees) aren't going anywhere. They're still living in small North Carolina town … Continue reading John Hunchman & David Purefoy (Dicktown)
Berkeley Barnes & Larry Howe
Created by Eugene FranklinPseudonym of Eugene Franklin Bandy, Jr.(1914-1987) Here's another spin on the Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin formula. Pill-popping BERKELEY HOY BARNES is a New York City hypochondriac, and former lawyer turned private eye, who really doesn't like meeting people he doesn't know. He relies on LARRY HOWE to do the legwork, keep track of … Continue reading Berkeley Barnes & Larry Howe
Greg and Jill McKenzie
Created by Chester D. Campbell Church-going sixty-something GREG McKENZIE was simply a retired Air Force OSI investigator who, with the aid of his long-suffering wife, JILL, showed a penchant for solving crimes for two books. But in the third book of the series, Deadly Illusions (2005), the detecting duo turned pro, opening up McKenzie Investigations in a … Continue reading Greg and Jill McKenzie
Michael Finnegan & Katalin Fiero (St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking)
Created by Dana Haynes Former New York City cop and U.S. Marshall MICHAEL PATRICK FINNIGAN, tired of being told what to do, and former Spanish soldier and sometime assassin, KATALIN FIERO, who never had much use for rules anyway, team up to form St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking, an off-the-books bounty hunting operation, in a promising … Continue reading Michael Finnegan & Katalin Fiero (St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking)