Created by Irene Hannon "Justice First" — the agency's motto CONNOR SULLIVAN, JAMES "DEV" DEVLIN and CAL BURKE are three former law enforcement officers (Secret Service, homicide cop and ATF, respectively) who now run their very own classy little St. Louis detective agency called Phoenix Inc. They each get a chance to shine in one … Continue reading Connor Sullivan, James Devlin & Cal Burke (Phoenix Inc.)
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Jane Sunday
Created by Rick Dewhurst Pastor and author Rick Dewhurst descends from the pulpit once more to give us a new private eye: Hummer-driving wiseass JANE SUNDAY Her Sunday Detective Agency in Vancouver, British Columbia is strictly a one-woman show, occupying a small cluttered office. Jane's currenty "between" secretaries, and things aren't going exactly to plan. … Continue reading Jane Sunday
Joe LaFlam
Created by Rick Dewhurst "Since I'm going to die, do you mind if I lead you to the Lord?" -- Joe faces off against a gunman According to author Rick Dewhurst, his private eye JOE LaFLAM and I have something in common. But here, let's let Joe tell it: "I was born in Vancouver, Canada, but … Continue reading Joe LaFlam
Norm Carpenter & Al Hasp
Created by Jon L. Breen In an era when the perception of faith has been tainted and polluted by fundamentalists of all types, from zealots who fly airplanes into buildings to droolers who see the murdering of doctors and politicians as their personal stairway to heaven, and the media is crowded with holier-than-thou hucksters who … Continue reading Norm Carpenter & Al Hasp
Guila Falcone & Frank Driscoll
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
Harry Garnish & Sister Bridget O’Toole
Created by Frank McConnell (1942-99) A sort of at times cozyish spin on A.A. Fair's Donald Lam and Bertha Cool. Or is it Nero Wolfe and Archie? Hard-drinking, chain-smoking, slow-thinking Skokie, Illinois private eye HARRY GARNISH has a big problem in life. And it isn't his alcohol intake, his tobacco habit or his lack of … Continue reading Harry Garnish & Sister Bridget O’Toole
Delvina Salvastano Kline
Created by Rachel Scott McDaniel Good girl DELVINA SALVASTANO KLINE wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth, but she sure grew up with one, adopted into a wealthy and influential New York City family in the 1920s. Only problem was that her birth father was a notorious gangster, and so in a way … Continue reading Delvina Salvastano Kline
Property of Jesus
Christian Eyes According to our old pal Jim Doherty, "there were a series of PI novels produced for the Evangelical Christian market that touted themselves as being in the tradition of Hammett, Chandler, and Macdonald." Unfortunately, Jim can't remember the name of the writer, but he says they were "the only honest-to-God contemporary P.I. novels … Continue reading Property of Jesus
Zac Cobb
Created by Jim Walker ZAC COBB is a former Confederate soldier who moves to California and becomes an undercover investigator for Wells Fargo in a series of westerns written by Jim Walker, a name to reckon with in the niche market of Christian Evangelical publishing. From what I can gather, Zac may not be a … Continue reading Zac Cobb