Created by Robert Campbell (1927-2000) "The Santa Ana winds were blowing in from the valley through the passes, sweeping up the pulverized dog droppings, gum wrappers, old newspapers, and bleached confetti, whirling the mess down the gutters toward yesterday." —from Alice in La-La Land All you need to know about how the author feels about … Continue reading Whistler
Tag: Recovering Alcoholic
Nicholas Bishop
Created by Stephen G. Eoannou Stephen G. Eoannou's mystery, After Hours (2025), featuring World War Two-era private eye NICHOLAS BISHOP is a bit of a Frankenstein monster; a patchwork tale comprised of multiple parts gathered from all over the place. Instantly familiar, but quite fun if you enjoy those parts. Bishop is a drunk, but … Continue reading Nicholas Bishop
Mick “Brew” Axbrewder & Ginny Fistoulari
Created by Reed Stephens Pseudonym of Stephen R. Donaldson) (1947- -) Guilt? Jealousy? Anger? Alcoholism? Lust? Pity? Self-pity? You're soaking in it. In this trilogy from the eighties, drunk and washed-up ex-cop MICK "BREW" AXBREWDER is content to drink himself to death in some dive bar in Puerto del Sol, a city somewhere in the … Continue reading Mick “Brew” Axbrewder & Ginny Fistoulari
Terry Manion
Created by Dick Lochte Quiet and bookish, recovering alcoholic TERRY MANION is a private eye who's just been sprung from a New Orleans rehab joint when he discovers that his best friend and mentor J.J. Legendre, a fellow  investigator, has committed suicide, in the pulpy, zippy Blue Bayou (1992). But J.J's not the only one--seems … Continue reading Terry Manion