Created by Russell Atwood New York City is private eye PAYTON SHERWOOD's turf, and if the streets occasionally seem a bit more hinky than mean, well, so be it. That's because author Russell Atwood has delivered an eye that acknowledges the traditions of the P.I. genre, while still having a bit of fun with it, … Continue reading Payton Sherwood
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They Also Served: Robert E. McGinnis
Illustrator (1926--) "I wish I looked half as good as his painting of me!” — Raquel Welch One of the all-time greats and one of the most influential illustrators of the last century, and a relatively late starter (he was born in 1926), Ohio born-and-bred ROBERT E.MCGINNIS has painted well over 1,500 paperback covers since the … Continue reading They Also Served: Robert E. McGinnis
Philip Macadam
Created by Hillary Waugh Pseudonyms include Elissa Grandower, H. Baldwin Taylor, Harry Walker. (1920-2008) Best known for his police procedurals, Hillary Waugh also found the time to create a handful of memorable private eyes, including PHILIP MACADAM, a traditional NYC gumshoe who only makes one appearance, in 1958's The Girl Who Cried Wolf. In this … Continue reading Philip Macadam
Mike Staynes
Created by Peter Carter Brown Pseudonym of Alan Geoffrey Yates; other pseudonyms include Carter Brown, Peter Carter-Brown, Raymond Glenning, Sinclair MacKellar, Dennis Sinclair and Paul Valdez (1923-85) From small things, baby, big things one day come... His books became a global phenomenon, but Alan Geoffrey Yates' first crime novel (well, novelette), published in September 1951 by Australia's Horwitz … Continue reading Mike Staynes
Danny Boyd
Created by Carter Brown Pseudonym of Alan Geoffrey Yates; other pseudonyms include Peter Carter Brown, Peter Carter-Brown, Raymond Glenning, Sinclair MacKellar, Dennis Sinclair and Paul Valdez (1923-85) "The trouble when you're talking to a dame is that she's a dame. The rise and fall of the luxuriant curves beneath the black cashmere ... the deep … Continue reading Danny Boyd
Rick Holman
Created by Carter Brown Pseudonym of Alan Geoffrey Yates; other pseudonyms include Peter Carter Brown, Peter Carter-Brown, Raymond Glenning, Sinclair MacKellar, Dennis Sinclair and Paul Valdez (1923-85) RICK LARRY HOLMAN was a private eye working in Hollywood in a series of novels written by prolific Australian author Carter Brown back in the sixties and seventies, … Continue reading Rick Holman
Mavis Seidlitz
Created by Carter Brown Pseudonym of Alan Geoffrey Yates Other pseudonyms include Peter Carter Brown, Peter Carter-Brown, Raymond Glenning, Sinclair MacKellar, Dennis Sinclair and Paul Valdez (1923-85) "Ravishingly beautiful" MAVIS SEIDLITZ is "the torrid blonde private eye who plays hard and fast with men...money...and murder." “... a curvy blonde who’s heavy on sex, light on … Continue reading Mavis Seidlitz