Illustrator (1921 - 2005) "The Damned Lovely," she of the smoking gun and overturned chair, pretty much sums up ROBERT A. MAGUIRE's ouevre. It's the original ilustration for a 1955 paperback of the same name by Jack Webb (the mystery writer, not the Dragnet guy). Stripped of text and layout, it's about as pure Maguire … Continue reading They Also Served: Robert A. Maguire
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Twenty-Twenty
Twenty Private Eye Novels from Hard Case Crime's First Twenty Years In 2024, feisty little Hard Case Crime , founded by Charles Ardai and Max Phillips back in 2004, celebrated its twentieth anniversary, but its mission statement remains the same, to bring you "the best in hard-boiled crime fiction, ranging from lost noir masterpieces … Continue reading Twenty-Twenty
Payton Sherwood
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
They Also Served: Robert E. McGinnis
Illustrator (1926-2025) "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 and prolific illustrators of the 20th century and a relatively late starter (he was born in 1926), Ohio born-and-bred ROBERT E.MCGINNIS painted well over 1,500 paperback covers since … 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