Created by Zoë Sharp (1966--) CHARLIE FOX isn't your average female eye. In fact, she's not really an eye at all. What she is is almost a female version of Lee Childs' Jack Reacher. Like Reacher, she's ex-military (she was kicked out of the army for reasons she'd rather not go into), she gets around … Continue reading Charlie Fox
Tag: Security Specialist
I Could Be Your Bodyguard (Hey!)
Personal Security Specialists Of course, more than one big, hulking brute of a P.I. (or even some not so big and bulky ones) have taken on bodyguard work, but there are some eyes who seem to specialize in it--although it's surprising how many of them prefer almost any euphemisms rather than simply "bodyguard." It's also … Continue reading I Could Be Your Bodyguard (Hey!)
Allen Choice
Created by Leonard Chang "That I am a nobody doesn't bother me as it might some people. I prefer anonymity, unobstructed movement through a crowd with neither a first nor a second glance in my direction." (Angst. It's not just for breakfast anymore...) Originally billed as a "Novel of Intrigue," Leonard Chang's noirish Over the … Continue reading Allen Choice
Burl Stannard
Created by J.M. Flynn Pseudonym of John Martin Flynn Other pseudonyms include Jay Flynn (1928-85) In the tough, hard caper novel Terror Tournament (1959), ex-cop BURL STANNARD is hired to work security at a big deal, three-day pro-am golf tournament, supposedly modeled after one regularly held at Pebble Beach, riding shotgun with the gate receipts … Continue reading Burl Stannard