Created by Robb White Pseudonyms include Terry White, Robb White Brooding Ohio gumshoe THOMAS HAFTMANN, hangs out his private investigator shingle in the allegedly sleepy resort town of Jefferson-on-the-Lake in Ohio, while trying to keep his various issues (alcohol, gambling, mental health, etc.) in check. Like his creator, he's a full-time Catholic and a part-time … Continue reading Thomas Haftmann
Tag: Short Stories
Conner Samson
Created by Victor Gischler Take Travis McGee, and add a generous pinch of Mike Hammer and give him Thomas Magnum's wardrobe and you have the beachcombing CONNER SAMSON. He makes his home in Pensacola, Florida, taking cases of murder and greed along the "Redneck Riviera." This detective shuns firearms, not because of any aversion to … Continue reading Conner Samson
Private Eye Writers Of America Accepting Submissions for 2025 Shamus Awards
For Works First Published in the U.S. in 2024 Following are the categories for the Private Eye Writers of America 2025 Shamus Awards for private eye novels and short stories first published in the United States in 2024. DEADLINE Submissions must be postmarked by March 31, 2025. No extensions can be given. Shamus Committees will … Continue reading Private Eye Writers Of America Accepting Submissions for 2025 Shamus Awards
My Bookshelf: Best Private Eye Stories Of The Year 2025
My Bookshelf The Best Private Eye Stories of the Year 2025Editor: Matt CoyleSeries Editor: Michael Bracken In the tradition of The Best American Mystery and Suspense and The Best Mystery Stories of the Year, The Best Private Eye Stories of the Year 2025 hopes to honour—what else?—the best private eye short stories published in 2024. Okay, the inaugural edition … Continue reading My Bookshelf: Best Private Eye Stories Of The Year 2025
Carole Trevor (The Old Towne Detective Agency)
Created by Judson P. Philips Other peuedonyms include Philip Owen, Hugh Pentecost (1903 – 1989) Feisty, headstrong socialite CAROLE TREVOR runs the Old Towne Detective Agency, given to her by her goofy but affable man-about-town ex-husband, wealthy New York socialite Maxwell Blythe. It was a parting gift after their divorce that he fully expected her to sell off—he gave … Continue reading Carole Trevor (The Old Towne Detective Agency)
Charles Stubblefield
Created by D.H. Reddall CHARLES STUBBLEFIELD is a Cape Cod P.I with a bit of heft to him, and a reputation for being tough and tenacious. He appeared in a string of slightly-more-hardboiled-than-usual short stories in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine... and even one right in these pages. A history buff, Charles grew up on the … Continue reading Charles Stubblefield
George Seville, John Jericho, Arthur Hallam & Wu (The Park Avenue Hunt Club)
Created by Judson P. Philips Pseudonyms include Hugh Pentecost, Philip Owen (1903 – 1989) THE PARK AVENUE HUNT CLUB were a team of disparate millionaire adventurers, vigilantes, and amateur crime solvers; men of leisure with a weakness for black masks and bloody violence, whose thirty-seven action-packed stories and serials were published in Detective Fiction Weekly, Flynn’s Detective … Continue reading George Seville, John Jericho, Arthur Hallam & Wu (The Park Avenue Hunt Club)
Hack Bohannon
Created by Joseph Hansen Pseudonyms include include Rose Brock & James Colton (1923-2004) Tall, lean, with a "shock of Indian-black hair," usually clad in jeans, cowboy boots and a plaid shirt, HACK BOHANNON looks more like a cowboy than a private detective. And, if he had his druthers, that's probably the way he'd prefer it. … Continue reading Hack Bohannon
Alamo Barnes
Created by Hugh Lessig “He stormed out, knocking paperweights off desks as he went, calling the Frisco Foil 'a cheap, rotten, dickless rag.' Personally, I didn't think we were that cheap…" -- Alamo calls 'em as he sees 'em. ALAMO BARNES is another reporter for The Frisco Foil, a sensationalist tabloid that proudly offers "Truth and … Continue reading Alamo Barnes
Vivian Marlow
Created by Lori Armstrong Pseudonyms include Lorelei James In 2023, it may seem a little odd to come across a short story referring to private investigation as "No Place for a Dame,” since we’re not exactly bereft of female gumshoes these days, but since the story’s set in 1942, I guess we can cut it … Continue reading Vivian Marlow