Created by Stella Duffy Back in the 1990s the British government came up with this bright idea of encouraging those on the dole to set up their own businesses. So SAZ MARTIN tells them she's going to become a private eye. So now the South London "dyke detective" (her publisher's description) is ready for action, … Continue reading Saz Martin
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Nick Sharman
Created by Mark Timlin Pseudonyms include Jim Ballantyne, Tony Williams, Brian Ritterspak (1950—) Hard-boiled South London private eye NICK SHARMAN became something of a sensation in England. He and his creator, Mark Timlin, a little sand in the Vaseline of the cozy-loving tea and crumpet mysteries of the late 1980s, both on paper and in real … Continue reading Nick Sharman
Pearl Parker and Finn Gallagher (South of the Border)
Created by Susan Wilkins Good girl PEARL PARKER and punkette FINN GALLAGHER are two young besties from Deptford in South London who decide to become private eyes, in South of the Border, a British television show that ran for two seasons on BBC1 in the late eighties, and was notable at the time for its defiant … Continue reading Pearl Parker and Finn Gallagher (South of the Border)