Don Marko

Created by Stewart Sterling Pseudonym of Prentice Winchell Other pseudonyms include Spencer Dean, Jay de Bekker, Giles Norcroft, Robert Wallace (1895-1976) DON MARKO was an apparent predecessor of the author's series character Don Cadee, whom he wrote about under the pen name of Spencer Dean. MNarko appeared in five  short stories near the end of … Continue reading Don Marko

Jim Big-Knife

Created by Stewart Sterling Pseudonym of Prentice Winchell Other pseudonyms include Spencer Dean, Jay de Bekker, Giles Norcroft, Robert Wallace (1895-1976) A rare Native American private eye, JIM BIG-KNIFE checked off all the stereotype boxes of the 1930s. He was  a “full-blooded Indian” straight out of Hollywood casting (actually, purportedly the last of the Kwanee … Continue reading Jim Big-Knife

Don Cadee

Created by Spencer Dean Pseudonym of Prentice Winchell Other pseudonyms include Jay de Bekker, Giles Norcroft, Stewart Sterling, Robert Wallace (1895-1976) Okay, he's not really a private eye, but DON CADEE doesn't seem to know that. He's chief of security for Amblett's, a swankier-than-swank Fifth Avenue department store in New York City. He's tall, lean, … Continue reading Don Cadee

Gil Vine

Created by Stewart Sterling Pseudonym of Prentice Winchell Other pseudonyms include Spencer Dean, Jay de Bekker, Giles Norcroft, Robert Wallace (1895-1976) GIL VINE's a real smoothie, a real charmer, a sophisticate with an eye for the finer things in life, but he's not afraid to put the boot in if he has to. He's the … Continue reading Gil Vine