Created by Anthony Bidulka An unexpectedly amusing series that goes down surprisingly easy, thanks to Saskatoon private eye RUSSELL QUANT’s charmingly chatty, loosey goosey first-person narration, which he apparently got from his creator, Anthony Bidulka. The author describes Quant as “the first and only half-Ukranian, half-Irish, wine-swilling, world-travelling, wise-cracking, Prairie-dwelling, Canadian private eye being written … Continue reading Russell Quant
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Julie Collins
Created by Lori G. Armstrong JULIE COLLINS is stuck in a dead-end secretarial job with the Bear Butte County Sheriff's office in western South Dakota, working part-time as a P.I. with her childhood friend Kevin Wells. Still grieving over the unsolved murder of her Lakota half-brother, Julie counters her bone-deep cynicism with tequila, cigarettes, and dangerous men. She's usually … Continue reading Julie Collins
Mysterious Profiles
Biographical Quickies from Mysterious Press/Open Road A gimmick, for sure, but an intriguing one. Launched in April 2022, this series of digital quickies from MysteriousPress/Open Road, available on Kindle. Nook, Kobo, etc., offers a new spin on self-promotion: short but in-depth takes (30-40 digital pages) on beloved fictional detectives, written by the authors themselves. Some are actual … Continue reading Mysterious Profiles
Quinny Hite
Created by Richard Burke (1886-1962) QUINNY HITE? QUINNY? How the hell did this guy ever survive childhood with a monicker like that? But I guess he did survive, first as a cop and later as a cocky, derby-wearing private dick around town. Not that he's some swanky member of the elite--nope, Quinny definitely a working … Continue reading Quinny Hite
Cal Innes
Created by Ray Banks If you like self-destructive, cynical P.I.s who just don't seem to give much of a shit anymore, with a British twist and a Scottish burr, you could do far worse than Ray Banks' CAL INNES, who hails from Manchester and appeared in several short stories and four novels. Here, his creator … Continue reading Cal Innes
Duncan Sloan
Created by Bob Truluck "Seems nobody knocks on my door unless they've got trouble. It's that kind of door." -- Saw Red DUNCAN SLOAN is an easy-going Orlando, Florida private eye who works when he damn well feels like it, and keeps his stash of pot in a moldy refrigerator. His first appearance, in Street … Continue reading Duncan Sloan
Matthew Dain
Created by Christopher Mills From Stephen King country comes thirty-something ("Too young to be called a baby boomer and too old for Generation X") private eye MATTHEW AARON DAIN. Matt walks the not-so-mean streets of Portland, Maine, although his work (and his personal life, such as it is) takes him all over the Pine Tree … Continue reading Matthew Dain
Stone Barrington
Created by Stuart Woods (1938-2022) Outspoken STONE BARRINGTON is the son of two rebellious parents who were disinherited by their own parents -- both wealthy western Massachusetts families in the textile business -- the father, because he was sympathetic to communist views and wanted to work with his hands; the mother, because she married his … Continue reading Stone Barrington