Created by Doug J. Swanson JACK FLIPPO was a Dallas assistant DA once upon a time, but thanks to one little "libido-driven mistake", he now finds himself seriously underemployed, working as a low-rent (but affable) private peeper, prowling cheesy motels, armed with a tape recorder and a camera. He's not so much hard-boiled as hard-luck, … Continue reading Jack Flippo
Tag: Texas
Lone Star Eyes
The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You Tony Aapt by Rex Anderson (Houston) Morris Ronald Boyette by Michael Bracken Hap Collins & Leonard Pine by Joe R. Lansdale Cody by James Reasoner (Fort Worth) Rick Buchanan by Jim Beaver Ed Earl Burch by Jim Nesbitt (Dallas) Ace Edwards by Randy Rawls (Dallas) Helmut Erhard by … Continue reading Lone Star Eyes
Dixie Flannigan
Created by Chris Rogers Former prosecutor turned Houston bounty hunter DIXIE FLANNIGAN is no cream puff, as she amply demonstrates in her well-received debut, 1998's Bitch Factor. She may be only five feet two inches and 120 pounds, but Dixie proved to be rough-and-ready, no matter what, and her combination of brains, cunning and general bitchiness, … Continue reading Dixie Flannigan
Ace Edwards
Created by Randy Rawls Big hat, no cattle? Or the real deal? ARTHUR CONAN EDWARDS (that's just "Ace" to his friends) has been around. He may carry his heart on his sleeve at times, but he also carries a gun in his boot. He's been a husband and a cop. But after an early retirement, … Continue reading Ace Edwards
Skeeter Barlow
Created by James M. Reasoner & Livia J. Washburn At a shade over six feet, and a tad under 150 pounds, CASSANDRA "SKEETER" BARLOW's a cowgirl who knows how to take care of herself. By night, she bounces rowdy cowboys and keeps the peace at the Horsehead Bar and Grill in Fort Worth, Texas, and … Continue reading Skeeter Barlow
Cody
Created by James M. Reasoner (1953--) Fort Worth private eye CODY, for those of you who haven't had the pleasure, is a sort of Texan Lew Archer with a little Spenser -- and a lot of brooding -- tossed in. He's in his early forties, well-educated, and prone to contemplation and often poetic turns of … Continue reading Cody
Carson Phillips (The Poison Rose)
Created by Richard Salvatore, with Jay Brandon “Whoever named it the City of Angels had a terrific sense of humor.” Carson Phillips on L.A. The seventies? You're soaking in it... The 1970s were a great decade for private eye films, easily rivaling the 1930s if you ask me. Not only did the "Me Decade" give … Continue reading Carson Phillips (The Poison Rose)
Tony Aapt
Created by Rex Anderson Lawnmower Blues, Rex Anderson's 1998 novel, received a fair amount attention (albeit not commercially) among the early self-publishing crowd when it was first released way back in 1998 by Hard Shell Word Factory, mostly because it was one of the first of a slew of e-books (available on 3.5" diskettes!) commercially … Continue reading Tony Aapt
Hap Collins & Leonard Pine
Created by Joe R. Lansdale "Too many guns is not like too many guitars." -- Hap Collins in Dead Aim Years ago my pal Keith, insisted I read these. And I'm glad he did. Man, are they great! I don't even know why they're trying to market them as. Horror? Suspense? Voodoo hoodoo crime fiction? Country … Continue reading Hap Collins & Leonard Pine
Jay J. Armes
Pseudonym of Julian Armas (1932--) "The Lord has given us a brain. We only use one-tenth of ten percent of it." -- Jay J. Armes Okay, you got me... JAY J. ARMES is a real person, not a fictional person. He was a real-life Texas private eye, generally considered, at least according to him, as … Continue reading Jay J. Armes