The Longest Private Eye Books Back in the good old days (whenever the hell that was) private eye yarns rarely took over 200 pages to tell. They were tight and right, punchy and potent, lean and mean and they got the job done. Think of all those beloved paperbacks that could once legitimately be named … Continue reading The Big Reads
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Joe Leland (aka “John McClane”)
Created by Roderick Thorp (1936-99) THE DETECTIVE Certainly one of the longest private eye novels ever written was Roderick Thorp's 1966 bestselling potboiler The Detective. And that was only the beginning -- not only did it become a successful film starring Frank Sinatra, but the novel's sequel went on to inspire a multi-million dollar action film … Continue reading Joe Leland (aka “John McClane”)