Created by Thomas Fincham Hoo-boy. Another misfit shit magnet with a specific skill set meandering across the sometimes violent highways and byways of this troubled land, not necessarily looking for trouble, and yet somehow always finding it. RONAN CARVER is a former Navy SEAL who fell in love with a beautiful woman, and then successfully … Continue reading Ronan Carver
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August High
Created by Dan Ames Yet another private eye cranked out by the Dan Ames Fiction Factory, AUGUST HIGH is a Detroit-based gumshoe in a series of "fast-paced, action-packed" short novels. I say "fast-paced, action-packed" because that's exactly how each book is described on its Amazon page. Repetitious? If you like things to stay the same, … Continue reading August High
Charlie Fox
Created by Zoë Sharp (1966--) CHARLIE FOX isn't your average female eye. In fact, she's not really an eye at all. What she is is almost a female version of Lee Childs' Jack Reacher. Like Reacher, she's ex-military (she was kicked out of the army for reasons she'd rather not go into), she gets around … Continue reading Charlie Fox
The Jack Reacher Industrial Complex
So this big guy walks into a bar... Now, I'm as big a fan of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, the best-selling, coffee-slurping palooka, as the next jasper, and I'm happy for his success--Lee's a great guy. He's generous to a fault, and kind to other writers and fellow human beings. I've had the good fortune to … Continue reading The Jack Reacher Industrial Complex
John Rockne (Grosse Pointe Pulp)
Created by Dan Ames Once a rookie cop in the uber-wealthy Detroit enclave of Grosse Pointe, on the shores of Like Michigan, JOHN ROCKNE was kicked off the force after he screwed up big time, making a fatal error in judgement which lead to the brutal murder of a young man. Six years later, he's … Continue reading John Rockne (Grosse Pointe Pulp)
Kim Otto & Carlos Gaspar (The Hunt for Jack Reacher)
Created by Diane Capri Another spin-off from the mega-success of Lee Child's Jack Reacher is Diane Capri's "Hunt for Jack Reacher" series, featuring FBI Special Agents KIM OTTO and CARLOS GASPAR. Their secret, special off-the-books assignment? Find Jack Reacher. Somehow they always seem to just miss him, and find themselves cleaning up the messes he leaves … Continue reading Kim Otto & Carlos Gaspar (The Hunt for Jack Reacher)
Jim Grant (aka “Resurrection Man”)
Created by Colin Campbell Sheesh! Apparently Jack Reacher's massive success has not been lost on writers who are not named Lee Child. Colin Campbell's JIM GRANT is yet another cheeky parody/tribute/homage/rip-off. And I do mean cheeky -- Jim Grant is Lee Child's real name. Not that that's the only connection. When we first meet him … Continue reading Jim Grant (aka “Resurrection Man”)
Jack Reacher
Created by Lee Child Pseudonym of James Grant (1954--) “My name is Jack Reacher. No middle name. No address.” “I’m not looking for trouble. I like a quiet life.” -- Reacher in Blue Moon (2019) The audacious breadth and scope of this series continues to amaze me. One book, the ex-MP drifter (Silver Star, Purple … Continue reading Jack Reacher