The November 1998 P.I. Poll The private eye novel has been a mainstay of the mystery genre forever, it seems. Think of all the classic private eye series, from Chandler's Philip Marlowe and Jonathan Latimer's Bill Crane to Robert B. Parker's Spenser or Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone. And yet, and yet, and yet... But what … Continue reading Stand-Alone Private Eye Novels
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The 14 Best Private Eye Novels Of All Time
The April 2012 P.I. Poll Results To mark this site's fourteenth anniversary, I asked readers to compile a list of their fourteen favourite private eyes. The results, as of 12:01 AM, PST, April 1st, 2012, when we closed the poll, are: THE FOURTEEN In descending order... The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (Sam … Continue reading The 14 Best Private Eye Novels Of All Time
The Return of the P.I. Poll
Including The 2019 Cheap Thrill Awards Well, it's back. I used to do something called the CHEAP THRILL AWARDS every year on this site, and now that I'm well on my way to completing the long-promised move of the THRILLING DETECTIVE WEB SITE, I figured it's about time to bring back the Thrillies. This will … Continue reading The Return of the P.I. Poll