Created by Keith Gilman Who says you can't go home again? Apparently, nobody told former Philly cop LOU KLEIN, who makes a U-turn and heads back, in Keith Gilman's promising (and contest-winning) 2009 debut, Father's Day. After his widowed mother's murder, he moves into her old  house in West Philadelphia--the house he grew up in--but … Continue reading Lou Klein
Tag: The St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books Private Eye Writers of America Best First Private Eye Novel Contest
Hank Berlin
Created by Michael Kronewetter One of the more substantial--and certainly more entertaining--takes on the small-town sleuth is First Kill (2005) by Michael Kronenwetter, who won the famous (or is that infamous?) Private Eye Writers of America/St. Martin's Press "Best Private Eye Novel" contest. Despite the drab title, First Kill is a corker, an ambitious breath … Continue reading Hank Berlin
Jason Wilder
Created by Michael Siverling The Midnight Investigations Agency is arguably the best private eye outfit in River City, California, conveniently located on the 1300 block of Galleon Street, right in the heart of downtown. The Agency is headed by Victoria Wilder, a former River City Detective, and manned by a team of highly skilled investigators … Continue reading Jason Wilder
Joe Riddick
Created by Grant Bywaters In Farewell, Las Vegas (2020), former New England cop JOE RODDICK is now a Sin City private op, tough enough to get by, but human. His daughter Kaylee seems set on stepping into her father's footsteps, and she's already occasionally helping him out on his cases, mostly with computer stuff. But … Continue reading Joe Riddick
Cal Brantley
Created by Lise S. Baker The winner of the 1998 St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Press Private Eye Writers of America Best First P.I. Novel Contest, Lise Baker's The Losers' Club introduced a strong new voice in San Francisco private investigator CAL BRANTLEY. Dispatched to investigate a wrongful death case in Reno by her new employers, Worldwide … Continue reading Cal Brantley