Created by Borden Chase Pseudonym of Frank G. Fowler? (1900-1971) PETER “SMOOTH” KYLE was not a private eye, but he was definitely a cabbie — first an actual one, working Hell's Kitchen, and then posing as one after signing up with the U.S. Treasury Departments. As a G-Man, he prowled by mean streets of New York … Continue reading Smooth Kyle
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Konrad Jensen
Created by Jay Flynn Pseudonym of John Martin Flynn Other pseudonyms include J.M. Flynn (1928-85) When is a private eye novel not a private eye novel? Maybe when the hero, a tough-as-nails bruiser named KONRAD JENSEN is only pretending to be a private eye. Seems he's really a Treasury agent for the Alcohol and Tobacco … Continue reading Konrad Jensen
James Lee Wong (Mr. Wong)
Created by Hugh Wiley(1884-1968) San Francisco's "famous Chinese sleuth," JAMES LEE WONG, better known as MR. WONG, appeared in at least a couple of dozen stories, full of white slavery and opium dens, mostly in Collier's, with a few more in Blue Book. Twelve of the stories were were later collected in Murder By the Dozen (1951). In … Continue reading James Lee Wong (Mr. Wong)