Created by Ken Linn "Some teachers are such know-it-all assholes." — Pete lets us in on a little secret Hey, maybe high school math might actually becoming interesting, if only we could get the teacher to tell us a few stories about his side gig in between all that thrilling blather about sines, tangents, x … Continue reading Pete Barrow
Tag: Virginia
Ah, Virginia, Talk To Me Like You Do…
Virginia Eyes are for Lovers Pete Barrow by Ken Linn (Potomac County) Sam Drake by Roger Torrey Scott Drayco by B.V. Lawson (Cape Unity) Frank Johnson by Ed Lynskey (Pelham) Wendy Lu by Timothy J. Lockhart (Virginia Beach) Henry Malone by James D.F. Hannah (Parker County) Khloé Mercer by Kiki Swinson (Norfolk) Frank Pavlicek by … Continue reading Ah, Virginia, Talk To Me Like You Do…
Wendy Lu
Created by Timothy J. Lockhart Serving in the US Navy, WENDY LU did fine. But as a cop, she screwed up. Big time. A momentary rookie mistake resulted in the death of her partner Bobby. Who was also her lover. Ooops! She pretty much hit rock bottom after that. Grief. Depression. Guilt. The feeling she's … Continue reading Wendy Lu
Anderson & Carrie West
Created by Alan Orloff Pseudonyms include Zak Allen Now here's something you don't see everyday.... A brother and sister detective team. First-person narrator ANDERSON WEST and his impulsive and flaky, soft-hearted kid sister CARRIE ANDERSON are the entire staff of Virginia's West Investigations. He's the serious one, the straight arrow handling the detective chores; she … Continue reading Anderson & Carrie West
Sam Drake
Created by Roger Torrey Pseudonyms include Sam Drake, Samuel Drake, John Ryan, R.D. Torrey (1901-46) Yet another of prolific pulpster Roger Torrey's seemingly endless and virtually indistinguishable supply of private eyes, SAM DRAKE broke the mold a little bit. Sure, he was your typical cynical, hard-boiled private eye, but he worked on the East Coast, … Continue reading Sam Drake
Frank Johnson
Created by Ed Lynskey Pseudonyms include Lyn Key (1956--) A former Army MP, FRANK JOHNSON is a thirtyish-divorcee working as a private eye and sometime gunsmith in the fictitious town of Pelham, Virginia. The town, once rural, is now being swallowed by the suburban sprawl from Washington, DC. Franks gripes a lot about his staff … Continue reading Frank Johnson
Sharon Knowles
Created by Ed Lynskey Pseudonyms include Lyn Key (1956--) STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH DEPARTMENT: SHARON KNOWLES is early-mid 30s, single, brunette, and attractive. She lives in a brick bungalow located in Bay City, Virginia, a fictitious suburb just outside of Washington, DC. Her godfather, Captain MacSorley, runs the city's police department. Her boyfriend, Zelmo … Continue reading Sharon Knowles
Nate Waymaker
Created by S.A. Cosby “I handle the bodies." It seems like only yesterday (well, 2020) that crime writer S.A. Coosby popped up, apparently out of nowhere, to set the world aflame with Blacktop Wasteland, a hard-as-nails, down-and-dirty bestseller about street racers, trailer parks and stolen diamonds, set in the dead-end boonies of Mississippi where nobody … Continue reading Nate Waymaker
Loren Swift
Created by Doug Hornig Laid-back Vietnam vet and amateur scuba diver LOREN SWIFT hails from Charlottesville, Virginia, where he plies his trade as a private eye (the only one on town) in a four novels and at least one short story in EQMM. Horning himself calls them "medium boiled" adventures. I just call 'em fun. … Continue reading Loren Swift
Khloé Mercer
Created by Kiki Swinson KHLOÉ MERCER is getting tired of putting her neck on the line as an investigative journalist, snooping into all sorts of malfeasance and corruption, and getting paid diddley squat for it. So she figures she might as well at least make some bucks doing it, and becomes a private eye, in … Continue reading Khloé Mercer