Created by Janet Evanovch Please! New York City’s GABRIELA ROSE is not a private eye. She’s a "recovery agent.” Like Travis McGee isn’t a private eye—he’s a “salvage consultant." Right. Officially, Gabriela’s job is to “recover” treasures, knickknacks, heirlooms, assets, documents and other assorted items that have taken a powder. All for a fee, of … Continue reading Gabriela Rose
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Gethin Grey (Last Resorts Legal)
Created by John Lincoln Pseudonym of John Williams GETHIN GREY is a husband, a father, and a gambler, but it doesn’t take long in his debut, Fade to Grey (2019), to realize that the odds aren’t in his favour. The hapless founder of the Cardiff-based Last Resorts Legals, it’s obvious he’s a far cry from legal … Continue reading Gethin Grey (Last Resorts Legal)
Albert Brien
Created by Pierre Saurel Pseudonym of Pierre Daignault Other pseudonyms include Jacques Régent, Hercule Valjean, Paul Verchères (1925-2003) A popular Montréal P.I., ALBERT BRIEN, appeared in an astonishing number of stories, collectively known as Les Aventures Policiéres d'Albert Brien, created--but not all written--by Pierre Saurel, starting way back in 1944. Albert is a celebrated Montréal … Continue reading Albert Brien
Robert Brien
Created by Pierre Saurel Pseudonym of Pierre Daignault Other pseudonyms include Jacques Régent, Hercule Valjean, Paul Verchères (1925-2003) When his astonishing run (over a thousand stories over twenty-odd years) featuring Montreal private eye Albert Brien (“Le détective national des Canadiens française!") was drawing to a close in 1966, Québecois pulpster Pierre Saurel decided to spin … Continue reading Robert Brien
Robert “Le Manchot” Dumont
Created by Pierre Saurel Pseudonym of Pierre Daignault Other pseudonyms include Jacques Régent, Hercule Valjean, Paul Verchères (1925-2003) Tabernaque! I can't believe I missed this eye, operating in my own backyard! Talk about your two solitudes! ROBERT DUMONT is more commonly known as "LE MANCHOT," aka "The Penguin." He's a Québecois Montreal private eye with … Continue reading Robert “Le Manchot” Dumont
Tug Norton
Created by Edward Parrish Ware (1883–1949) Private dick. Cowboy. Raconteur. Philosopher. Edward Parrish Ware’s TUG NORTON was all those things. He was the star of over forty short stories and novelettes in the pages of of the pulps (mostly Flynn’s Detective Weekly, but also Dime Detective) from 1926 until 1934. Each of the stories is narrated … Continue reading Tug Norton
Mayk Hammer
Created by Mickey Spillane Re-created by F. M. İkinci (pseudonym of Kemal Tahir), Muzaffer Ulukaya (pseudonym of Afif Yesari) and others. Say what? We all know that MIKE HAMMER, arguably the world’s most famous hard-boiled private eye and star of pretty much all media, was created by Mickey Spillane. But then Jay Dobis dropped a big … Continue reading Mayk Hammer
Roger & Suzanne Bowman
Created by Jerold Last A globe-trotting married couple who find trouble wherever they go? If you were expecting Frances Crane’s Pat and Jean Abbott, you’d be wrong. This is a more modern itineration. Plus dogs! Former patent attorney and police officer ROGER BOWMAN and UCLA biochemist SUZANNE FOSTER are boyfriend/girlfriend visiting Montevideo, Uruguay, when we first … Continue reading Roger & Suzanne Bowman
Harry Ross (Twilight)
Created by Robert Benton and Richard Russo Looking for sparkly vampires? Keep going... Retired, and just plain tired, Hollywood gumshoe HARRY ROSS takes odd jobs (and once, a bullet, trying to rescue their jailbait daughter) for his old pal and dying movie star, Jack Ames, and his one-time sexpot actress wife, Catherine. He bides his time, … Continue reading Harry Ross (Twilight)
My Scrapbook: The Shaft Comic Strip
My ScrapbookThe Shaft Comic Strip(Ernest Tidyman Productions, 1972) Can you dig it? Flush with the success of the Shaft novels and particularly the 1971 film, creator Ernest Tidyman commissioned veteran comic book artist Don Rico to develop a presentation package to shop around a Shaft comic strip. While their efforts went unsold, there’s no doubt … Continue reading My Scrapbook: The Shaft Comic Strip