The Best Private Eyes of the Last Twenty Years or So...

[Kevin Burton Smith]

I know they're out there, but who are they? There are the obvious ones, the usual suspects that anyone rumbling through this Crimespace scene could pick put of any lineup. But what about those private gumshoes that rocked our world but never quite made the big time? Or made it, and then quietly slipped away? What about the coulda-been and the shoulda-been contenders? The one-shot wonders? I'm doing an article, and it isn't so much who I include that I worry about; it's the between-the-crack guys I might miss that I worry about. Any suggestions? Once the article's done, I'll publish my list here and set loose the dogs of war (or at least heated debate).

[JackBludis]

Reed Farrel Coleman, an arc through the life of Moe Prager, a man who regrets that he never got the gold shield.

[Jochem van der Steen]

John Wessel's Harding and Richard Barre's Will Hardesty. Both combine traditions with a 'new' feel and both are underappreciated.
Looking forward to the article!

[Steven Torres]

Moony from Moony's Road to Hell by Manuel Ramos.