I want my cackle-fruit over-easy and my PIs as hardboiled as a two-hour egg.

       Marlowe's, the best detective ever put down on paper. Others are nearly as good, but he's the archetype. Chandler's plots had holes so big you could lose a chauffeur in them – and he did – but the characters and scenes set the bar for every author after.
       Below are some of the detectives and writers in that tradition.
       Don't talk to me about British mysteries if you value your life.
       By the way, in the picture above, I'm the short guy with the broom-handle Mauser.

The Detectives

The Authors

Dave Robicheaux &
Billy Bob Holland

Philip Marlowe