Noir, jazz clubs, seedy bars, gangsters and assassins go hand in hand in this darkly comic crime tale of investigation by any means possible.
When a man is murdered outside Reno's Bar in LA late one... More > night, PI Carlos Vespa is hired to take the case.
However, with no clues, no evidence and a suspect that can't be found, the biggest case that Carlos has ever taken may be too difficult to swallow.
Especially when the killer turns out to be a member of the mob.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
A fast-paced, atmospheric thriller that will keep you reading until the end.< Less
A Comedy in two acts.
11 characters. (6m, 5f)
A wealthy industrialist is murdered in his lavish estate mansion, and his whole family and trusted servant are under suspicion for the crime. The case... More > is handed over to Mickey Spade, San Francisco’s self-proclaimed greatest private investigator. Together with his loyal assistant, Yoo Yokahomakitakyusu, he seeks the truth beneath the lies. Murder, mystery and laughter. This guy hasn’t got a clue.< Less
Rootless, and supposedly masculine, Hobbled had mentally participated in all the ages of twentieth century woman. He had grown up in the age of her still accepted servitude... Now a young She - like... More > a young He - could have everything. Perhaps even - She thought, or He complained she thought - She more than He?< Less
When Taylor Cavanaugh's sister goes missing, she turns to private detective, Austin Malone, for help. When he discovers her sister has apparently eloped with a boyfriend that Taylor never even knew... More > existed, she is sure he must be wrong. After all, she knows her sister better than he does.
However, when he finds a diary that proves she doesn't know her sister nearly as well as she thinks, Taylor throws a tantrum that gets her put over Austin's knee for a good, sound spanking. Taylor doesn't learn her lesson however and deliberately ignores his orders to stay out of his way and let him do his job. Instead, she follows him on the hunt for her sister, which leads to repeated spankings from the ruggedly handsome private eye.< Less
A former high school Math teacher makes a big move by changing his name and proclaiming himself to be a private investigator. Many who encounter him are baffled by his "expertise." Follow... More > the journey of Steve Stevens as he bumbles his way through his first case.< Less
A former high school Math teacher makes a big move by changing his name and proclaiming himself to be a private investigator. Many who encounter him are baffled by his "expertise." Follow... More > the journey of Steve Stevens as he bumbles his way through his first case.< Less
Australia's Worst Private Detective and his first year on the job!
Selected from the original short stories of the 1980s which became the hit cult comedy of national community television of the... More > 2000s! Arguably the funniest and most creative and original series ever on Australian television, read where it all began...
Pete Boone is a young man in his early twenties (too young for a life of crime?). From the Western Suburbs, his dream is to be a 'real' private detective... You know, the ones featured in novels, on the movie screen, on television... Up the corridor is his 'enemy' in crime, Dirk Lombarde. A detective who's sleazy, clean cut, and successful... Everything opposite to Pete Boone! Pennant Falls Police Station, under the very patient Constable O'Flynn, puts up with his antics - sometimes only because by staying close to Pete Boone the criminal comes to light... Oh yes... Another important fact about Pete Boone is that HE NEVER CORRECTLY SOLVES A CASE!< Less
