John Caine
Created by Charles Knief
Retired U.S. naval officer and SEAL JOHN CAINE lives
on his 56-foot ketch-rigged sailboat, Duchess, in Oahu, Hawaii,
and supplements his income by occasionally doing little favors
for friends.
Drawing favorable comparisons to Spenser
and particularly Travis McGee,
Caine's first appearance, 1996's Diamond Head, won the
St. Martin's Press/PWA Best 1st Private Eye Novel Contest.
Caine's creator, Charles Knief, is a pretty interesting character
himself. He's not only a consulting engineer, but an expert shot,
a black belt in Kwan Cho Fa, and a mountain climber.
UNDER OATH
- "Knief creates a good mix of straight sleuthing and
hardcore action. Caine's pain threshold seems superhuman at times
but, then again, he is a SEAL. Actually, I miss Travis McGee
the most when I read these books. I like Caine. I'm glad he's
around, and I'll keep reading. I just can't help thinking of
him as a digitally re-mastered CD version of McGee. To me, there
can be only one." (Gerald
So)
NOVELS
RELATED LINKS
- Interview
with Charles Knief
Partners and Crime bookstore in Greenwich Village has an interview
with Caine's creator posted on their website.
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