Owen Keane
Created by Terence Faherty

An ex-seminarian turned Boston private eye of sorts, OWEN KEANE is hired to keep an eye on a friend who's wife has recently been killed in a car accident, in 1991's Deadstick, which was nominated for an Edgar.

There have since been several more adventures featuring Owen, whose official occupation has changed several times, in this intriguing, offbeat series. Last I heard of him, he was an "assistant everything' at Home Depot. Although Keane is often involved in the usual slam-bang gumshoe action, what distinguishes him from much of the competition is his brooding reflections on society and the quiet thoughtfullness the often reluctant detective brings to these tales.

Author Faherty is also responsible for creating retro P.I. Scott Elliott.

UNDER OATH

• Keane is "an odd bird in an equally odd series, one that is consistently low key, gently thoughtful and enlightening." (Publishers Weekly)

NOVELS

• Deadstick (1991) ...Buy this book
• Live To Regret (1992). .Buy this book
• The Lost Keats (1993). .Buy this book
• Die Dreaming (1994). .Buy this book
• Prove the Nameless (1996) ...Buy this book
• The Ordained (1997)...Buy this book
• Orion Rising (1999). .Buy this book

SHORT STORIES

• "The Triple Score" (January 1999, EQMM)
• "The Third Manny" (February 2000, EQMM)
• "The Widow of Slane" (March/April 2004, EQMM)
• "A Sunday in Ordinary Time" (August 2004, EQMM)
• "The Final Proof" (2004, Desperate Journeys)
• "The Judas Clue" (November 2007, EQMM)

COLLECTIONS

• The Confessions of Owen Keane (2004)

Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.