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Stanley Moodrow
Created by
Stephen Solomita
STANLEY MOODROW, the maverick cop hero of two excellent police procedurals favorably compared to the work of Joseph Wambaugh and Stephen J. Caunitz, retires frokm the NYPD after thirty-five years, and hangs out his PI shingle in Forced Entry (1990). But Stanley's jealously-guarded turf is still NYC's Lower East side and he still likes doing things his way. Stanley's a huge brute of a guy, and he can be ferociously single-minded. Not exactly a happy-go-lucky type, our Stanley. His years on the force may have left him with a lot of useful contacts, but it sure didn't leave him with many friends. His best (and possibly only) friend, Detective James Tilley, NYPD, calls him "the ultimate loner." That description, however, may have to be changed, now that Stanley seems to be spending quite a bit of time with Betty Haluka, Legal Aid lawyer.
So far, only two books in the series (Forced Entry and Bad To The Bone)have been true private eye novels. The first two books in the series cover Stanley's last days as a police officer, and 1992's A Piece of the Action is a flashback to his days as a rookie cop. However, if you find yourself enjoying Stanley as a gumshoe, do yourself a favor and check out the whole series.
Solomita has also written a one-shot novel featuring New York private eye Marty Blake.
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