This site focusses on the detectives; not, for the most part, on their creators, or, as WB head Jack Warner so elegantly put it, those "schmucks with Underwoods."

Still, sometimes an author's work can't really be covered solely by a discussion of his or her creations. In some cases, their work is so significant and/or influential that they just can't be ignored. Like the authors listed below.

And don't worry -- I'm not forgetting foreign-language writers, who are a stepping stone to a vast new world of P.I. literature you may not be aware of.

Non-English Writers

.Expand your horizons!

• Alain Demouzon
• Emmanuel Errer
• Juan Madrid
• Leo Malet
• Jean Mazarin
• Andreu Martin
• René-Charles Rey
• Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Respectfully submitted, with the understanding that this is an always expanding list, Report respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith. Suggestions, corrections and contributions always welcome.

The amazing photo, "Bitter Little Words," used above is by Mark Krajnak of Jersey Style Photography.