An Eye By Any Other Name

Official and Not-So-Official Occupations of Some Popular Eyes

Not all private eyes call themselves that, but don't let them fool ya...these guys are eyes, in that they aren't officially law enforcement agents, but they are cops of some sort for hire, and work independantly. What it may say on their tax returns is irrelevant -- for these dicks, trouble is their business...

HOUSE DICKS

• Tony Resick by Raymond Chandler
• Marty Bond by Ed Lacy
• Gil Vine by Stewart Sterling
• Johnny Killain by Dan J. Marlowe
• Joe Grundy by Marc Strange
  

DEPARTMENT STORE SECURITY CHIEF

• Don Cadee by Spencer Dean

DEPARTMENT STORE SKIPTRACER

• Wilbur Peddie by Howard Browne

NETWORK VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS

• Matt Cobb by William DeAndrea

REAL-ESTATE COMPANY TROUBLE SHOOTER

• Lafayette Muldoon by Howard Browne

"SALVAGE CONSULTANT"

• Travis McGee by John D. MacDonald

"JUST A GUY WHO DOES FAVOURS FOR FRIENDS"

• Matt Scudder by Lawrence Block

"PROFESSIONAL GO-BETWEEN"

• Philip St. Ives by Oliver Bleeck

"PURVEYOR OF INFORMATION

• Marty Randolph by Jon Rankin

"HEIR HUNTERS"

• Jimmy "The Gent" Corrigan by Laird Doyle
• Nick Merchant by Chris Larsgaard

For other eyes that aren't eyes, but really are, see:

• Amateur Hour
• You Better Get Some Insurance, Baby: You're in Good Hands With These Eyes
• Bounty Hunters
• Stop the Presses! Newsroom Eyes
• Death Flags a Cab: Cab-Driving Eyes
• Lawyer Eyes
• Moonlighting Eyes
• Skip Tracers and Repo Men
• Bodyguards
• On the Con: Scam Artists

Report respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.

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