Sheesh. I don't know which is worse -- the crude, racial stereotyping of times past, or the more recent adding of a dollop of native blood to assorted gumshoes to lend them some sort of well-intentioned but patronizing cred. Which makes it all the more inspiring when they care enough to get it right...
Native American Eyes
Faithful Indian Companions You can blame it all on Tonto, but the "faithful Indian companion" is a mainstay of American literature, for better or (often) worse, stretching back at least to Chingcachgook in James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales.
One of private detective Jeremiah St. John's two partners.
The partner of private eye .
Also known as "Willie Sees the Night," this Cowlitz shaman first appears in Fish Story (1985), the fourth in the John Denson private eye series, and later becomes his assistant.
Assistant to private eye Chase Dagger
Parker introduced Zebulon in his Spenser final novel, (2011), and the former college-football star becomes his "apprentice" in the subsequent novels by Ace Atkins RELATED LINKSAn impressive chronological checklist, compiled by Steve Lewis, from Mystery*File. Preliminary list compiled by Kevin Burton Smith. | Home | Detectives A-L M-Z | Film | Radio | Television | Web Comics | Comics | FAQs | Search |
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