Noah Milano
Created by Jochem Vandersteen

NOAH MILANO is a Los Angeles security specialist who's not afraid to get a little action in. And who has more than a few "family" problems. Because, in his case, his family is "the family."You see, he's the estranged son of a mobster and this, as his creator puts it, "creates a big deal of tension and more than a few problems." Fiercely independent, and determined to sever all ties with his past, Noah has to adjust from being a spoiled mobster son to being an independent operator with little money. Fortunately he's learned a great deal about security from his years as his dad's personal bodyguard. Perhaps in penance, he now uses these skills to earn an honest (well, relatively) living.

Milano's first appearance was right here on this site, and his first full-length adventure, White Knight Syndrome, came out in 2003. the first collection of stories, Tough As Leather, features introductions by several well-known PI writers, such as Les Roberts, Robert J. Randisi, Dave White, Wayne D. Dundee, Mark Coggins, Ace Atkins and Sean Chercover.

Jochem Vandersteen has been an aspiring writer since high school, having written everything from movie reviews to comics, from detective stories to horror. Currently he's a marketing manager for a web site company. He also runs a web site, The Tome of Darkness, that features some of his horror stuff, featuring tabloid reporter Harvey Banks. "They're really supernatural hardboiled detective stories when you think about it," says Jochem.

UNDER OATH

• ‘’Noah Milano character rings completely true as a tough, lone-wolf private eye.’’
  -- Jeremiah Healy
  
  
• Jochem's deep and abiding love for classic pulp fiction comes through on every page, and his stories continue the time-honored tradition of the hardboiled American PI."
  -- Sean Chercover 
  

SHORT STORIES

• "Stalking Amanda" (June 2000, Thrilling Detective Web Site)
• "Hard Upbringing" (May 2000, Nefarious) 
• "Street Theatre" (September 2002, Judas)
• "Daddy San" (Winter 2003, Hardluck Stories)
• "The Siren" (Summer 2003, Hardluck Stories)
• "Before the Greed Gets Rid of You" (Spring 2006, Mysterical-E)

COLLECTIONS

• Tough As Leather (2009). Buy this book

NOVELS

• White Knight Syndrome (2003). Buy this book

RELATED LINKS

• The Noah Milano Website
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• Sons of Spade
  Jochem shines the spotlight on private eyes. Where do these crazy kids get their ideas?

Report respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.