Cleve F. Adams (Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction)
Principal Series
The Rex McBride series, 1940-1955; the William Rye series, 1942-1950; the John J. Shannon series, 1942-1950.
Principal Series Characters
Rex McBride, a freewheeling, wisecracking private investigator and specialist in insurance cases, is unmarried. About thirty-two years old, he is tough, with a widely publicized reputation for shady behavior. McBride lives by a simple guiding principle: to fight as dirty as the other guy does.
William Rye, a troubleshooter who prefers to be called a confidential agent, is employed by a Los Angeles oil...
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