Jo Gar, the Island Detective. The Jo Gar stories take place
in the
Philippines. As far as I know, they have never been
collected, though
they certainly deserve book status. Check out also the Erle
Stanley
Gardner collections from Black Mask -- outlandish, funny, and
often very
hardboiled stuff. Gardner was a genius at making great
stories out of
ridiculous plots.
By the way, I would add Norbert Davis to the list of notable
Black Mask
writers - and near the top, too. ND's Max Latin stories were
collected
in a volume that is no longer in print. I think Bill has my
review of
this book at the Rara-Avis site. Davis had other memorable
characters
such as Bail Bond Dodd, Just Plain Jones, and the man-dog
detective team
of Doan and Carstairs (who also appear in his novels).
Regards,
mt
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