Though this is not exactly a hardboiled series, Frederick C.
Davis wrote the Bill Brent series for Dime Detective
(1941-46). Bill Brent is an experienced crime reporter
sentenced by his newspaper editor(for misbehaving) to be the
writer behind the pseudonymous Lora Lorne the advice
columnist. Each story is a murder mystery, and the full 15
story series has been reprinted in one volume by the small
press publisher The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box in 2004. An
excellent series.
Monte Herridge
----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Moore
I have always been partial to journalists as protagonists
because they (unlike most amateurs) have a logical reason for
investigating situations and asking questions. They also have
access to sources of information other non-detectives would
not have. Also, I spent years as a reporter both print and
broadcast and know the background well. This inside knowledge
also means some novels depicting reporters make my skin crawl
with inaccuracies.
<snip>
I'm sure I will think of others later or be reminded of
additional great ones as others post in response.
Richard Moore
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