In this episode, Eric explores the transition of vintage pulp stories and heroes from magazine format to mass market paperbacks in the 1960s...

Frank Kane's   private-eye character   Johnny Liddell   appeared in 29 novels and a number of short stories in the pulps and digests. Th...

Inspired by the countless private-eye novels and shorts, original paperbacks (and some hardcovers) began appearing featuring heroic detectiv...

Parallel to crime-fiction staples like  Mike Shayne and Shell Scott ,  Johnny Liddell was a no-nonsense private-eye operating under the ...

After  Dashiell Hammett successful Continental Op series of 1920s detective stories, the publishing world was ablaze with private-eye no...

On our newest podcast episode, Paperback Warrior presents a feature on prolific crime-fiction author Frank Kane's popular series of John...

Frank Kane (1912-1968) was mystery author best known for his popular Johnny Liddell series of private detective tales. The character began...