![]() ![]() ![]() As the story begins, his company has sent him to the ranch town of Pima, Ariz., to investigate the case of a radio personality named Fox Olson who has disappeared after a mysterious automobile mishap. Having just read them, I'm a bit embarrassed it took me so long to discover him.īecause the series progresses through time, you should start with the first one, Fadeout, which introduces us to Brandstetter, an honest, hard-nosed World War II vet. ![]() Now in 2022, Soho Syndicate Books has just begun republishing the entire series, beginning with the first three – Fadeout, Death Claims and Troublemaker. The novels were something daring and new: featuring a tough guy detective who was also gay. Back in 1970, Hansen began a series of 12 novels about an LA insurance investigator named Dave Brandstetter. I felt sure I'd read at least one book by everybody that's good. Hughes, Chester Himes, and Charles Willeford. In my younger years, I mulched my way through the canonical books of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald, then moved on to the likes of Dorothy B. Ever since I was given my first Hardy Boys book, I've loved American crime fiction. ![]()
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