Howard Shrier, Jack Blutus, Jack Fredrickson, Les Roberts, and Lisa Black celebrate the private investigator as a lasting figure in crime fiction. They discuss independence, personal codes of ethics, and why the PI continues to thrive from classic noir through contemporary thrillers.
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