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What Would Rockford Do?: The Private Eye’s Code and Why It Still Matters

Presented by: Howard Shrier | Jack Blutus | Jack Fredrickson | Les Roberts | Lisa Black
Categories: Character Development | Mystery | Noir

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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