The hard-boiled detective/private investigator is America’s contribution to the mystery genre.  For a good hard-boiled detective story, you need a sarcastic, licensed private eye, with a loyal secretary who often hasn’t been paid regularly due to lack of funds, a

A great evening is complete if it has a good mystery, and good food. Whether it is there as a break in the tension, a statement of social status, a clue to culture, or a weapon for murder – food