The Adventures of Mike Blair

by Hank Searls

Mike Blair, a San Francisco private detective, is hired to watch a gambler's wife, find a missing blonde, handle a blackmailing husband, and stop a doomed attempt at revenge

214 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1988

About the author

Born Henry Hunt Searls Jr. novelist and screenwriter Hank Searls, author of the best-selling Overboard, Jaws II (based on the movie), and Sounding, is creator of the New Breed TV series and writer for the 1960's classic television series The Fugitive . His novel Pilgrim Project became Robert Altman's film Countdown. He has lived most of his life on, under, or over the ocean, having been a world-cruising yachtsman, underwater photographer, and Navy flier.

Reviews

[Chris Stephens · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Seriously drunk, hard boiled PI that of course gets a new Betty in each story. Good fun stories.

[John Marr · Rating 2 out of 5]

A collection of fairly typical harboiled detective pulp novelettes. Readalbe, but far from earthshaking.