Amos Walker
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Amos Walker is a fictional character in a series of books by some time western author Loren D. Estleman. He is a private detective who lives and works in Detroit, Michigan. Amos is a traditionalist when it comes to film and music. Claiming to "dress like the late show" he is definitely written for fans of forties and fifties noir. As a Veitnam vet who boxed in college and served in Military Intelligence, he is sharp and streetwise. But, like all good "eyes", he has an irrevent side. Amos was fired from the Detroit Police while still in Academy for punching someone out in the shower.
Being set in Detroit you can expect plenty of time spent on cars and chases, however, like Amos' old school S&W model 10 .38,the cars are more likely to be classic than cool.
There are currently 20 books. They include:
- Motor City Blue
- Angel Eyes
- The Midnight Man
- The Glass Highway
- Sugartown
- Every Brilliant Eye
- Lady Yesterday
- Down River
- Silent Thunder
- Sweet Women Lie (1990)
- Never Street
- The Witchfinder
- The Hours of the Virgin
- A Smile on the Face of the Tiger
- Sinister Heights
- Poison Blonde
- Retro (2004)
- Nicotine Kiss (2006)
- American Detective (2007)
- Gas City (2007)
