Gerald Darnell

Carson Reno Mystery Series

Written by author Gerald W. Darnell, the Carson Reno Mystery Series currently contains 12 adventures.  The main character, Carson Reno, is a private detective with an office located in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.  The setting is the early 1960's, and while the many adventures take Carson around the country, most of the stories are centered in West Tennessee and the Southern United States.
Carson is a tough, hard drinking and womanizing private detective -- but the author blends humor and character involvement to make the stories an easy read for all ages.