Slice of P.I.: “Blood and Honey”

(Part of a series celebrating fictional private eyes.)



Blood and Honey, by G.G. Fickling (Pyramid, 1961). Here we find the eighth novel starring Honey West, often touted as “the nerviest, curviest P.I. in Los Angeles—or anywhere else for that matter.” The character was created in the late 1950s by the husband-and-wife writing team of Gloria and Forrest E. Fickling under their “G.G. Fickling” pseudonym. Cover art by Robert Maguire.

READ MORE: “Gloria Fickling, Who Helped Create Honey West, TV’s First Female Detective, Still a Force 60 Years Later,” by Erika I. Ritchie (Orange County Register); “You Can’t Keep a Good Gal Down: An Interview with Gloria Fickling, the Real Honey West,” by Kevin Burton Smith (The Thrilling Detective Web Site).