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* NeverOneMurder: Part of the Shayne formula. There was almost never just one murder, but always at least one more murder to keep the plot chugging along.
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* InspectorJavert: Chief Peter Painter of the Miami Beach PD, who hates, hates, hates Mike Shayne. If Shayne is in any way tangentially related to a crime, Painter will try as hard as he can to pin it on Shayne. Shayne is often racing to solve a crime before Painter can send him to prison.
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* ContinuityNod: References to prior cases were sprinkled throughout the Michael Shayne series. Also, Shayne often found himself thinking of his late wife Phyllis, many years after her tragic early death.
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* KilledOffscreen: Shayne's wife Phyllis was killed off between ''Murder Wears a Mummer's Mask'' and ''Blood on the Black Market''. The cause was initially left vague but was eventually specified to be DeathByChildbirth. Why? Author Davis Dresser found out that the studio making Mike Shayne movies wasn't using Dresser's original stories, because the studio didn't want Shayne to be married. So he killed Phyllis off.
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* SummationGathering: Shayne was often corralling other characters so that he could unmask the bad guy. Even if he didn't gather the whole cast there were at least a few people there for Shayne to interrogate before he named the killer.
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* SummationGathering: Shayne was often corralling other characters so that he could unmask the bad guy. Even if he didn't gather the whole cast there were at least a few people there for Shayne to interrogate before he named the killer.killer.
* UncleTomfoolery: If an African-American character pops up in this series, the character is almost guaranteed to be a servant or menial worker, and to speak in stereotypical uneducated speech.
* UncleTomfoolery: If an African-American character pops up in this series, the character is almost guaranteed to be a servant or menial worker, and to speak in stereotypical uneducated speech.
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* StrictlyFormula: The Shayne series, by and large, stuck to a formula. One way or another, Shayne would get a case--interestingly, DameWithACase was usually averted. His InspectorJavert, Chief Peter Painter, would try to put him in jail for whatever murder was happening in Miami that week, or, failing that, for obstructing a police investigation. Shayne's FriendOnTheForce, Chief Will Gentry, would run interference with Painter and usually do Shayne favors that would help him in the investigation. His FriendInThePress, reporter Tim Rourke, would often help Shayne get information, and sometimes get directly involved in Shayne's shenanigans, in return for a scoop. Shayne would find himself with one or more sexy babes of the BuxomBeautyStandard to tempt him, although he almost never gave in.
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* StrictlyFormula: The Shayne series, by and large, stuck to a formula. One way or another, Shayne would get a case--interestingly, DameWithACase was usually averted. His InspectorJavert, Chief Peter Painter, would try to put him in jail for whatever murder was happening in Miami that week, or, failing that, for obstructing a police investigation. Shayne's FriendOnTheForce, Chief Will Gentry, would run interference with Painter and usually do Shayne favors that would help him in the investigation. His FriendInThePress, reporter Tim Rourke, would often help Shayne get information, and sometimes get directly involved in Shayne's shenanigans, in return for a scoop. Shayne would find himself with one or more sexy babes of the BuxomBeautyStandard to tempt him, although he almost never gave in.in.
* SummationGathering: Shayne was often corralling other characters so that he could unmask the bad guy. Even if he didn't gather the whole cast there were at least a few people there for Shayne to interrogate before he named the killer.
* SummationGathering: Shayne was often corralling other characters so that he could unmask the bad guy. Even if he didn't gather the whole cast there were at least a few people there for Shayne to interrogate before he named the killer.
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* FriendInThePress: Tim Rourke the IntrepidReporter, who often was furnishing Shayne with information in return for a scoop. Sometimes Rourke was more directly involved in Shayne's shenanigans, like in ''Bodies Are Where You Find Them'' in which Rourke helps Shayne transport and dump the freshly-killed corpse of a young woman--as usual, for the scoop.
* FriendOnTheForce: Chief Will Gentry of the Miami PD, who knows Shayne, knows that he gets results, and usually leaves him alone to get the bad guy.
* FriendOnTheForce: Chief Will Gentry of the Miami PD, who knows Shayne, knows that he gets results, and usually leaves him alone to get the bad guy.
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* ComicBookTime: Shayne remained in his late thirties for 37 years.
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* BuxomBeautyStandard: If there is a female character in the series she will probably be described as busty and hot.
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* SexySecretary: Lucy Hamilton. Lucy became Shayne's love interest in ''Michael Shayne's Long Chance'', two books after Shayne's wife Phyllis was killed off. Although Dresser purposely left the nature of Michael and Lucy's relationship vague, it was pretty clear that Michael and Lucy had a FriendsWithBenefits romance that maybe, maybe, could one day be codified into a marriage.
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* SexySecretary: Lucy Hamilton. Lucy became Shayne's love interest in ''Michael Shayne's Long Chance'', two books after Shayne's wife Phyllis was killed off. Although Dresser purposely left the nature of Michael and Lucy's relationship vague, it was pretty clear that Michael and Lucy had a FriendsWithBenefits romance that maybe, maybe, could one day be codified into a marriage.marriage.
* StrictlyFormula: The Shayne series, by and large, stuck to a formula. One way or another, Shayne would get a case--interestingly, DameWithACase was usually averted. His InspectorJavert, Chief Peter Painter, would try to put him in jail for whatever murder was happening in Miami that week, or, failing that, for obstructing a police investigation. Shayne's FriendOnTheForce, Chief Will Gentry, would run interference with Painter and usually do Shayne favors that would help him in the investigation. His FriendInThePress, reporter Tim Rourke, would often help Shayne get information, and sometimes get directly involved in Shayne's shenanigans, in return for a scoop. Shayne would find himself with one or more sexy babes of the BuxomBeautyStandard to tempt him, although he almost never gave in.
* StrictlyFormula: The Shayne series, by and large, stuck to a formula. One way or another, Shayne would get a case--interestingly, DameWithACase was usually averted. His InspectorJavert, Chief Peter Painter, would try to put him in jail for whatever murder was happening in Miami that week, or, failing that, for obstructing a police investigation. Shayne's FriendOnTheForce, Chief Will Gentry, would run interference with Painter and usually do Shayne favors that would help him in the investigation. His FriendInThePress, reporter Tim Rourke, would often help Shayne get information, and sometimes get directly involved in Shayne's shenanigans, in return for a scoop. Shayne would find himself with one or more sexy babes of the BuxomBeautyStandard to tempt him, although he almost never gave in.
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* BuxomBeautyStandard: If there is a female character in the series she will probably be described as busty and hot.
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* SexySecretary: Lucy Hamilton. Lucy became Shayne's love interest in ''Michael Shayne's Long Chance'', two books after Shayne's wife Phyllis was killed off. Although Dresser purposely left the nature of Michael and Lucy's relationship vague, it was pretty clear that Michael and Lucy had a FriendsWithBenefits romance that maybe, maybe, could one day be codified into a marriage.
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* SexySecretary: Lucy Hamilton. Lucy became Shayne's love interest in ''Michael Shayne's Long Chance'', two books after Shayne's wife Phyllis was killed off. Although Dresser purposely left the nature of Michael and Lucy's relationship vague, it was pretty clear that Michael and Lucy had a FriendsWithBenefits romance that maybe, maybe, could one day be codified into a marriage.marriage.
* StrictlyFormula: The Shayne series, by and large, stuck to a formula. One way or another, Shayne would get a case--interestingly, DameWithACase was usually averted. His InspectorJavert, Chief Peter Painter, would try to put him in jail for whatever murder was happening in Miami that week, or, failing that, for obstructing a police investigation. Shayne's FriendOnTheForce, Chief Will Gentry, would run interference with Painter and usually do Shayne favors that would help him in the investigation. His FriendInThePress, reporter Tim Rourke, would often help Shayne get information, and sometimes get directly involved in Shayne's shenanigans, in return for a scoop. Shayne would find himself with one or more sexy babes of the BuxomBeautyStandard to tempt him, although he almost never gave in.
* StrictlyFormula: The Shayne series, by and large, stuck to a formula. One way or another, Shayne would get a case--interestingly, DameWithACase was usually averted. His InspectorJavert, Chief Peter Painter, would try to put him in jail for whatever murder was happening in Miami that week, or, failing that, for obstructing a police investigation. Shayne's FriendOnTheForce, Chief Will Gentry, would run interference with Painter and usually do Shayne favors that would help him in the investigation. His FriendInThePress, reporter Tim Rourke, would often help Shayne get information, and sometimes get directly involved in Shayne's shenanigans, in return for a scoop. Shayne would find himself with one or more sexy babes of the BuxomBeautyStandard to tempt him, although he almost never gave in.
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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The Michael Shayne stories almost always took place over around 24 hours of frantic activity. Sometimes less. When they didn't, there was usually some sort of triggering event, followed, after a delay, by Shayne taking the case and flying through his usual 24 hours of detecting.
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* TheAlcoholic: Michael Shayne drinks cognac ''constantly''. He drinks it in the morning. He takes flasks of liquor with him when he goes detecting. He drinks while investigating suspects. If there's liquor at a crime scene, Shayne may drink it. He puts cognac in his coffee at breakfast!
** DrunkenMaster: In more than one book, Shayne starts drinking cognac, and tells another character that he thinks better when he's drunk. This always works, with Shayne usually having his EurekaMoment after getting intoxicated.
** FunctionalAddict: At no time does drinking cognac morning, noon, and night ever leave Michael Shayne impaired. He is always able to take out the bad guys and catch the killer, no matter how much alcohol he drinks.
* BurlyDetectiveSyndrome:
** The later, hackier installments of the Michael Shayne series by ghostwriters showed an odd reluctance to use Shayne's proper name, preferring such euphemisms as "the burly detective" or "the red-headed sleuth." One possible explanation is that the generic stories written by ghostwriters were written this way to allow the stories to be published as part of any series.
** Even before that, the original series by Davis Dresser was always referring to Shayne as "the redhead", or "the red-headed detective", or had characters calling him "Red."
** DrunkenMaster: In more than one book, Shayne starts drinking cognac, and tells another character that he thinks better when he's drunk. This always works, with Shayne usually having his EurekaMoment after getting intoxicated.
** FunctionalAddict: At no time does drinking cognac morning, noon, and night ever leave Michael Shayne impaired. He is always able to take out the bad guys and catch the killer, no matter how much alcohol he drinks.
* BurlyDetectiveSyndrome:
** The later, hackier installments of the Michael Shayne series by ghostwriters showed an odd reluctance to use Shayne's proper name, preferring such euphemisms as "the burly detective" or "the red-headed sleuth." One possible explanation is that the generic stories written by ghostwriters were written this way to allow the stories to be published as part of any series.
** Even before that, the original series by Davis Dresser was always referring to Shayne as "the redhead", or "the red-headed detective", or had characters calling him "Red."
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!!Michael Shayne on TV Tropes:
* ''Literature/DividendOnDeath'' (1939)
* ''Literature/ThePrivatePracticeOfMichaelShayne'' (1940)
* ''Literature/TheUncomplainingCorpses'' (1940)
* ''Literature/TicketsForDeath'' (1941)
* ''Literature/BodiesAreWhereYouFindThem'' (1941)
* ''Literature/TheCorpseCameCalling'' (1942)
* ''Literature/MurderWearsAMummersMask'' (1943)
* ''Literature/BloodOnTheBlackMarket'' (1943)
* ''Literature/MichaelShaynesLongChance'' (1944)
* ''Literature/MurderAndTheMarriedVirgin'' (1944)
* ''Literature/MurderIsMyBusiness'' (1945)
* ''Literature/BloodOnBiscayneBay'' (1946)
* ''Literature/CounterfeitWife'' (1946)
* ''Literature/BloodOnTheStars'' (1948)
* ''Literature/ThisIsItMichaelShayne'' (1950)
* ''Literature/FramedInBlood'' (1951)
* ''Literature/OneNightWithNora'' (1953)
* ''Literature/WhenDorindaDances'' (1953)
* ''Literature/SheWokeToDarkness'' (1954)
* ''Literature/DeathHasThreeLives'' (1955)
* ''Literature/StrangerInTown'' (1955)
* ''Literature/TheBlondeCriedMurder'' (1956)
* ''Literature/MurderAndTheWantonBride'' (1958)
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* ''Literature/DividendOnDeath'' (1939)
* ''Literature/ThePrivatePracticeOfMichaelShayne'' (1940)
* ''Literature/TheUncomplainingCorpses'' (1940)
* ''Literature/TicketsForDeath'' (1941)
* ''Literature/BodiesAreWhereYouFindThem'' (1941)
* ''Literature/TheCorpseCameCalling'' (1942)
* ''Literature/MurderWearsAMummersMask'' (1943)
* ''Literature/BloodOnTheBlackMarket'' (1943)
* ''Literature/MichaelShaynesLongChance'' (1944)
* ''Literature/MurderAndTheMarriedVirgin'' (1944)
* ''Literature/MurderIsMyBusiness'' (1945)
* ''Literature/BloodOnBiscayneBay'' (1946)
* ''Literature/CounterfeitWife'' (1946)
* ''Literature/BloodOnTheStars'' (1948)
* ''Literature/ThisIsItMichaelShayne'' (1950)
* ''Literature/FramedInBlood'' (1951)
* ''Literature/OneNightWithNora'' (1953)
* ''Literature/WhenDorindaDances'' (1953)
* ''Literature/SheWokeToDarkness'' (1954)
* ''Literature/DeathHasThreeLives'' (1955)
* ''Literature/StrangerInTown'' (1955)
* ''Literature/TheBlondeCriedMurder'' (1956)
* ''Literature/MurderAndTheWantonBride'' (1958)
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The "Michael Shayne" series was a series of pulp fiction detective novels that ran for 37 years, from 1939 to 1976.
The series revolved around Michael Shayne, a HardboiledDetective working in Miami, Florida. Shayne, a hard-drinking private eye who swilled cognac by the gallon, was continually being tasked with investigating complicated murder cases. Most of the time, he was trying to avoid being convicted of the crime himself, with his InspectorJavert, Peter Painter of the Miami Beach PD, longing to put him in prison. Shayne would drink cognac, get in fistfights with bad guys, and rely on the support of his wife Phyllis, or--after Phyllis was killed off--his SexySecretary Lucy Hamilton. There would be a parade of lowlifes, and, quite often, a sexy babe (sometimes a FemmeFatale) who tried to seduce Shayne, but almost always failed.
The Michael Shayne novels were written under the pen name "Brett Halliday." The character was invented by a writer named Davis Dresser, who wrote all the Shayne novels through ''Murder and the Wanton Bride'' in 1958. Afterwards, a series of ghostwriters took over, and continued the Shayne series through finale ''Win Some, Lose Some'' in 1976.
The character of Michael Shayne, forgotten in the 21st century, was once a full-on franchise. Besides the novels, there were magazine stories, a radio show, a film series (Hugh Beaumont, the dad from ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'', played Shayne in the movies for a while), and a short-lived television show.
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* SexySecretary: Lucy Hamilton. Lucy became Shayne's love interest in ''Michael Shayne's Long Chance'', two books after Shayne's wife Phyllis was killed off. Although Dresser purposely left the nature of Michael and Lucy's relationship vague, it was pretty clear that Michael and Lucy had a FriendsWithBenefits romance that maybe, maybe, could one day be codified into a marriage.
The series revolved around Michael Shayne, a HardboiledDetective working in Miami, Florida. Shayne, a hard-drinking private eye who swilled cognac by the gallon, was continually being tasked with investigating complicated murder cases. Most of the time, he was trying to avoid being convicted of the crime himself, with his InspectorJavert, Peter Painter of the Miami Beach PD, longing to put him in prison. Shayne would drink cognac, get in fistfights with bad guys, and rely on the support of his wife Phyllis, or--after Phyllis was killed off--his SexySecretary Lucy Hamilton. There would be a parade of lowlifes, and, quite often, a sexy babe (sometimes a FemmeFatale) who tried to seduce Shayne, but almost always failed.
The Michael Shayne novels were written under the pen name "Brett Halliday." The character was invented by a writer named Davis Dresser, who wrote all the Shayne novels through ''Murder and the Wanton Bride'' in 1958. Afterwards, a series of ghostwriters took over, and continued the Shayne series through finale ''Win Some, Lose Some'' in 1976.
The character of Michael Shayne, forgotten in the 21st century, was once a full-on franchise. Besides the novels, there were magazine stories, a radio show, a film series (Hugh Beaumont, the dad from ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'', played Shayne in the movies for a while), and a short-lived television show.
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* SexySecretary: Lucy Hamilton. Lucy became Shayne's love interest in ''Michael Shayne's Long Chance'', two books after Shayne's wife Phyllis was killed off. Although Dresser purposely left the nature of Michael and Lucy's relationship vague, it was pretty clear that Michael and Lucy had a FriendsWithBenefits romance that maybe, maybe, could one day be codified into a marriage.
