Barnes, Linda, Char: Carlotta Carlyle, first in:New Black Mask, 1985.
--Lucky Penny, 1985. (New Black Mask, No. 3, 1985.)
Block, Lawrence, Char: Matthew Scudder, first in: In the Midst of Death, 1976.
--Out the Window, 1977. (Alfred Hitchcock, 1977.)
Collins, Max Allan, Char: Nathan Heller, first in: True Detective, 1983.
--The Strawberry Teardrop, 1984. (The Eyes Have It, Mysterious Press, 1984.)
Collins, Michael, (Dennis Lynds) Char: Dan Fortune, first in: Act of Fear, Dodd-Mead, 1967.
--No One Like to Be Played for a Sucker, 1969. (Ellery Queen, 1969.)
Estleman, Loren D., Char: Amos Walker, first in: Motor City Blues, 1980.
--Robbers' Roost, 1982. (Mystery, 1982.)
Gores, Joe, Char: Daniel Kearny, first in:
--File #1: The Mayfield Case, 1968. (Ellery Queen, 1968.)
Grafton, Sue, Char: Kinsey Millhone, first in: "A" Is for Alibi,1982.
--Long Gone, 1986. (as She Didn't Come Home, in Redbook, 1986.)
Healy, Jeremiah, Char: John Francis Cuddy, first in: Blunt Darts, 1984.
--Till Tuesday, 1988. (Alfred Hitchcock, 1988.)
Kantner, Rob, Char: Ben Perkins, first in:
--C Is for Cookie, 1982. (Alfred Hitchcock, 1982.)
Lutz, John, Char: Alo Nudger, first in: Buyer, Beware, Putnam, 1976.
--Where Is Harry Beal? 1979. (Alfred Hitchcock, 1979.)
Muller, Marcia, Char: Sharon McCone, first in: Edwin of the Iron Shoes, 1977.
--Merrill-Go-Round, 1977. (Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense, 1977.)
Paretsky, Sara, Char: V. I. Warshawski, first in: Indemnity Only, 1982.
--The Takamoku Joseki, 1983. (Alfred Hitchcock, 1983.)
Pronzini, Bill, Char: Nameless Detective, first in:
--It's a Lousy World, 1968. (Alfred Hitchcock, 1968.
Randisi, Robert J., Char: Miles Jacoby, first in:
--The Steinway Collection, 1976. (Mystery Monthly, 1977.)
Schutz, Benjamin M., Char: Haggerty, first in :Embrace the Wolf, 1985.
--Mary, Mary, Shut the Door, 1992. (Deadly Allies, Doubleday, 1992.)