Wade Kearney

Wade Kearney is a fictional character created by American author Ron Shiflet for his Cthulhu Mythos stories. He made his debut appearance in the short story "Unfinished Business" in July 2006.
==Overview==
Kearney is a tough, hard-drinking private detective based in Arkham, Massachusetts. Despite having no desire to look into such matters, many of the cases which cross his desk involve supernatural elements: as a result, he is occasionally sought out by clients who have heard of his experience with occult investigations.
In addition to his detective services, Kearney has also been known to provide security services, although he appears somewhat reluctant to engage in such employment.
==Cases==
*Arkham: Kearney had a run-in with a pack of ghouls while providing security for a pair of original Richard Upton Pickman paintings (: "Unfinished Business").
*Arkham: he attempted to locate a missing book, becoming embroiled in a web of deceit and deadly supernatural forces (: "Case of the Missing Grimoire").
*Arkham: Kearney witnessed a series of gruesome deaths when hired to locate a mutated lab animal. (: "Don't Monkey With a Monkey").
*Massachusetts: The PI faced down a reanimated Egyptian mummy in the swamps outside Arkham (: "Keeping it Under Wraps").
==Behind the Mythos==
In his story notes for the 2017 edition of Looking for Darla: Stories of Mythos Noir, creator Ron Shiflet states that "The truth is that there was an ongoing mental tussle at the time as to whether I should focus on [Bill] Sweetan or Wade Kearney as an ongoing character in my fiction. They are pretty much the same person but I eventually seemed to settle on Kearney."
==Appearances==
*"Unfinished Business" (2006)
*"Case of the Missing Grimoire" (2008)
*"Don't Monkey With a Monkey" (2008)
*"Keeping it Under Wraps" (2017)
Category:Humans
Category:Characters Originating From Expanded Mythos Works