Ben Perkins (2)

Ben Perkins is a creation of Rob Kantner and appears in a series of 10 novels and numerous short stories that appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine & story collections. Ben is a private detective living in the Detroit suburb of Belleville who helps maintain and manage an apartment complex, Norwegian Woods. He sometimes does private detective work to supplement his income and pay for some of the "nicer things" he enjoys. He is a former union enforcer who is accomplished at being a schemer or conniver.