Jake Randolph in "The Eternal Night" Pt. 20

"One of the investors in the new studio is a friend of yours, Sharkey Russo."

"Sharkey?" I asked. He was a Vegas loan shark that I helped out in my first case as a detective. He told me back in '45 that he might go straight. He was a bad dude but I had helped him out of a jam with the I.R.S. and he was forever grateful.

And I really liked the guy.

Roxie continued, "The first project for Paragon is turning the novel Derek Slade, Private Eye into a film. And Sharkey suggested you."

"I'm not an actor!"