I miss Columbo, whose only gimmick was his shabby appearance. Unless you count it as a gimmick that we always knew who the murderer was from the beginning.
Vera Stanhope, of British series Vera, has something of the same.
Another grand slam Monday. I’m not saying the others couldn’t write a good book, but I’m reasonably certain the “copper” can bring something to the table through years of real life experience. I particularly like the last panel. It feels all too real. People are so ready to make definitive statements that are rarely based on truth. Hope everyone has a great Monday.
Several well known detective authors based their characters on fictionalized versions of people they knew or even themselves; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Erle Stanley Gardner, Kathy Reichs (Happy 75th birthday yesterday), Joseph Wambaugh. I have many of these books in my library and a few Perry Mason movies from the 1930s as well.
Detectives in novels are brilliant and always solve the crimes without fail. If they are also a normal, well-adjusted person, they come across to readers as unrealistically perfect.
And maybe we can blame Doyle: Sherlock Holmes was quite eccentric. But it’s a formula that works.
I enjoyed the Canadian weekly show about a Coronor in western BC, I think Vancouver. It had a brief run here. Davinci’s Inquest had other major characters including the aging but canny Detective, a gritty young cop, and even a Hog Farm story line.
Ida No 3 months ago
Relatable. Very few mystery readers are ex-cops.
Yngvar Følling 3 months ago
I miss Columbo, whose only gimmick was his shabby appearance. Unless you count it as a gimmick that we always knew who the murderer was from the beginning.
Vera Stanhope, of British series Vera, has something of the same.
Pharmakeus Ubik 3 months ago
Good copper? It didn’t come from Ea-nāṣir then.
morningglory73 Premium Member 3 months ago
Just plain ‘copper’ is fine with me or FBI or military etc…
mokspr Premium Member 3 months ago
Dude! That will never sell in Scandinavia!
Judeeye Premium Member 3 months ago
Another grand slam Monday. I’m not saying the others couldn’t write a good book, but I’m reasonably certain the “copper” can bring something to the table through years of real life experience. I particularly like the last panel. It feels all too real. People are so ready to make definitive statements that are rarely based on truth. Hope everyone has a great Monday.
Teto85 Premium Member 3 months ago
Several well known detective authors based their characters on fictionalized versions of people they knew or even themselves; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Erle Stanley Gardner, Kathy Reichs (Happy 75th birthday yesterday), Joseph Wambaugh. I have many of these books in my library and a few Perry Mason movies from the 1930s as well.
willie_mctell 3 months ago
We haven’t gotten to the car yet.
Ed The Red Premium Member 3 months ago
Detectives in novels are brilliant and always solve the crimes without fail. If they are also a normal, well-adjusted person, they come across to readers as unrealistically perfect.
And maybe we can blame Doyle: Sherlock Holmes was quite eccentric. But it’s a formula that works.
eddi-TBH 3 months ago
His character edges into fantasy territory.
egadi'mnotclad 3 months ago
I enjoyed the Canadian weekly show about a Coronor in western BC, I think Vancouver. It had a brief run here. Davinci’s Inquest had other major characters including the aging but canny Detective, a gritty young cop, and even a Hog Farm story line.