Edward Piercy

P.M.P.I. Detective Novel Conventions

Wednesday, 2. August 2006, 16:18:50

Only one alcoholic binge per novel, even if your private-eye is Irish.

The detective is enormously successful with women, even if his creator can never seem to get a date.

The detective never gets his automobile broken into or stripped, even when parked for long periods of time in the worst areas of the city.

The detective is always a competent driver and an expert marksman, even when totally ripped.

For the most part, good guys carry revolvers. Bad guys carry automatics.

The detective has an uncommonly hard head which can take tons of abuse without developing a subdural hematoma.

The detective always has a ready pencil for his notebook, no matter how improbable that may seem. Similarly, he never looses his notebook either.

Something about turtles.

The detective always carries beautifully printed business cards which convey the idea that he also has a really nice office, which he doesn't.

The detective has no need to fear any ungodly increases in the price of booze, cigarettes, or gasoline, which would diminish the quality of his private-eye lifestyle.

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Comments

Anonymous # 21. September 2006, 00:09

melanie writes:

what is the job discription in terms of duties, activitys, and responsibilitys?

Edward Piercy # 21. September 2006, 18:55

Malanie, you can find stuff in terms of the fictional private-eye definintions here.

As far as real-life private invetigators, I'd just do a Google search and you should be able to find something.