KC Burn's Top 5 Favorite Sleuths

Thursday September 21, 2017

I adore mysteries, and although I’m hoping you’ll all love my geeky amateur sleuth Riley from Tea or Consequences, I thought I’d share some of my all-time favourite sleuths.

5. William Murdoch (Murdoch Mysteries, TV, based on Maureen Jennings novels) –Murdoch is a police detective in 1890’s Toronto – super intelligent, and over time he invents almost every modern forensic advance, but it’s so cleverly built in, it manages to be as charming as Murdoch.

4. Miss Marple (books, by Agatha Christie) – I can’t imagine a better way to spend my twilight years than solving murder mysteries. She’s the ultimate grandma, but if you get up to evil in her vicinity she’ll (figuratively) skewer you with her knitting needles.

3. Miss Phryne Fisher (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, TV, based on Kerry Greenwood novels) – Set in Melbourne in the 1920s, Miss Fisher is a glamorous, independent woman who lives her life the way she sees fit. The mysteries are awesome but she’s such a strong female figure and tremendously engaging.

2. Amelia Peabody (books, by Elizabeth Peters) – Amelia is a female Egyptologist in the Victorian era. She is yet another strong female figure who is a rational, logical woman who gets caught up in some spectacular mysteries involving antiquities.

Also, LOL, I’m sensing a “historical theme” here… don’t worry, #1 will fix that.

1. Shawn & Gus (Psych, TV) – Shawn is an incredibly observant but lazy guy who uses his “powers” to solve crimes by pretending to be psychic rather than going to all the bother of becoming a police detective. Gus is his best friend, sidekick, and voice of reason. They make me laugh and they solve crimes. I am super stoked that they’re planning feature length movies.

So… have we got any in common?

Just Add Argyle

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A Fabric Hearts Story

Tate Buchanan is a troublemaker who can’t keep a job, no matter how many times his lucky argyle sweater gets him hired. Add to that a learning disability and an impetuous nature that sends him into altercations to protect the defenseless, and he hardly manages to make friends, let alone find a man who’s interested in him for more than one night.

Most people think EMT Jaime Escobar is a player, but the truth is he wants a serious partner—he just can’t justify wasting time on guys he knows aren’t a match. But when he treats a gorgeous redhead after a fight, he finds the spark he’s spent so many years looking for.

Jaime wants to take the next step with Tate, but it’s clear Tate’s not going to curb his impulsive behavior—his next fight sends him to the hospital. Jaime’s relationship with a near criminal isn’t something his family is ready to accept, not any more than Tate is willing to be kept a secret. Jaime will need a lot of understanding—and some luck of his own—to keep them both. But this is one fight he’s going to see through to the end.

Tea or Consequences

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Riley Parker: temp, twink, geek… sleuth?

Maybe Riley isn’t living up to his full potential, but being a temp executive assistant suits him. He’s never bored at work, he’s got friends who let him geek out, and he’s got a carefully crafted twink exterior… which might be getting constrictive now that he’s on the other side of thirty. Life isn’t perfect, but it’s comfortable.

It all unravels when he takes a job working for a tea-obsessed cosmetics queen, the owner of Gautier Cosmetics. During the launch party for a new product, Riley finds his boss dead under suspicious circumstances, and the homicide detective is none other than Tadeo Martin, Riley’s high school obsession who never knew he was alive.

Tad drafts Riley to get the scoop on the inner workings of Gautier, and for Riley, it’s like a drug. His natural inquisitiveness is rewarded with more and more Tad. Unfortunately, his snooping puts him in the running for two other roles: suspect and victim. The killer doesn’t care which.