Jake Randolph: Origins Pt. 7
So, while my buddy Harrigan spent months going through the rigors of the police academy, I researched what it took to be a private detective. I started with Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. According to pulp fiction, all you needed to be a detective was a trench coat, a fedora, a gun, an office, and a mousy, gum-chewing secretary with horn-rimmed glasses on a chain.
I checked my budget. The trench coat, fedora, and gun were attainable. And I could probably get an office if the rent was reasonable. But there was no money left for an employee...
- Category: Crime, Murder & Mystery
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Indigo Estoria almost 7 years ago
Love the secretary he can't afford. hehe
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Christopher almost 7 years ago
That was one part of the Noir detective stories that I didn't really want. Sam Spade had Effie Perine, who was a great character, but Jake already had his "frenemy" on the police force, so I didn't want to be totally cliche about it. Plus, I like Jake to be completely on his own and to get help from interesting secondary characters that aren't really regulars to the continuing series.
Sorry, I started rambling. I don't really get to discuss the "behind-the-scenes" business very often.
