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Which Crime Solver / Protagonist Am I?

Is this Dillon Savitch?
I've never read any Catherine Coulter. I always thought she wrote romances.

Dillon is from the Coulter FBI series....Kinda fun, not heavy duty stuff....
Your turn!

Harry Bosch
Jason Bourne (David Webb)
Lucas Davenport
Johnny Dollar
Nancy Drew
Thorpe Hazell
Sherlock Holmes
Mr. Moto
Harry Potter
Easy Rawkins
Spenser
Nero Wolf
Elvis Cole
Miss Silver
Detective McNally
Cordelia Gray
Bill Smith
Tess Monaghan
Myron Bolitar
Lou Boldt
Dr. Alan Gregory
Butch Karp
Barbara Havers
Kathy Mallory
Stephanie Plum
Sara Linton Tolliver
Lucy Farinelli
Grace McBride
Milo Sturgis
Jesse Stone
Kay Scarpetta
Virgil Flowers
Jonathan Stride
Maggie O'Dell
Thorn
Carlotta Carlyle
Agent Pendergast
Kinsey Milhone
Guido Brunetti
Lorraine Page
Dr Siri Paiboun
Kate Shugak
Daisy Dalrymple
Dillon Savitch

2. I used to be a lawyer.
3. My father was a cop who disapproved of his daughter going into this line of work.

2. I used to be a lawyer.
3. My father was a cop who disapproved of his daughter going into this line of work.
4. Both of my parents are dead now.
5. Most of the crime I investigate starts out pretty simply as white-collar crime but they usually wind up in someone getting killed.

2. I used to be a lawyer.
3. My father was a cop who disapproved of his daughter going into this line of work.
4. Both of my parents are dead now.
5. Most of the crime I investigate starts out pretty simply as white-collar crime but they usually wind up in someone getting killed.
6. For years, my downstairs neighbor was always taking the lightbulbs from the hall. Now, I walk his dogs.
7. My best friend is a doctor. Good thing, she keeps needing to patch me up.

2. I used to be a lawyer.
3. My father was a cop who disapproved of his daughter going into this line of work.
4. Both of my parents are dead now.
5. Most of the crime I investigate starts out pretty simply as white-collar crime but they usually wind up in someone getting killed.
6. For years, my downstairs neighbor was always taking the lightbulbs from the hall. Now, I walk his dogs.
7. My best friend is a doctor. Good thing, she keeps needing to patch me up.
8. I run a lot, usually down by the lakefront.

Of course, I knew who I was looking for.
I will try and think up some more clues that are on point.

2. I used to be a lawyer.
3. My father was a cop who disapproved of his daughter going into this line of work.
4. Both of my parents are dead now.
5. Most of the crime I investigate starts out pretty simply as white-collar crime but they usually wind up in someone getting killed.
6. For years, my downstairs neighbor was always taking the lightbulbs from the hall. Now, I walk his dogs. I guess you could say that we share the dogs. They've helped me out a time or two.
7. My best friend is a doctor. Good thing, she keeps needing to patch me up.
8. I run a lot, usually down by the lakefront.
9. Once I had to investigate my cousin's death and, like many of my investigations, it ran head on into the local corruption.

Jan C wrote: "1. I am a P.I.
2. I used to be a lawyer.
3. My father was a cop who disapproved of his daughter going into this line of work.
4. Both of my parents are dead now.
5. Most of the crime I inve..."

1. I am NOT a detective but I get mixed up in lots of murder cases.
2. I help out the local police chief (whether he likes it or not).
3. I have an unusual profession not related to crime.

Nope, but thanks for lodging the first guess...
1. I am NOT a detective but I get mixed up in lots of murder cases.
2. I help out the local police chief (whether he likes it or not).
3. I have an unusual profession not related to crime.
4. I have military experience -- I was in the Army.
5. I’m from Virginia but now live in upstate New York.

I love that series. Wish she'd come out with another one.

According to StopYoureKillingMe.com, One Was A Soldier is coming out in April.
You're up.

Does someone else want to take it for me? I left on vacation this afternoon and only have my phone tonight.

Starting fresh, who am I?
1. I'm a homicide lieutenant with the Nashville police.

Aren't we supported to list all the clues? That was my recollection of this game.

1. I'm a homicide lieutenant with the Nashville police.
2. My fiance is FBI.
3. My best childhood friend is the ME.

2. My sidekick is my valet
3. I have some famous relatives but my connection with them is vague.

1. I am British
2. My sidekick is my valet
3. I have some famous relatives but my connection with them is vague.
4. My valet's first name is Magersfontein

Clue 1: I was destined for the Diplomatic Service, but decided to join the police force instead, much to my family's dismay.

Clue 1: I was destined for the Diplomatic Service, but decided to join the police force instead, much to my family's dismay."
Clue 2: I have a journalist sidekick in my earlier novels, but later my colleague is named after a folk-tale animal.

Come on, James, return the ball, can't you, once in a way?
While we are waiting for James, what play am I almost quoting in the previous sentence?
Books mentioned in this topic
Want To Play? (other topics)The Coroner's Lunch (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
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2. My wife works for me.
3. I drive Porsches, at least one was blown up.
4. My father-in-law is a California judge.
5. Both my wife and I are commonly referred to by our last names.
6. I am a musician and sometimes play at a local club and croon country tunes.