The Private Detective versus the Private Eye
Linda Stiles
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The Private Detective | The Private Eye |
Rural or urban setting | Urban setting |
Closed society, with limited number of suspects, who are introduced at the beginning of the narrative | Open society, with indefinite number of suspects, who are introduced throughout the narrative |
| Detective is usually hired to solve a crime | Detective is usually hired to investigate a situation |
Detective often has an assistant with whom he has a Holmes/Watson relationship | Detective may have colleagues or a devoted secretary |
Detective basically static: remains in one place to interview suspects | Detective basically mobile: moves from place to place to interview characters |
Detective and police co-operate | Detective and police usually antagonists |
Police usually honest | Police often corrupt |
Little violent action, and confined to the conclusion, if it occurs | Much violent action throughout narrative |
Organized crime rare | Organized crime common |
No sex: love interest only between minor characters | Sex: love interest between detective and client or detective and secretary |
Intake of alcohol normal | Intake of alcohol excessive |
| Third-person or first-person narration by Watson-type figure | Usually first-person narration by detective |
Reader Comments (1)
This is totally sweet. If I wasn't already on contract, I would so try and help you develop this idea. It's like dinner theatre, only better...