Among police and detective stories, we've come to expect certain tropes: the Amateur Detective, the Genius Detective, the Good Cop Who Breaks All the Rules, The Supernatural Cop, and dare I say, the Vampire Detective. While Graveyard Shift's characters share many traits with the last, the one that stands out for me is the Buddy…
Crime-fighting teams have been around as long as there have been crimes to fight. Though a maverick like James Bond can certainly be intriguing, a duo of crime fighters working together provides great fodder for an engaging storyline since there’s more room for conflict, chaos, and camaraderie when two join together. Partnerships can take a…
It’s our last episode of this series and we’re back on form with “The Indelible Stain,” in which we are greeted by . . . Do our eyes deceive us? Could it be? Yes, indeed it is . . . David Soul! Hutch of “Starsky &” or Joshua Bolt of Here Come the Brides if…
Do me a favor. Close your eyes and think of Magnum P.I. It’s no stretch to say you thought of two things: a mustache and a Ferrari. Let’s try again. Starsky & Hutch. Let me guess—a collared sweater and a red Gran Torino with a pre-Nike swoosh on it. One more for luck. Knight Rider.…
As a genre, mystery is famous for its loners, guys like Jack Reacher, Monk and Lucas Davenport. But mysteries are also rife with bromances, all you have to do is look. What exactly is a bromance? The term is used to describe a non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close. In mystery, this…
