Anyone else noticed a trend in mystery series where the sleuth ends up megarich? SPOILERS

[raccoon]

For instance, the Maisie Dobbs series. Last one in the series I know of, her mentor died and left her mucho dinero.

Same with Falco--in the last book, his father died and left Falco mucho dinero.

[siligut]

1. Life

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0874936/
Brilliant LAPD detective Charlie Crews has survived the extreme abuse befalling to an innocent cop in prison, was exonerated for the murders and released after 12 years in jail-hell. He could retire on his settlement, but chooses to resume police work. Nevertheless the grim experience has made him more philosophical and tempted to put justice - especially for the innocent - over chasing the presumably guilty and legally by the book, as his new partner Dani Reese must experience and learn to cope with.

I liked the story and characters, but seriously, he got paid millions for wrongful imprisonment?

[TheCentepedeShoes]

2. There is a new Maisie Dobbs

book due out this spring, the end of March I think, can't recall the title
This is one of my favorite series and I was checking Amazon a few days ago to see if anything new is coming up

[burrfoot]

3. 2 thoughts off the cuff-

1) It allows the detective to do ridiculous things/spend massive amounts of time "in pursuit of truth" than would otherwise be possible, if they had to keep taking side work

2) It points up what wonderful/amazing/dedicated people they are, so committed to truth and justice that they keep working by choice even though they don't have to....just a refinement of an archetype, I guess?


YMMV, of course


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