There is no Q, so what could I do?
I decided to tell you about Phil Pearce. He appears first in Death in a Red Canvas Chair, where I describe him as thin as a stick with hair that looks like it was cut with nail scissors. His perfectly round face is dominated by a ski slope of a nose, with a bulbous end. Rhe thinks he is the homeliest man she’s ever seen, but comments that when his smile lights up his face, he is almost winsome.
He has problems keeping his uniform hat above his ears, but between those ears is a sharp mind that he uses to keep up with the latest forensic and police procedures. Phil is an investigator, smart and intuitive, and also a computer whiz, much better at searching the web than Rhe, so the police department and Rhe depend on him to come up with answers. He sniffs out shell corporations in the first book, searches for missing children in the second, and in Death by Pumpkin, he creates a program to allow him to search for faces in crowd pictures taken by dozens of different cameras.
Phil is an essential part of any investigation.
Do you have a mental image of him? I do, but I won’t tell you which actor I’m thinking of.
I think he sounds lovely – especially the nose! I have never heard quite such a brilliant description of a nose before 🙂
I crafted this character after an actor. Stay tuned to find out who it is?
I certainly will!!
Sounds like a great colleague to work with. Two Ps make a Q? Good try😂😂
🙂 🙂
I’m having a picture of Phil Pearce in a queue!
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Stay tuned to find out what actor I had in mind when I crafted this character!
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He sounds cool. And I love Porter Girl’s comment above. Nothing like a good nose description. Really gives us the image of what the guy looks like. 🙂
Great post, Noelle.
Thanks, Sylvia. I’ll have a picture for you soon!
The stick thin part is throwing me, but the round face and nose made me think of Gerard Depardieu.
You’re right, Robin. That part does describe Depardieu. But I have another actor in mind! Will have a picture at the end of the month.