EDWARD AND NICHOLAS HARLOW versus MYCROFT AND SHERLOCK HOLMES
I’m fond of male detectives. Roderick Alleyn. Adam Dalgliesh. Hercule Poirot. The Toff. Maybe that’s why I have TWO male amateur sleuths in my Harlow Brothers mystery series. Edward and Nicholas are siblings, though they aren’t the only brothers in mysteries. While I enjoyed the Hardy Boys in my childhood, the most obvious pair of grown siblings associated with mysteries are Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. And I wondered. Were they anything like Edward and Nicholas? The Similarities · Sherlock acknowledges Mycroft’s superior mental prowess. What makes Sherlock the more famous of the two is Mycroft’s dislike for physical activity. In my books, Nicholas scrambles to gather clues while Edward takes them in and eventually presents the solution. Unlike Mycroft, Edward is not lazy, but chasing clues would be undignified. · Mycroft’s job with the British government is intentional...