Rereading an earlier draft of Book 1 I just realized that I contradicted myself in Book 2, so how about we use this space to keep track of some basic data on Portia Adams, eh?
FULL NAME: Portia Constance Adams, AKA P.C. Adams, Consulting Detective
PARENTS: Charles Eagle (deceased), Marie Adams (deceased)
AGE: in 1929 she is 19-years-old, therefore born in July 1910
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Blue eyes (from her grandfather and mother), tall, dark hair, slim build, right-handed.
LOCATION: Previously, San Francisco and then Toronto, now, 221B Baker St. London, in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London
EDUCATION: Basic schooling in Toronto, along with private tutors, now in King’s College studying Law (started in 1930)
PREFERENCES: Doesn’t like the color pink, adores books and reading, is messy (in terms of living habits), doesn’t like red wine, likes champagne, doesn’t like pea soup, can’t really cook.
SOCIALLY: Has no close friends other than Brian Dawes, and her guardian Mrs. Jones. A new friend has developed in Annie Coleson as of CaseBook 4, and she now has a Bloodhound named Nerissa.
[…] You might ask why I don’t start with the heroine of my series, Miss. Portia Adams, and the answer is that I did one for her when I first launched this blog, and you can find it in this post titled Keeping track of it all. […]
Didn’t you say she’s got some relation to Sherlock Holmes?
I don’t want to give too much away, but Portia Adams does indeed live at 221 Baker street.
i’m asking because i’m reading a manga where the main character is the niece of Sherlock Holmes…and has all his brains and love of puzzles. It’s quite interesting.
Ooh a manga? Cool. I haven’t read that one – what is it called?
“Young Miss Holmes”. The author is Kaoru Shintani and it’s available from Seven Seas Entertainment.
I will chase it down – thanks Rami!
you are most certainly welcome.
by the way, i think i should mention that during one of the mysteries in “Young Miss Holmes”, the story crosses over with a manga by another author employed by the same company, “Dance in the Vampire Bund”. Thought you’d like to know in case a vampire suddenly shows up in your graphic novel.
Who writes this stuff? It’s freaking outstanding! I could possibly use a writer on my own web sites if the quality is this excellent. Care to share the name and contact details of the writer? If not, no big deal. I comprehend the necessity to keep your freelancers hidden.
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