Part of Diamond Brothers
First published 2011
Tim Diamond has built a reputation as the world's most incompetent private detective, but his latest case pushes his ineptitude into genuinely dangerous territory. When Tim accepts what appears to be a routine investigation, he stumbles into a web of threats that his bumbling detective skills are spectacularly unequipped to handle. His younger brother watches with growing alarm as Tim's usual mixture of overconfidence and complete misunderstanding of basic detective work leads him deeper into trouble. The brother knows that Tim's survival depends not on any sudden burst of competence, but on someone else doing the real thinking. As the danger escalates, the brother must find ways to guide Tim away from disaster without letting on that he's the one actually solving the case. The story captures the peculiar tension of watching someone you care about march confidently toward catastrophe while remaining blissfully unaware of the real stakes.
Genres: fiction, adventure, mystery, comedy
Vibes: humorous, lighthearted-tension, suspenseful, witty
Tropes: bumbling-protagonist, fish-out-of-water, hidden-competence, sibling-bond
40 pages · Kindle Edition · Walden Pond Press