Man You Want Next Door

This is a weekly meme created by Dani @ Perspective of a Writer, to show off favourite characters. Be sure to check out their blog! This week’s topic is a male character you wouldn’t mind as a neighbor.

Jackson Brodie, from Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie series. It was also a six episode BBC series titled from the first book- Case Histories. He’s an ex-cop, turned private detective, and he’s an absolute sweetheart. He has a heart of gold. From helping an elderly lady who’s hired him to find her missing cat take care of other chores (and accepted no payment), to taking cold cases that the police haven’t been able to (and solving them), he’s just an all around kind person.  He also really needs a handler :/  He had a pretty messed up childhood, and it still haunts him. Someone to just keep an eye on him, to return the kindnesses he’s done by making sure he’s, ya know, fed. I’m a caretaker personality, so that works. I think he’d be fascinating to talk to, since I’m interested in forensics, and criminal cases.

The first book in Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie Mysteries series, called “The best mystery of the decade” by Stephen King, finds private investigator Jackson Brodie following three seemingly unconnected family mysteries in Edinburgh.

Case one: A little girl goes missing in the night.

Casetwo: A beautiful young office worker falls victim to a maniac’s apparently random attack.

Case three: A new mother finds herself trapped in a hell of her own making – with a very needy baby and a very demanding husband – until a fit of rage creates a grisly, bloody escape.
Thirty years after the first incident, as private investigator Jackson Brodie begins investigating all three cases, startling connections and discoveries emerge . . .’

8 thoughts on “Man You Want Next Door

    1. I have a very strong companion archetype, so it makes me want to take care of people, or help them the best I can with the energy I have. But I could make certain he got he got fed better and on a schedule. Kinda like Lucy Lui’s Watson.

  1. I love this series Aislynn! The book and the television show!! I love the actor who plays Jackson and the cases were fascinating! I LOVE that he is your next door neighbor of choice!! I agree he needs a handler so bad… and maybe it can develop into something more! ❤️

    1. I hadn’t realised the show before it popped up on our Amazon Prime as a recommendation. Since I love British shows anyway, I started watching and loved it. 😆 My family could only watch a single episode at a time because they had trouble with the accents. And Amanda Abbington was the police lady. That was great. I loved her in Sherlock.

    2. Hehehe, I found another fan. Yay, the other is in my house don’t seem nearly as excited by the show as I do. And of course they haven’t read the books just seen the show. And yes he needs a Handler very badly. Kind of like the new BBC Sherlock needs a Handler in Watson. And I do like to be helpful when I can.

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