Marnie Rome's Dream Team

Over at the WHSmith blog, I'm dream-teaming Marnie with my favourite fictional detectives including Jack Caffrey, John Luther, Clarice Starling and others.



Ten Times Marnie Worked with New Partners, and One Time She Couldn’t 

Marnie Rome has a great partner in DS Noah Jake, but that didn’t stop me imagining what would happen if I teamed her up with some of my favourite fictional detectives…

3. John Luther

1. Who: Brooding, great-coated hero of Neil Cross’s hit TV drama.
2. Upside: Marnie would control John’s worst impulses, and he’d encourage hers.
3. Downside: He already has a dangerous redhead he hangs out with, way too much.
4. Upshot: Alice would try to kill Marnie.

5. Patrick Jane

1. Who: Reformed (almost) con-man turned police consultant.
2. Upside: He’s the Mentalist; she’s Marnie Rome. They’d solve crimes at the speed of light.
3. Downside: The FBI would get in the way of their teamwork.
4. Upshot: If all else fails, they could run away to the circus together.

And One Time She Couldn’t:

1. Sherlock Holmes

1. Who: Seriously?
2. Upside: A chance for Marnie to get her geek on. Nothing he kept in his fridge would surprise her.
3. Downside: No one likes a smartarse.
4. Upshot: He’d try to solve the mystery in her past, and then she’d have to hire Alice and Gretchen to take care of him.

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