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Portrait of a Woman, Antoine Jean Gros, 1793-1800

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

1969 This light-hearted series from Thames Television, based on the short stories by Edgar Wallace, relates the adventures of an investigator in the Public Prosecutor's Office in the 1920s. Mr JG Reeder is the diametric opposite of Sam Spade, Philip Marlow and Mike Hammer. He is a shabbily dressed, diffident civil servant who prefers a cup of tea and a slice of seed cake to a shot of something stronger. Despite his outward appearance - of course - Reeder is a master detective with a razor sharp brain. In fact his mind gives him great cause for sorrow. He has, he claims, a criminal mind which allows him insight into motive and method denied to other men. These stories were well-presented (sadly in black and white) and Hugh Burden had the part of a life-time as Reeder, well supported by Willoughby Goddard as his expansive (in more ways than one) chief, Jason Toovey.

Sherlockians might appreciate this wonderful adaptation of Edgar Wallace's J.G. Reeder stories. Reeder's investigations and methods of investigation are less deductive reasoning than they are data collection and psychological profiling-- which didn't exist as we know them today when Edgar Wallace was writing. Reeder simply has a comprehensive knowledge of the criminal underworld and a knack for anticipating the actions and motives of professional gangsters due to what Reeder calls his "criminal mind."

The TV series, like the series of short stories upon which it is based, leaves some loose ends related to Reeder's personal and romantic life. If you find yourself desperate to know how things turn out for Mr. Reeder -- the loose ends are tied up in TERROR KEEP, a novel-length Reeder adventure with explosive action.

Fast-forward to adulthood—I caught a glimpse of them again a few years back. Remembering how much I enjoyed those characters, I wondered how they’d look through my own style.

And here’s how they turned out when I added my own spin to a childhood classic.