So, after thinking about this, I've decided to take break from the Lustitia series, and instead focus on writing on my new mystery novel that features a locked room mystery, or more specifically, a locked evidence room murder mystery that took place in a local police department.

After reading some Agatha Christie novels, I've got inspired to try out a mystery of my own. For this, I've decided to create two characters, Dale Knott, the male anthropomorphic fox private investigator, who usually wears the outfit like Sherlock Holmes, and Kate Hall, his girlfriend and eventually wife and assistant who is a female anthropomorphic rabbit.

For Dale Knott, I was thinking that he would just as intelligent as Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, but without the arrogance, rudeness, boasting, or disrespect in his attitude, instead, making him humble, socially-savvy, respectful to everyone around him, and even come across as a patient mentor to those trying to solve a mystery with him.

The authors of their respective characters, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Agatha Christie, hated their own protagonists, and both tried to kill them off at some point, though, with Sherlock Holmes, that resulted in public backlash strong enough for Arthur to bring him back. I understood why they felt that way.

The insufferable genius trope was done to death, and I feel like Hollywood loves this trope WAY too much, and it's one that usually prevents me from enjoying these genius characters, Dr. House, for instance. As such, I wanted to create a character that is approachable, sociable, and likable, but of course, also give him some flaws, both personality and mentally wise, like, when he has gained a tunnel vision, and makes some oversights here and there. I can also give out his backstory and make him a more vulnerable character.

What do you guys think? Sound like a good idea?