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Gil Yates
Created by Alistair Boyle
GIL YATES is a real rare find--a private investigator from--get this!--California! What're the odds? But actually, Gil does carve a bit of a niche for himself, as a sort of high-tech, big business, high-priced, contingency P.I. He's quite an interesting character. Gil's not his real name, and he isn't even a licensed detective--he claims his real line is "Property Management", whatever that is. But since his clients lean towards con artists and worse, it doesn't really matter. He became a detective on a whim. He's a certifiable wimp (he's probably the only eye I've ever read that Stefanie Plum could take in a fight) and admits it frequently. He's married to a glassblowing, self-centered woman named Dorcas. it's small wonder he became a detective to live out fantasies, à la Walter Mitty. Middle-aged, in poor shape, bookish with almost no backbone, he still manages to display a lot of tenacity to complete his cases, often barely surviving.
He also has a quirk of mangling phrases like "This does not cut the ketchup" or "I am not a happy campsite", and more. Quite a good series. After reading books about physically formidable characters like Spenser and Milan Jacovich, Gil was a refreshing change of pace.
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Thanks to Booster67 for this one!