Re: Writer's observation
Very true. Ever heard of Moses Wine, the hippie private eye? Great stuff. They even made a very good movie mystery about him in the 70s with Richard Dreyfuss in the lead role. ("The Big Fix"). Great stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Fix
I'm thinking of writing one about a Cuban astronomer sailing rock and roll sleuth.
I'll call hm Manuel Labor.