your detective's reports will be used in court, he should be able to write, and speak, concisely and clear.

Desire: Your detective should have a natural curiosity and need to solve the crime and catch the bad guy. Not because it is his job, but because his heart tells him.

Confidence: Whether it i

You have set the stage for your mystery. The victim has met his demise and your detective has arrived on the scene ready to solve the crime. But is he ready to do his job?

You have created your detective, given him a personality and an appearance. You have plotted a crime for him to solve and given him a team to work with. Now you need to give him the proper mental tools to aid in his quest.

Certain mental abilities are necessary to handle any situation and it is especially true for your detective. Your detective does not have to be perfect, but in order for him to have been promoted to detective; he needed to have these skills. That does not mean he still has them, you can withhold any of the follow to suit your story's plot.

I am sure this is not a complete list, but it will give you an idea of what it takes mentally to be a detective, which will help you write your detect better.

Mental Skills

Detectives come in many personalities and appearances, but they all share some basic mental skills that help them do their job.

Observation: Detective must have a highly developed ability to see what others miss. He needs to be able to look at the crime scene or clues and piece together what happened.

Writing Ability: Since your detective's reports will be used in court, he should be able to write, and speak, concisely and clear.

Desire: Your detective should have a natural curiosity and need to solve the crime and catch the bad guy. Not because it is his job, but because his heart tells him.

Confidence: Whether it is

with. Now you need to give him the proper mental tools to aid in his quest.

Certain mental abilities are necessary to handle any situation and it is especially true for your detective. Your detective does not have to be perfect, but in order for him to have been promoted to detective; he needed to have these skills. That does not mean he still has them, you can withhold any of the follow to suit your story's plot.

I am sure this is not a complete list, but it will give you an idea of what it takes mentally to be a detective, which will help you write your detect better.

Mental Skills

Detectives come in many personalities and appearances, but they all share some basic mental skills that help them do their job.

Observation: Detective must have a highly developed ability to see what others miss. He needs to be able to look at the crime scene or clues and piece together what happened.

Writing Ability: Since your detective's reports will be used in court, he should be able to write, and speak, concisely and clear.

Desire: Your detective should have a natural curiosity and need to solve the crime and catch the bad guy. Not because it is his job, but because his heart tells him.

Confidence: Whether it i

That does not mean he still has them, you can withhold any of the follow to suit your story's plot.

I am sure this is not a complete list, but it will give you an idea of what it takes mentally to be a detective, which will help you write your detect better.

Mental Skills

Detectives come in many personalities and appearances, but they all share some basic mental skills that help them do their job.

Observation: Detective must have a highly developed ability to see what others miss. He needs to be able to look at the crime scene or clues and piece together what happened.

Writing Ability: Since your detective's reports will be used in court, he should be able to write, and speak, concisely and clear.

Desire: Your detective should have a natural curiosity and need to solve the crime and catch the bad guy. Not because it is his job, but because his heart tells him.

Confidence: Whether it i

sonalities and appearances, but they all share some basic mental skills that help them do their job.

Observation: Detective must have a highly developed ability to see what others miss. He needs to be able to look at the crime scene or clues and piece together what happened.

Writing Ability: Since your detective's reports will be used in court, he should be able to write, and speak, concisely and clear.

Desire: Your detective should have a natural curiosity and need to solve the crime and catch the bad guy. Not because it is his job, but because his heart tells him.

Confidence: Whether it i

your detective's reports will be used in court, he should be able to write, and speak, concisely and clear.

Desire: Your detective should have a natural curiosity and need to solve the crime and catch the bad guy. Not because it is his job, but because his heart tells him.

Confidence: Whether it is speaking with witnesses or arresting the bad guy, your detective should not hesitate or show fear.

Self-Directed: A detective needs to be able to work without close supervision and make decisions on the move. Much of his work is done on the fly, without the luxury of having a supervisor nearby.

Patience: Detectives deal with a lot of different things, from dealing with victims/witnesses to stakeouts and long court proceedings.

Open-Minded: Your detective should let the facts of the crime, not their personal, religious or moral beliefs speak.

Intelligence: A detective should have above-average intelligence. His memory needs to be excellent. He should be able to think logically and with a little imagination when working on a crime.

As I said earlier, you can make your detective anyway you wish, but these are the traits most police departments look for when promoting an officer to the rank of detective.

Physical description is important, but what your detective has going on inside his head is just as important. Give him the mental skills he needs to solve the crime and watch him come to life.