Detectives in Love
Golden Age mysteries were not supposed to include much romance. Yet many detectives of that period did fall in love and even marry. Lord Peter courted Harriet Vane through three books, beginning with Strong Poison, and finally married her in the fourth. Albert Campion had that silly infatuation with Linda Sutane in Dancers in Mourning, but he finally came to his senses and married Amanda Fitton.
But my favorite and the one who, I believe, started it all, is Philip Trent in Trent’s Last Case. Written in 1913, TLC is thought by some critics and mystery fans to be the first real Golden Age mystery ( a few years before the “Golden Age” began). I love the book, and I love the havoc that Trent’s passion wreaks on his solution of the case. [The "nom" that I use on the DorothyL e-list is Mabel Manderson, who just happens to be Trent's beloved.]
So who is your favorite detective in love? It doesn’t have to be a Golden Age detective – and it certainly doesn’t have to be a male sleuth. Just tell us who he/she is and why he/she is your favorite detective in love. 
