fictional detectives whose first name (if sometimes shortened) is Kate. Why so many?
RomaVenkat Send a noteboard - 28/01/2012 03:19:52 AM
Kate Brannigan (created by Val McDermid)
Kate Martinelli (created by Laurie R. King)
Kate Ryan (created by Kate Sweeney, which seems even odder)
Kate Delafield (created by I've forgotten who, probably Katherine V. Forrest, also even odder if that's right)
Kate Beckett, from Castle
Kate Lokley, from Angel
Kate Kane, who was an LBT (not sure which) Batwoman, and the Bats are all crime solvers first, right?
Kate Fansler (created by Amanda Cross)
Kate Baeier (created by Gillian Slovo)
Kat Colorado (created by Karen Kijewski) - no "e", which makes this one a rare and unique little snowflake
Kate Gillespie (created by Robin Burcell)
Kate Ivory (what the hell) (created by Veronica Stallwood)
Kate Jasper (created by Jaqueline Girdner)
I was looking for queer detective fiction, and found four Kate right away, and thought, what is it with queer women and the name "Kate"? Is it a particularly lesbian sort of name?
Then I remembered Kate Beckett (I've been reading Nikki Heat novels, and aren't they BAD?) and did a shallow search via wikipedia.
I mean. Yes, there is a lot of detective/mystery/crime/whatthefuckever fiction, but even amongst standard Judeo-Christian/Western names there are quite a number of things you can call your queer female detective that do not shorten to "Kate".
Why so many Kates? What am I missing?
Kate Martinelli (created by Laurie R. King)
Kate Ryan (created by Kate Sweeney, which seems even odder)
Kate Delafield (created by I've forgotten who, probably Katherine V. Forrest, also even odder if that's right)
Kate Beckett, from Castle
Kate Lokley, from Angel
Kate Kane, who was an LBT (not sure which) Batwoman, and the Bats are all crime solvers first, right?
Kate Fansler (created by Amanda Cross)
Kate Baeier (created by Gillian Slovo)
Kat Colorado (created by Karen Kijewski) - no "e", which makes this one a rare and unique little snowflake
Kate Gillespie (created by Robin Burcell)
Kate Ivory (what the hell) (created by Veronica Stallwood)
Kate Jasper (created by Jaqueline Girdner)
I was looking for queer detective fiction, and found four Kate right away, and thought, what is it with queer women and the name "Kate"? Is it a particularly lesbian sort of name?
Then I remembered Kate Beckett (I've been reading Nikki Heat novels, and aren't they BAD?) and did a shallow search via wikipedia.
I mean. Yes, there is a lot of detective/mystery/crime/whatthefuckever fiction, but even amongst standard Judeo-Christian/Western names there are quite a number of things you can call your queer female detective that do not shorten to "Kate".
Why so many Kates? What am I missing?
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fictional detectives whose first name (if sometimes shortened) is Kate. Why so many?
- 28/01/2012 03:19:52 AM
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Why are so many male action heroes John or Jack? For women it's a feminine, tough & generic name
- 28/01/2012 12:19:38 PM
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Re: When I write my own hardboiled detective, I'm gonna name her Taylor Swift.
- 02/02/2012 02:56:59 AM
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Monosyllabic names sound tougher. And the pink half of the baby-naming book is short on those.
- 28/01/2012 12:27:40 PM
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