I confess. I didn’t know who Methuselah was. Or why his legacy was important. A Google search quickly informed me that he was the longest living man in Biblical history. Without the assistance of modern medicine, he lived to be seven hundred plus years old. Who wouldn’t want to avoid the shackles of death and live “forever”? Certainly, Detective Sergeant Ian Waddle, the main character in Methuselah’s Legacy does. The man is scared to death of death. He’s facing his own mid-life crisis while solving the puzzles behind the Moorhen murder, among other cases.

When I start to read a police story, I expect an exciting one with lots of action and great, loveable characters I can identify with. Above all, however, I expect heroism and grandeur.
The best police characters are the ones that risk their lives day after day, not only for each other, but also because they are committed to making the world a better place to live in. For this they are willing to make sacrifices, even if it puts their most important human relationships at risk. Nevertheless, they somehow feel that it is worth it to continue, because they are doing the right thing.