Russell Quant
The Russell Quant Mystery series is a well known series of suspense, thriller, and mystery. It was written by the popular Canadian novelist named Anthony Bidulka. This series is comprised of 8 books in total, which were released between the years 2003 and 2012. All the books in the series feature the lead protagonist in the role of Russell Quant, who is depicted as a private eye living in Canada. Russell Quant lives quite a large and happening life in a small prairie city in Canada called Saskatoon. Previously, Russell used to work as a constable in the local police station. But, he gave up the boring job and made use of his inheritance money for bankrolling a risky turn to become a private eye. Even though Russell Quant considers this work as a risky, both on the financial and professional levels, he enjoys doing it. To add to his bad luck, the city of Saskatoon is not prone to many criminal activities. As a result, they are not many private investigators living here. Going through the Yellow Pages, the clients can find a very less number of investigators. And to make the matters even more complicated for Russell Quant, he is found to be a gay. Throughout the course of the mystery series, it is shown that most of the action happens within the prairie burg. However, Russell Quant often travels to faraway places, trailing the bad guys. He ventures out of the Saskatoon city to New York, Barcelona, and Paris. His reputation in the world of private eyes is like that of a party boy sleuth, who likes to get around, spread his particular gimlet-eyed wit, brawn, and brain brand. His searches and investigation takes Russell Quant to unique locations, where he is needed to deal with some of the most captivating personalities. Due to such involvements of Russell Quant, the stories described in the books of this series appear as saucy, rich, and engaging to read. At the end of each of the novels, Russell Quant is shown as returning back to his hometown in Saskatoon.