The Consulting Detective: Sir Maurice Newbury and Miss Veronica Hobbes

[Silbuster]

Continuing on with possible alternatives to Holmes and Watson as the consulting detective for Scotland Yard:

Sir Maurice Newbury and Miss Veronica Hobbes. From the contemporary novels of George Mann of which, thus far, I have read only three. Sir Maurice is a typically heroic Victorian gentleman. Thus far, he never seems to be deliberately armed. Instead he relies on pluck, strength, an almost superhuman ability to absorb punishment and divine intervention in the guise of always being able to lay his hands on some crucial, and usually, heavy object with which to pummel the villain into subjection. He also dabbles with magic. Miss Hobbes replaces strength with speed but can still kick or shoulder barge a door down, does use a pistol well, as well as objects immediately and conveniently (very!) to hand. Either, but not both, of them can use Bainbridge’s cane which is a souped up Edison Arc Truncheon which arrests miscreants permanently. For our purposes it counts as an arc version of a two-handed sword costing 9 points.

Sir Maurice Newbury Pluck 3, FV 4, SV 1, Speed 0, Lined coat, Large improvised weapon, tough, berserker, numb. Has the option to be either fearless or have fortitude and may choose one of these limited mystical powers: Harden, strengthen, true grit.

Miss Veronica Hobbes Pluck 3, FV 2, SV 3, Speed 1, Lined dress, Large improvised weapon, pistol. May choose up to two of duellist, intuitive, lightning draw, part of the crowd.

[Steve F]

From the contemporary novels of George Mann

Is that contemporary with the period in which they are set or contemporary with your post?  I'd normally read it as the former, but the only author called George Mann who comes to mind is the one who sometimes writes licensed Doctor Who fiction nowadays.

[LordBrentlake]

It's probably the same person. He has also written a series of pulp-type novels featuring "The Ghost". Both series are currently published by Titan Books.

[Silbuster]

Is that contemporary with the period in which they are set or contemporary with your post?  I'd normally read it as the former, but the only author called George Mann who comes to mind is the one who sometimes writes licensed Doctor Who fiction nowadays.

Contemporary as in one of our contemporaries.
I should have added that Sir Maurice is allowed any two-handed bashing or cutting weapon from the lists.