Fortune's mannerisms and speech put him into the same class as Lord Peter Wimsey but the stories are much darker, and often involve murderous obsession, police corruption, financial skulduggery, child abuse and miscarriages of justice.
O maneirismo e fala de Fortune faino semellante a Lord Peter Wimsey pero as historias son máis escuras, e con frecuencia atinxe obsesión polo asasinato, corrupción policial, abuso infantil e outras inxustizas.