When
Frasier and
Niles Crane were children they wrote a series of 34
mysteries along the lines of
The Hardy Boys and
Nancy Drew in which they were the heroes. The basic premise of the stories involved two plucky lads who used their keen psychological insights to solve
crimes brought home by their
detective father. Some of their tales included...
The writing process involved
Frasier wearing his writer's jacket and glasses and dictating to his brother
Niles.
Niles would, in turn, type out the stories on the old family typewritter. In 2002 the brothers believed they had discovered
human remains under the
floorboards of their childhood home and, in their excitement, planned to have the stories published as part of the media blitz that would result once they solved the crime. In reality, however, they had discovered a fake
skull that they had used as children in a backyard production of
Hamlet. The stories remain unpublished.
References:
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Episodes of Frasier: "Daphne Returns" and "Death-trap"