I'm going to share a summary of my book "The Hemlock Project" just for fun
(Set in the 1890s in France)

The industrial revolution, the age of machinery and new and fascinating technology. Without it, we would not have come as far as we have now. But with such vast new discoveries, people started to wonder what else they could make with these new assets. A proud inventor named Gabriel was one of those people. He believed that since machines do not die, then there would be a way to fuse man and machine together to create immorality. It was a genius plan, however, the experimentation process was anything but humane.
Detective Everett Fowler has been sent overseas to Gabriel's hometown to take up work there. Upon arriving, he realized there were a staggering number of missing cases within the past few years. The first case he was assigned was to investigate the death of none other than Gabriel himself. Everett, however, is not what you call a great detective. He's cowardly and extremely shy, and this case is only fueling his anxious nature.
Everett finds that he must work with the only son of Gabriel, Valentine, who is his only known family, as well as a master criminal, to uncover the secrets that Gabriel was hiding.
After further investigation, they realize that the organization Gabriel has created is still going strong, and they must figure out who is the current leader of the group so they can shut it down for good. They suspect one of Gabriel's allies, owners of large companies who funded his work in return for a percent of the profits, is now the current head. The problem is, though, the members of Gabriel's secret organization are extremely dangerous and will stop at nothing to silence anyone who interferes with their plans.
But that's not the only threat, the failed experiments exist now as half dead beasts. While they are mentally and physically dead, the machines they were fused with are forcing their bodies to keep running. These experiments are dangerous and powerful, and they roam free within the town. Everett can not afford to make one wrong move, because every step he takes, something awful is always one step behind.

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Okay, I'm obsessed with this already. First off, I really like that Everett is cowardly and shy. It's going to be a great reprieve from your typical "all I do is smoke cigarettes and make snarky comments" detective. I'm excited to see him face that cowardice, and overcome it to get the job done.
The experiment concept is also super unique! I've already got a ton of questions rolling around in my head just from the description lol. I can already tell there's going to be twists and turns and it's going to be amazing :)

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Thank you so much for your feedback! I like how you noticed my intention to steer him away from being a stereotypical detective. (He's also a bit of a crybaby lol)
I've been working on this for a little over a year now and it's undergone a LOT of changes. (The first couple drafts should be burned immediately)
I can't wait to hear more about your book and how it's coming along!

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Are you writing in first or third person? I've been seeing that most readers prefer third, but I personally prefer the intimacy and character connection that comes from first person.

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I’m writing in third. But i think it depends on how close you want your readers to be to the character and how much information they know. Third is a bit more broad which works in my case because I have several characters that could stand in as the main character at any time. I also find that third is flows more naturally if you plan on switching perspectives between characters. But first works if, like you said, you want the intimacy and connection. It seems that your story is more character focused so I say go with first person.

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Thank you :) I've started in first but I just wanted to get a second opinion where it got to the point it'd be a pain to change. I hope things are going well on your end!

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