Although he is tough and eventually solves the case through reasoning and cunning strategy , he is also a heavy drinker and ever so often prefers taking a nap to investigating the crime for which he has been hired .
Crane is depicted as an ambivalent figure .
Although Crane is tough and eventually solves the case through reasoning and cunning strategy , Crane is also a heavy drinker and ever so often prefers taking a nap to investigating the crime for which Crane has been hired .
Crane is depicted as an ambivalent figure .