Description

Born in Preston as Brandon Reece Taylor, Cometan grew up between two separated parents, seven siblings, two sets of grandparents and a whole host of cousins and other relatives. Feeling of a decidedly ‘unknown identity’, Cometan’s life changed forever when on the day of his fifteenth birthday, the idea came to him that he should make his own fictional mystery detective, and so Jesse Millette was born. 

The initial concept for Jesse Millette consisted of the fictional character and his cousin, Harriet Millette, attending a function at their estranged family’s estate. While this story was not included in the series and the title remains unknown, it was the catalyst for The Original Jesse Millette series as well as various other mystery and non-mystery related series. Influenced by the Nancy Drew series and the Hardy Boys series, Cometan credits these books with having a huge influence over the general demeanor, themes and idyllic atmosphere present in the Jesse Millette books. Other works that Cometan credits as having influence over Jesse Millette are Vango by Timoethée de Fombelle and the Enid Blyton mystery books all of which he loved to read whilst growing up.