Fictional detectives are characters in

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. These individuals have long been a staple of

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, particularly in detective novels and short stories. Much of early detective fiction was written during the "

Golden Age of Detective Fiction The Golden Age of Detective Fiction was an era of classic murder mystery novels of similar patterns and styles, predominantly in the 1920s and 1930s. While the Golden Age proper is usually taken to refer to works from that period, this type of f ...

" (1920s–1930s). These detectives include

amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ...

private investigator A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI; also known as a private detective, an inquiry agent or informally a wikt:private eye, private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. ...

s and professional

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men. They are often popularized as individual characters rather than parts of the fictional work in which they appear. Stories involving individual detectives are well-suited to dramatic presentation, resulting in many popular theatre, television, and film characters. The first famous detective in fiction was

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely re ...

's C. Auguste Dupin. Later, Sir

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a Detective fiction, fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "Private investigator, consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with obser ...

became the most famous example and remains so to this day. The detectives are often accompanied by a

Dr. Watson Dr. John H. Watson is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Along with Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson first appeared in the novel ''A Study in Scarlet'' (1887). "The Adventure of Shosc ...

–like assistant or narrator.

Types

Fictional detectives generally fit one of four archetypes: * ''The amateur detective'' (Miss Marple, Jessica Fletcher, Lord Peter Wimsey); From outside the field of criminal investigation, but gifted with knowledge, curiosity, desire for justice, etc. * ''The private investigator'' (Cordelia, Holmes, Marlowe, Spade, Poirot, Magnum, Millhone); Works professionally in criminal and civic investigations, but outside the criminal justice system. * ''The police detective'' (Dalgliesh, Kojak, Morse, Columbo, Alleyn, Maigret); Part of an official investigative body, charged with solving crimes. * ''The forensic specialist'' (Scarpetta, Quincy, Cracker, CSI teams, Thorndyke); Affiliated with investigative body, officially tasked with specialized scientific results rather than solving the crime as a whole. Notable fictional detectives and their creators include:

Amateur detectives

Misir Ali Misir Ali () is a fictional character in a series of novels by Bangladeshi author Humayun Ahmed. He was described as one of the most famous characters in Bengali literature, TV and film over the last three decades. In the books, Ali plays the role ...

– part-time professor of psychology and academic author at

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

, created by

Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed ( Help:IPA/Bengali, �umajuːn aɦmed 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, Playwdramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and academic. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noro ...

* Arjun – young detective from

Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri (), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is ...

in West Bengal, created by

Samaresh Majumdar Samaresh Majumdar (10 March 1944 – 8 May 2023) was an Indian Bengali language writer from West Bengal. Early life and education Majumdar was born on 10 March 1944 in Gairkata, Jalpaiguri district in the then British India. He spent his ch ...

* P. K. Basu – criminal lawyer, created by

Narayan Sanyal Narayan Sanyal (26 April 1923 – 7 February 2005) was an Indian writer of modern Bengali literature as well as a civil engineer. Biography Narayan Sanyal was born in Hindmotor to Chittasukh Sanyal and Basantalata Devi. His name was initial ...

Trixie Belden Trixie Belden is the title character in a series of "detective" mysteries written between 1948 and 1986. The first six books were written by Julie Campbell Tatham, who also wrote the Ginny Gordon series; the stories were then continued by vari ...

– teen detective, created by Julie Campbell Tatham *

Boston Blackie Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle (1881–1928). Blackie was originally depicted as a jewel thief and safecracker in Boyle's stories, and became a private detective in adaptations for films, radio and televisi ...

– reformed jewel thief, created by Jack Boyle * Rosemary Boxer – with Laura Thyme, gardening detective, created by

Brian Eastman Brian Robert Eastman (born 3 September 1949, Brighton, UK) is a producer of feature films (such as ''Shadowlands (1993 film), Shadowlands'' and ''Under Suspicion (1991 film), Under Suspicion''), television drama (such as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot' ...

* Beatrice Adela Lestrange Bradley – widowed socialite, created by

Gladys Mitchell Gladys Maude Winifred Mitchell (21 April 1901 – 27 July 1983) was an English writer best known for her creation of Mrs Bradley, the heroine of 66 crime fiction, detective novels. She also wrote under the pseudonyms Stephen Hockaby and Malcol ...

Father Brown Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. He is featured in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and 1936. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and ...

– Catholic priest, created by English novelist

G. K. Chesterton Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English author, philosopher, Christian apologist, journalist and magazine editor, and literary and art critic. Chesterton created the fictional priest-detective Father Brow ...

. Features in 51 detective short stories. *

Encyclopedia Brown ''Encyclopedia Brown'' is a series of books featuring the adventures of boy detective Leroy Brown, nicknamed "Encyclopedia" for his intelligence and range of knowledge. The 29 books in the children's literature series were written (one co-writ ...

– boy detective Leroy Brown, nicknamed "Encyclopedia" for his intelligence and range of knowledge. *

Cadfael Brother Cadfael is the main fictional character in a series of historical murder mysteries written between 1977 and 1994 by the linguist-scholar Edith Pargeter under the name Ellis Peters. The character of Cadfael himself is a Welsh Benedic ...

– early 12th-century monk solves murders and social problems, created by

Ellis Peters Edith Mary Pargeter (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of ...

, also known as

Edith Pargeter Edith Mary Pargeter (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of ...

. *

Jonathan Creek ''Jonathan Creek'' is a long-running British mystery fiction, mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. It stars Alan Davies as the title character, who works as a creative consultant to a stage magician whi ...

– creative consultant to a magician, in a British TV series by the same name, written by

David Renwick David Peter Renwick (; born 4 September 1951) is an English author, television writer, actor, director and executive producer. He created the sitcom ''One Foot in the Grave'' and the mystery series ''Jonathan Creek''. He was awarded the Writers ...

. *

Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is a fictional character appearing in several mystery book series, movies, video games, and TV shows as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwriter, ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudo ...

– High school sleuth, created by

Edward Stratemeyer Edward L. Stratemeyer (; October 4, 1862 – May 10, 1930) was an American publisher, writer of children's fiction and founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. He is one of the most prolific writers in the world, having penned over 1,300 book ...

. * C. Auguste Dupin – upper class character created by

. Dupin made his first appearance in Poe's "

The Murders in the Rue Morgue "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in ''Graham's Magazine'' in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective fiction, detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of wikt:ratio ...

" (1841), widely considered the first

story. * Dr Gideon Fell – "lexicographer" and drinker, created by

John Dickson Carr John Dickson Carr (November 30, 1906 – February 27, 1977) was an American author of detective stories, who also published using the pseudonyms Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn. He lived in England for a number of years, and ...

* Sister Fidelma – A Celtic nun in the 7th century who solves mysteries, by

Peter Berresford Ellis Peter Berresford Ellis (born 10 March 1943) is a British historian, literary biographer, and novelist who has published over 98 books to date either under his own name or his pseudonyms Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan. He has also published 10 ...

The Famous Five (novel series) ''The Famous Five'' is a series of children's adventure novels and short stories written by English author Enid Blyton. The first book, ''Five on a Treasure Island'', was published in 1942. The novels feature the adventures of a group of you ...

- Child detectives and their pet dog created by

Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have been tra ...

. *

Jessica Fletcher Jessica Beatrice "J. B." Fletcher () is a fictional detective and writer and the main character and protagonist of the American television series ''Murder, She Wrote''. Portrayed by award-winning actress Angela Lansbury, Fletcher is a best-sel ...

– writer, created by

William Link William Theodore Link (December 15, 1933 – December 27, 2020) was an American film and television screenwriter and producer who often worked in collaboration with Richard Levinson. Biography Early life Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...

and

Richard Levinson Richard Leighton Levinson (August 7, 1934 – March 12, 1987) was an American screenwriter and producer who often worked in collaboration with William Link. Life and career Levinson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the Univ ...

for ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' TV series (1984–1996) * Pandab Goenda – team of five child detectives, created by

Sasthipada Chattopadhyay Sasthipada Chattopadhyay (9 March 1941 – 3 March 2023) was an Indian novelist and short story writer in Bengali. He is well known in Bengali literature for the series stories of Pandab Goenda. Life and career Chattopadhyay was born in Khuru ...

Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; ; (; () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin. Gogol used the grotesque in his writings, for example, in his works " The Nose", " Viy", "The Overcoat", and " Nevsky Prosp ...

– teenage detective, created by

Samaresh Basu Samaresh Basu (; 11 December 1924 – 12 March 1988) was an Indian writer in modern Bengali literature, known for his versatility and vast range of themes. He wrote under the pen name Kalkut. Basu was awarded the 1980 Sahitya Akademi Award in B ...

Beverly Gray ''Beverly Gray'' is a series of mystery stories comprising 26 novels, and published between 1934 and 1955, by Clair Blank, the pen name of Clarissa Mabel Blank Moyer. The novels began as a series of school stories, following the progress of Bev ...

– protagonist of the Beverly Gray Mystery series by

Clair Blank Clarissa Mabel Blank (August 5, 1915August 15, 1965) was an American author. She wrote the '' Beverly Gray'' mystery series and four other novels. Early life and education Blank was born on August 5, 1915, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Bessie a ...

* Myrtle Hardcastle – Victorian girl detective, main character in the Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery novels, created by

Elizabeth C. Bunce Elizabeth C. Bunce is an American author who writes mysteries, fantasy, and ghost stories. Best known for her Edgar Award-winning Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery series and her novel ''A Curse Dark as Gold'', her books feature strong female character ...

The Hardy Boys The Hardy Boys, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional characters who appear in a series of mystery novels for young readers. The series revolves around teenage amateur sleuths, solving cases that often stumped their adult counterparts. ...

– Sibling high school sleuths, (Frank & Joe) created by

. * Jonathan & Jennifer Hart – millionaire couple, created by

Sidney Sheldon Sidney Sheldon (February 11, 1917 – January 30, 2007) was an American writer. He was prominent in the 1930s, first working on Broadway plays, and then in motion pictures, notably writing the successful comedy '' The Bachelor and the Bobby-Sox ...

Patrick Jane Patrick Jane is a fictional character and the protagonist of the CBS crime drama ''The Mentalist'', portrayed by Simon Baker. Jane is an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation, and helps by giving advice and insight fro ...

– con artist, created by

Bruno Heller Bruno Heller (born 13 January 1960) is a British screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for creating the HBO television series ''Rome'', the CBS television series ''The Mentalist'', and the FOX television series '' Gotham'', based on ...

for ''

The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, t ...

'' TV series *

Jagga Jasoos ''Jagga Jasoos'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language musical adventure comedy film written and directed by Anurag Basu, and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Basu and Ranbir Kapoor. It stars Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, and tells the story of a ...

– young detective, created by

Anurag Basu Anurag Basu (born 8 May 1970) is an Indian director, screenwriter, actor and producer in Hindi cinema. He is best known for films that tackle bold themes of passion, envy, and adultery. After initial setbacks, he achieved his breakthrough with ...

for the eponymous film *

Al Moghameron Al Khamsa Al Moghameron Al Khamsa (), is a series of children's adventure books written by Egyptian author Mahmoud Salem. It was depicted in a miniseries aired in Television in Egypt, Egyptian television starring Salah Zulfikar in 1972. The first book, ''ل ...

(The Five Adventurers or The Adventurous Five) - kid detectives created by

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

ian writer

Mahmoud Salem Mahmoud Salem (; 1931 – 24 February 2013) was an Egyptians, Egyptian author known for writing Mystery fiction, mystery and Children's literature, children's books, including the ''Al Moghameron Al Khamsa'' adventure series. He has been referred ...

. * Jayanta & Manik – amateur detective duo created by

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

novelist

Hemendra Kumar Roy Hemendra Kumar Roy (2 September 1888 – 18 April 1963) was an Indian Bengali writer noted for his contribution to the early development of the genre of children's literature in the language. He was a noted contributor to the early development o ...

Kakababu Kakababu, or Raja Roy Chowdhury, is a fictional adventurer created by Bengali people, Bengali author Sunil Gangopadhyay. The series debuted in the 1971 Puja issue of Anandamela, Anandamela magazine with ''Bhoyonkor Sundor'', and quickly became ...

– former director of the

Archaeological Survey of India The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexander ...

, created by

Sunil Gangopadhyay Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (September 7, 1934 – October 23, 2012) was an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer, and critic. He played a key role in modernizing Bengali poetry and co-founded the 1953 Avant-garde, avant-gra ...

Sally Lockhart Veronica Beatrice "Sally" Lockhart (later Goldberg) is a fictional character in a series of books by Philip Pullman. Sally Lockhart is a dazzling 16-year-old, middle-class orphan in Victorian England whose father taught her a variety of useful th ...

– teenage girl, created by

Philip Pullman Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. He is best known for the fantasy trilogy ''His Dark Materials''. The first volume, ''Northern Lights'' (1995), won the Carnegie Medal

Miss Marple Miss Jane Marple is a fictional character in Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories. Miss Marple lives in the village of St Mary Mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective. Often characterised as an elderly spinster, she is one ...

– a small town old spinster who solves a number of crimes using common sense, created by

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen neo-noir Mystery fiction, mystery Drama (film and television), drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional city, fictional town of Ne ...

– school girl whose father is a private detective, created by Rob Thomas *

Amelia Peabody Amelia Peabody Emerson is the protagonist of the Amelia Peabody series, a series of historical mystery novels written by author Elizabeth Peters (a pseudonym of Egyptologist Barbara Mertz, 1927–2013). Peabody is married to Egyptologist Radcli ...

– Egyptologist who solves a variety of dastardly crimes in turn-of-the-century Egypt, created by

Elizabeth Peters Barbara Louise Mertz (September 29, 1927 – August 8, 2013) was an American author who wrote under her own name as well as under the pseudonyms Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels. In 1952, she received a PhD in Egyptology from the Universi ...

. *

Ellery Queen Ellery Queen is a pseudonym created in 1928 by the American detective fiction writers Frederic Dannay (1905–1982) and Manfred Bennington Lee (1905–1971). It is also the name of their main fictional detective, a mystery writer in New York City ...

– author and editor of a magazine, created by two writers, using the pseudonym

Easy Rawlins Easy is an adjective describing something that is not difficult to do. It may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Easy'' (film), a 2003 American romantic comedy film *''Easy!'', or ''Scialla!'', a 2011 Italian comedy f ...

– black WWII veteran from Houston. All stories take place in Los Angeles during the 50s & 60s. Created by

Walter Mosley Walter Ellis Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private in ...

. * Joseph Rouletabille – journalist created by French writer

Gaston Leroux Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (; 6 May 186815 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (, 1909), which has been made int ...

. Main character in ''

The Mystery of the Yellow Room ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (in French ''Le mystère de la chambre jaune'') is a mystery novel written by French author Gaston Leroux. One of the first locked-room mystery novels, it was first published serially in France in the periodical ...

''. * Niladri Sarkar – retired colonel, naturist and amateur investigator, created by Bengali writer

Syed Mustafa Siraj Syed Mustafa Siraj (; 14 October 1930 – 4 September 2012) was an Indian author. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel '' Aleek Manush'' (''Mythical Man''), considered his most lauded work. In 2005, his short story "Ran ...

* Laura Thyme – with Rosemary Boxer, gardening detective, created by

* Dr. John Thorndyke – medical doctor who trained to become a forensic specialist, created by R. Austin Freeman *

Philip Trent ''Trent's Last Case'' is a detective novel written by E. C. Bentley and first published in 1913. Despite the title, it is in fact the first work in which its central character, the artist and amateur detective Philip Trent, appears: he subsequen ...

– gentleman sleuth, created by E. C. Bentley * Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen – created by

Jacques Futrelle Jacques Heath Futrelle (April 9, 1875 – April 15, 1912) was an American journalist and mystery writer. He is best known for writing short detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as "The Thinking M ...

* Hetty Wainthropp – retired working-class woman, created by

David Cook David Cook may refer to: Entertainment * David Cook (game designer) (active since 1980s), American game designer for TSR * David Cook (singer) (born 1982), winner of the seventh season of ''American Idol'' ** ''David Cook'' (album) (released 2008) ...

Lord Peter Wimsey Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey (later 17th Duke of Denver) is the fictional protagonist in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers (and their continuation by Jill Paton Walsh). A amateur, dilettante who solves myst ...

– wealthy English gentleman, created by

Dorothy L. Sayers Dorothy Leigh Sayers ( ; 13 June 1893 – 17 December 1957) was an English crime novelist, playwright, translator and critic. Born in Oxford, Sayers was brought up in rural East Anglia and educated at Godolphin School in Salisbury and Somerv ...

, assisted by his valet (and batman from WW1) Bunter and later also Harriet Vane *

Kyoko Kirigiri is a fictional Character (arts), character from the Spike Chunsoft visual novel action-adventure game series ''Danganronpa''. She was introduced in the 2010 game ''Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' as a high school student and the "Ultimate ??? ...

- a former detective from the game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc *

Shuichi Saihara The following is a list of characters from the Spike Chunsoft video game series ''Danganronpa''. The series follows the students of Hope's Peak Academy who are forced into a life of mutual killing by a sadistic teddy bear named Monokuma. The seri ...

- main detective and second

protagonist A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a ...

in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony *

Three Investigators The Three Investigators is an American juvenile detective book series first published as "''Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators''". It was created by Robert Arthur Jr., who believed involving a famous person such as movie director Alfr ...

- An American juvenile detective book series created by Robert Arthur Jr. * Kiyoshi Shimada - a Buddhist priest who excels at solving mysteries, created by

Yukito Ayatsuji , known by his pen name , is a Japanese writer of mystery and horror. He is one of the founders of Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan and one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing. His ...

. Shimada first appeared in Ayatsuji's debut novel ''

The Decagon House Murders is a 1987 Japanese mystery novel, the debut work of author Yukito Ayatsuji. Borrowing its basic plot structure from Agatha Christie's ''And Then There Were None'' (Christie's book is directly referenced by some of the characters at several po ...

'' (1987). The book belongs to his Bizarre House/Mansion Murders series. The first two volumes of the series have been translated into English by Locked Room International. *

Hildegarde Withers Hildegarde Withers is a fictional character, an amateur crime-solver in several novels, short stories and films. She was created by American mystery author Stuart Palmer (1905–1968). Character Miss Withers "whom the census enumerator had rec ...

- a New York City schoolteacher turned amateur sleuth created by Stuart Palmer

Private investigators

* David Addison in ''Moonlighting'' – created by

Glenn Gordon Caron Glenn Gordon Caron (born April 3, 1954), sometimes credited as Glenn Caron, is an American writer, director, and producer, best known for the television series '' Moonlighting'' in the 1980s and ''Medium'' in the 2000s. He lives in Los Angeles, Ca ...

Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Angel is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt for the American television programs ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and its spin-off series ''Angel''. The character is portrayed by actor David Boreanaz. As introduced in ' ...

– Vampire with a soul and private investigator in Los Angeles *

Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictional detective created by Bengali author Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. A self-proclaimed "satyanweshi" (literally seeker of truth), Bakshi is known for his keen observation, logical thinking, and knowledge of forensic sc ...

– created by

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was an Indian Bengali language, Bengali-language writer. He was actively involved with Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. The creator of the Bengali dete ...

* Goenda Baradacharan – created by

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (; born 2 November 1935) is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relatively new fictional sleuths Barodacharan and Shabor Dasgupta. Life Shi ...

* Parashor Barma – created by

Premendra Mitra Premendra Mitra (4 September 1904 – 3 May 1988)Samsad Bengali Charitabhidhan Vol.II edited Anjali Bose, Published by Sagitta Samsad, Kolkata, Edition January,2019,Page-240 was an Indian poet, writer and film director in the Bengali language. ...

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

– World's Greatest Detective in the

DC Universe The DC Universe (DCU) is the shared universe in which most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. In context, the term "DC Universe" usually refers to the main DC Continuity (fiction), continuity. It contains v ...

– created by

Bob Kane Robert Kane ( Kahn ; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator, and artist who created Batman and many early related characters for DC Comics. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby ...

and

Bill Finger Milton "Bill" Finger (February 8, 1914 – ) was an American comic book writer who co-created the DC Comics character Batman with Bob Kane. Despite making major (sometimes, signature) contributions as an innovative writer, visionary mythos/world ...

* Tommy and Tuppence Beresford – created by

Sexton Blake Sexton Blake is a fictional British detective, whose adventures captivated readers for over eight decades from 1893 to 1978. Blake featured in more than 4,000 stories by approximately 200 different authors, making him one of the most prolifica ...

- created by

Harry Blyth Henry Thomas (Harry) Blyth (January 1852 – February 1898) was a British journalist, novelist, playwright, and editor, best remembered as the creator of the fictional detective Sexton Blake. A prolific contributor to newspapers, Victorian penn ...

Benoit Blanc ''Knives Out'' is a 2019 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson. Daniel Craig leads an eleven-actor ensemble cast as Benoit Blanc, a famed private detective who is summoned to investigate the death of the bestselling autho ...

- created by

Rian Johnson Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film ''Brick (film), Brick'' (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget ...

* Jackson Brodie – created by Kate Atkinson *

Nestor Burma Nestor Burma is a fictional character created by French crime novelist Léo Malet. Overview In the Burma series, one can isolate a subset of novels each set in a different quarter (arrondissement) of Paris which Malet dubbed the "New Mysteries o ...

– created by Léo Malet *

Albert Campion Albert Campion is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Margery Allingham. He first appeared as a supporting character in '' The Crime at Black Dudley'' (1929), an adventure story involving a ring of criminals ...

– created by

Margery Allingham Margery Louise Allingham (20 May 1904 – 30 June 1966) was an English novelist from the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", and considered one of its four " Queens of Crime", alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Ngaio Marsh. All ...

Pepe Carvalho Pepe Carvalho is a fictional private detective, the protagonist of a series of novels written by Spanish writer Manuel Vázquez Montalbán. The character Carvalho has a rich, complex and contradictory personality. The author uses his adventures ...

– created by

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (14 June 1939–18 October 2003) was a prolific Spanish writer from Barcelona: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humorist, critic and political prisoner as well as a gastronome and an ...

Richard Castle Richard Edgar "Rick" Castle (born Richard Alexander Rodgers) is a fictional character on the ABC crime series ''Castle''. He is portrayed by Nathan Fillion. The name Richard Castle is also used as a pseudonym under which a set of real books ...

– Very successful novelist and private investigator from the ABC television series ''Castle'' * Nick & Nora Charles – created by

Dashiell Hammett Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( ; May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade ('' The Ma ...

* Dipak Chatterjee – created by Swapan Kumar *

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Cordelia Gray Cordelia Gray is a fictional character created by English author P. D. James. Gray is the protagonist of two novels, '' An Unsuitable Job for a Woman'' (1972) and of '' The Skull Beneath the Skin'' (1982). Cordelia Gray is a young woman who works ...

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* Jake Lassiter – created by

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* Bernie Little – in the Chet and Bernie Mystery Series, created by

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* Bhaduri Moshai – created by Nirendranath Chakraborty * Hercule Poirot – created by

* Precious Ramotswe – created by Alexander McCall Smith * Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)#Characters and cast, Jeff Randall – created by Dennis Spooner for ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' TV series * Jim Rockford (television character), Jim Rockford – created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell for ''The Rockford Files'' TV series * Kiriti Roy – created by Indian dermatologist and a popular Bengali novelist Nihar Ranjan Gupta * John Shaft – created by Ernest Tidyman * Sam Spade – created by

* Shawn Spencer and Burton Guster – created by Steve Franks for ''Psych (TV series), Psych'' TV series * Spenser (character), Spenser – created by Robert B. Parker * Remington Steele – created by Robert Butler, Michael Gleason for ''Remington Steele'' TV series * Jake Styles – created by Dean Hargrove and Joel Steiger for ''Jake and the Fatman'' TV series * Cormoran Strike – created by Robert Galbraith (a pen name of J.K. Rowling) * Jack Taylor - based on Ken Bruen, Ken Bruen's crime-drama books an Irish ex-cop as a maverick private investigator * The Continental Op – created by

* Philo Vance – created by S. S. Van Dine * V. I. Warshawski – created by Sara Paretsky * Nero Wolfe – created by Rex Stout * Ace Ventura - created by Jack Bernstein * Karamchand - created by Anil Chaudhary

Police detectives

* Roderick Alleyn, Inspector Roderick Alleyn – created by Ngaio Marsh * Sgt. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson – from the television series ''Police Woman (TV series), Police Woman'', created by Robert L. Collins, played by Angie Dickinson * 87th Precinct detectives – created by Ed McBain * Inspector Alan Banks – created by Peter Robinson (novelist), Peter Robinson * Superintendent Battle – created by

* Bony (character), Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte – created by Arthur Upfield * Harry Bosch – created by Michael Connelly * Inspector Nash Bridges from Nash Bridges (1996 to 2001), played by Don Johnson – created by Carlton Cuse * Charlie Chan – created by Earl Derr Biggers * Inspector Clouseau – from the ''The Pink Panther (film series), Pink Panther'' franchise * Columbo (character), Columbo – from the American TV series ''Columbo'', created by

and

* Sergeant Cork – created by Ted Willis * James "Sonny" Crockett – created by Anthony Yerkovich, played by Don Johnson (1984 to 1990) and Colin Farrell (2006) in Miami Vice * Adam Dalgliesh, Inspector Adam Dalgliesh – created by

* Shabor Dasgupta – created by

* Judge Dee – 8th century Chinese fictionalized magistrate with later editions by Robert van Gulik * Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, Popeye Doyle – created by Robin Moore, based on the real Detective Eddie Egan * Disco Elysium, Harrier "Harry" Du Bois - created by Robert Kurvitz for the video game Disco Elysium. Chosen name may vary depending on the player's choices. * Inspector French (Joseph French) – created by Freeman Wills Crofts * Inspector Frost – created by R. D. Wingfield * Foyle's War, D.C.S. Christopher Foyle – from the British TV series ''Foyle's War'', created by Anthony Horowitz * Chief Inspector Armand Gamache – created by Louise Penny * Inspector Alan Grant – created by Josephine Tey * Inspector Japp – created by

* Richard Jury – created by mystery author Martha Grimes * Kojak, Lt. Theo Kojak – TV series (played by Telly Savalas) * Duca Lamberti – created by Giorgio Scerbanenco, becomes a police in the second novel of the Milano Quartet * Christie Love - fictional New York City police detective from TV movie and series ''Get Christie Love!'' * Inspector Lestrade – created by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle * Judge Bao fiction, Judge Bao – Chinese judge and investigator * Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald – created by E.C.R. Lorac * Jules Maigret – created by Georges Simenon * Steve McGarrett – ''Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), Hawaii Five-O'' TV series *

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and David Hoberman * Salvo Montalbano – Italian police commissioner created by Andrea Camilleri * Inspector Morse – created by Colin Dexter * Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse – created by Colin Dexter, played by John Thaw in ''Inspector Morse (TV series), Inspector Morse'' (1987 to 2000, original series), and by Shaun Evans in ''Endeavour (TV series), Endeavour'' (2012 to 2023, prequel series) * Murdoch Mysteries, Detective William Murdoch – created by Maureen Jennings * Furuhata Ninzaburō – created by Kōki Mitani, a Japanese version of Columbo * Inspector Palmu – created by Mika Waltari * Jake Peralta (from ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'') – created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur * Colin Watson (writer)#Inspector Walter PurbInspector Walter Purbright – created by Colin Watson (writer), Colin Watson * Detective Inspector John Rebus, Inspector Rebus – created by Ian Rankin * Dave Robicheaux – created by James Lee Burke * Inspector Simon Serrailler – created by Susan Hill * Detective Inspector Luke Thanet – created by Dorothy Simpson * Thomson and Thompson – from ''The Adventures of Tintin'', created by Hergé * Dick Tracy – created by Chester Gould * Inspector Wallander – created by Henning Mankell

Forensic specialists

* Siri Paiboun - ''Dr. Siri Paiboun Mysteries'' - novels created by Colin Cotterill * Temperance Brennan – ''Bones (TV series), Bones'' TV series based on the books by Kathy Reichs * Donald "Ducky" Mallard – ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' TV series * Dexter Morgan – ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'' TV series * Henry Morgan – ''Forever (2014 TV series), Forever'' TV series immortal medical examiner and private investigator * John Rhode#Dr. Priestley Novels, Dr. Lancelot Priestly – created by John Rhode * Dr. R. Quincy – ''Quincy, M.E.'' TV series * Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs – created by Jeffery Deaver * Elizabeth Rodgers – ''Law & Order'' TV series * Kay Scarpetta, Dr. Kay Scarpetta – created by Patricia Cornwell * Abby Sciuto – ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' TV series * Dr. John Thorndyke – created by R. Austin Freeman * Bruce Wayne – ''Batman comics'' and adaptions * Flash (Barry Allen), Barry Allen – ''Flash comics'' and adaptions

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV shows

* Stella Bonasera – ''CSI: NY'' TV series * Horatio Caine – ''CSI: Miami'' TV series * Jo Danville – ''CSI: NY'' TV series * Calleigh Duquesne – ''CSI: Miami'' TV series * Gil Grissom – ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' TV series * Raymond Langston – ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' TV series * D.B. Russell, D. B. Russell – ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' TV series * Mac Taylor – ''CSI: NY'' TV series * Catherine Willows – ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' TV series

Anime and manga

* Koichi Zenigata – character in ''Lupin III'', by Monkey Punch. Arch rival to the main protagonist Lupin III (character), Lupin. * List of Kindaichi Case Files characters, Hajime Kindaichi – character from the manga and anime series ''Kindaichi Case Files''. * Jimmy Kudo, Shinichi Kudo/Conan Edogawa –

's series ''Case Closed (manga), Case Closed'', which is known in Japan as Meitantei Conan. * L (Death Note)#L, L – a detective featured in the Death Note series created by

and

* Alice –

of ''Kamisama no memochou'', a NEET Detective. * Q.E.D. (manga)#Characters, Sou Touma – main character of the ''Q.E.D. (manga), Q.E.D.'' series created and produced by Motohiro Katou. * Kyoko Kirigiri – character in '' Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' started off as "Ultimate ???" revealed as the "Ultimate Detective". * Shuichi Saihara – character in '' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'' known as the 'Ultimate Detective". * Naoto Shirogane – character in ''Persona 4'' who is lonely, has a 200 level IQ, has insecurities on her age and her gender, and is the Detective Prince. Her weapon of choice is a handgun, mostly a revolver. She is currently voiced by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. * Goro Akechi – character in ''Persona 5'' who is the charismatic, lonely and wanting to be at the centre of attention at all times, pancake loving, black mask wearing, Second Advent of the Detective Prince. His Metaverse weapons of choice are: a chainsaw sword, a laser sabre, a serrated blade, and a ray gun. He is currently voiced by Robbie Daymond. *Dick Gumshoe – character from the manga and video game series Ace Attorney. *Grévil de Blois - inspector working in Sauville's police department. Featured in the novel series Gosick created by Kazuki Sakuraba. * Siesta - character from the Light Novel and anime series ''The Detective Is Already Dead''. * Sakaido - character from the original anime series ''Id – Invaded'' directed by Ei Aoki and written by Ōtarō Maijō. The anime has also received a manga sequel. * Armed Detective Agency - an organization from the animanga series Bungo Stray Dogs, Bungou Stray Dogs, the most notable of which being Edogawa Ranpo. * Kyouko Okitegami -

of Nisio Isin's novel series ''Bōkyaku Tantei''. She is a famous detective who finishes all her cases in one day, because she resets her memory every time she goes to sleep.

Notes

References

* Julian Symons. ''The Great Detectives: Seven Original Investigation''，1981，

External links

''Stop, You're Killing Me!''
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Types

Amateur detectives

Private investigators

Police detectives

Forensic specialists

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV shows

Anime and manga

See also

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