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Sherlock HolmesFictional character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · fictional human · literary character · film character · television character–——
Hercule PoirotFictional detective created by Agatha Christie · fictional human · literary character · television character · film character–——
Miss MarpleFictional character in Agatha Christie stories · fictional human · literary character · television character · film character–——
Philip MarloweFictional character · fictional human · literary character · film character · television character–——
Sam SpadeFictional private detective · fictional human · literary character · fictional detective · film character–——
Inspector MaigretFictional French police detective · fictional human · literary character–——
Harry BoschFictional detective created by author Michael Connelly · fictional human · literary character · television character–——
Kurt WallanderFictional Swedish police inspector · literary character · fictional human · television character–——
Father BrownCharacter created by G. K. Chesterton · literary character · fictional human–——
Nancy DrewFictional character in a juvenile mystery series · fictional human · literary character · film character · television character–——Showing 10 of 10