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* [[Albert Campion]], created by [[Margery Allingham]] | * [[Albert Campion]], created by [[Margery Allingham]] | ||
* [[Arsène Lupin]], gentleman thief of the French [[Belle Époque]] (1880-1912, and later), created by [[Maurice Leblanc]] (1906-1941) | * [[Arsène Lupin]], gentleman thief of the French [[Belle Époque]] (1880-1912, and later), created by [[Maurice Leblanc]] (1906-1941) | ||
* [[Bony (Napoleon Bonaparte)]], Australian Aborigine detective created by [[Arthur Upfield]] | |||
* [[C. Auguste Dupin]], created by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] | * [[C. Auguste Dupin]], created by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] | ||
* [[Commissario Brunetti|Commissario Guido Brunetti]], based in Venice, created by [[Donna Leon]], 1992- | * [[Commissario Brunetti|Commissario Guido Brunetti]], based in Venice, created by [[Donna Leon]], 1992- |
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This is a supplement to the Crime fiction article, arranged by the first names (or titles) of the detectives, with the years of the first and last publications featuring that detective.
- Albert Campion, created by Margery Allingham
- Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief of the French Belle Époque (1880-1912, and later), created by Maurice Leblanc (1906-1941)
- Bony (Napoleon Bonaparte), Australian Aborigine detective created by Arthur Upfield
- C. Auguste Dupin, created by Edgar Allan Poe
- Commissario Guido Brunetti, based in Venice, created by Donna Leon, 1992-
- Commissaire Jules Maigret, based in Paris, created by Georges Simenon, 1931-1972
- Dr. Gideon Fell, created by John Dickson Carr, 1933–1968
- Ellery Queen, created by Ellery Queen
- Father Brown, created by G. K. Chesterton
- Hercule Poirot, created by Agatha Christie
- James Bond, created by Ian Fleming
- Kinsey Millhone, private investigator in California, created by Sue Grafton, 1982-
- Lew Archer, created by Ross Macdonald
- Lieutenant Frank Hastings, created by Collin Wilcox
- Lord Peter Wimsey, created by Dorothy L. Sayers
- Matt Helm, created by Donald Hamilton
- Miss Marple, created by Agatha Christie
- Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens, created by Michael Gilbert
- Nero Wolfe, created by Rex Stout
- Philip Marlowe, created by Raymond Chandler
- Philo Vance, created by S. S. van Dine
- Rex Carver, created by Victor Canning
- Sam Spade, created by Dashiell Hammett
- Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887-1927
- Sir Henry Merrivale, created by John Dickson Carr writing as Carter Dickson, 1934–1954
- Sir John Appleby, created by Michael Innis
- Spenser, created by Robert B. Parker
- The Continental Op, created by Dashiell Hammett
- The Saint (Simon Templar), created by Leslie Charteris
- Thomas Pitt, inspector in Victorian London (1881-), created by Anne Perry, 1979-
- Travis McGee, created by John D. MacDonald
- William Monk, private detective (former policeman) in Victorian London(1856-), created by Anne Perry, 1990-