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...He is also generally assumed to be the model for the well-known fictional detective [[Dr. Gideon Fell]], a character created by [[John Dickson Carr]] in the 19

...about [[Albert Samson]], a distinctly low-keyed, non-hardboiled [[private detective]] who plies his trade from a modest walk-up apartment in [[Indianapolis, In ...yside, and Samson is certainly one of the most important of the [[regional detective]]s in mystery fiction, as well as being one of the very first to appear in

...acter, [[Patrick Petrella]], as a young and already somewhat controversial Detective Sergeant working out of the fictional Q Division of the Metropolitan Police ...sychological interest; and the detective is unorthodox but effective young Detective Sergeant Pat Petrella—a man who should have a great career if he can mana

...i Kehn Thompson. He played the role of Arthur Branch, a prosecutor, in the detective television show [[Law & Order]].

...[[Diabolique]], it begins as an ordinary investigation by a retired police detective hired by an old college acquaintance and gradually becomes a study of his o

...side, or France. Instead, while it has many of the elements of the classic detective story, it is also a gripping novel of mounting suspense that takes place in ...f the secluded [[English country house]] so typical of the [[Golden age of detective fiction]]. Instead, a Greek prisoner of war interned in a camp for British

...am tells the story of the work of the [[cold case|Cold Case Squad]] led by Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd (played by [[Trevor Eve]]) who attempts to solve

...[police procedural]] [[Blood and Judgement]], Petrella is a "probationary" Detective Sergeant at the (fictional) Q Division of the [[London, United Kingdom|Lond * ''[[Blood and Judgement]]'' (1959) — introduction of Detective Sergeant Petrella.

...rs later in at least three short stories. On the first page of the novel, "Detective Inspector William Mercer received... confirmation of his promotion to chief

'''Sir Henry Merrivale''' is a fictional detective created by [[Carter Dickson]], a well-known pseudonym of the American myste ...blin Wood'' or a successful pastiche which introduces Edgar Allan Poe as a detective."<ref name="SYM">''Bloody Murder'', Julian Symons, first published Faber an

...e of the original "Big Four" of Scotland Yard. In 1912 he was promoted to Detective Chief Inspector, and not long after to Superintendent; in 1925, the rank of

...ircles during her lifetime, she is best remembered today for her fictional detective [[Lord Peter Wimsey]], though she herself thought that her non-fiction was ...yers was widely regarded as one of the most erudite present-day writers of detective fiction....Probably Miss Sayers will be remembered longest for the creation

...a schoolteacher before the Second World War.... By then his enthusiasm for detective fiction had prompted him to start work on Close Quarters... conceived in th ...aracters themselves; and there is one lengthy [[red herring]] in which the detective sergeant<ref>A pleasant young fellow, Sergeant Pollock is the cathedral Dea

==Detective novels (12) ==

The trench coat has been associated with spies and [[detective]]s since [[World War II]]. Trench coats stirred a controversy and moral pan

*''Detective - Dishonoured Bones'' (1964)

However, Wilcox's most famous series-detective was created in Hollywood: Sam McCloud, the New Mexico deputy sheriff who so

...f police - handled by uniformed officers - and the investigatory role of [[detective]]s. The role of the uniformed patrol officer - the "bobby on the beat" in B Identifying the perpetrator of a crime requires a [[detective]] or criminal investigator who collects and evaluates physical evidence fro

Mannion, E., & Cliff, B. (2020). Guilt rules all: Irish mystery, detective, and crime fiction (First edition. ed.). Syracuse, New York: Syracuse Unive Martin, R. (2013). Crime and detective fiction. Ipswich, Massachusetts: Salem Press, Grey House Publishing.

...Holmes canon. However, other actors have done well portraying the famous detective. These include: