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Armed Detective Agency - an organization from the animanga series Bungou Stray Dogs, the most notable of which being Edogawa Ranpo. Kyouko Okitegami - protagonist of Nisio Isin's novel series BÅkyaku 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.
John William Staniforth (14 November 1863 – 3 January 1927) was a British writer who wrote under the pen-names Stain Cortley, John Andrews and Maxwell Scott. He wrote primarily adventure and detective fiction. His most popular creation was the detective Nelson Lee, [1] arguably one of the most popular detectives of the early 20th century.
Detective Inspector Jack Whicher. Detective Inspector Jonathan "Jack" Whicher (1 October 1814 – 29 June 1881) was an English police detective. He was one of the original eight members of London's newly formed Detective Branch, which was established at Scotland Yard in 1842. [1] During his career, Whicher earned a reputation among the finest ...
Pages in category "Fictional British police detectives" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Detective Chief Inspector James Japp (later Assistant Commissioner) – Agatha Christie (played by Melville Cooper 1931, John Turnbull 1934, Maurice Denham 1965, David Suchet 1985, Philip Jackson in the British TV series Agatha Christie's Poirot 1989 to 2013 and Kevin McNally 2018)
Detective Inspector Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte, by Arthur Upfield; James Bond by Ian Fleming; FBI Agent Seeley Booth, Bones, by Kathy Reichs; Harry Bosch, by Michael Connelly; Slam Bradley, Slam Bradley; Father Brown, by G. K. Chesterton; Romeo Brown, Romeo Brown; Detective Sammy Bryant, Southland
Caminada was born in Deansgate, Manchester in 1844, to an Irish mother named Mary Boyle and an Italian father. [4] [5] At that time, Deansgate consisted mostly of public houses, brothels, and poor quality housing for mill workers, and was the heart of Victorian Manchester's crime world.
The Holmes-Watson partnership, consisting of a "brilliant yet flawed detective" and a "humbler but dependable and sympathetic sidekick", influenced the creation of similar teams in British detective fiction throughout the twentieth century, from detective Hercule Poirot and Poirot's companion Captain Hastings (created by author Agatha Christie ...