Curiosity: who are your favorite detectives?

feadogin · Post by **feadogin** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:03 pm

Another vote for Judge Dee in the series by Robert Van Gulik. Those books are awesome (and historically accurate!)

J.

PallasAthena · Post by **PallasAthena** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:53 pm

I haven't read that much detective literature...

My favorite is probably the Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin, if only because he was the creation of Edgar Allan Poe, who is generally credited with inventing the modern detective story.

From the more comic perspective, there is always Clouseau and the detectives from various Carl Hiaasen novels.

fel bautista · Post by **fel bautista** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:18 pm

I'm crushed- Aanvil and I are the only two that have read Altered Carbon???

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:38 pm

fel bautista wrote:I'm crushed- Aanvil and I are the only two that have read Altered Carbon???

At least you have one friend. I seem to be the only one who remembers Cornfed—the drollest pig who ever lived.

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:02 pm

I like a lot of detectives but right now my favorites would be:

Sherlock Holmes forever.

Erast Petrovich Fandorin from the series of novels by Boris Akunin.
They haven't all been translated, so I am eagerly awaiting the next one.
I think these particlar novels should be read in the order they were written.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erast_Fandorin

Grijpstra and de Gier from Janwillem van de Wetering's Amsterdam Cops series.
Written in the 70's and 80's but still in print.
http://www.avramdavidson.org/wetering.htm#checklist
<img src="http://www.dpbooks.com/jbook04s.jpg"width=200>

Kurt Wallander in Henning Mankell's Wallander series.
http://www.henningmankell.com/index.shtml
<img src="http://www.inspector-wallander.org/myst ... "width=200>

fel bautista · Post by **fel bautista** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:05 am

feadogin wrote:Another vote for Judge Dee in the series by Robert Van Gulik. Those books are awesome (and historically accurate!)

J.

I just looked him up; looks like I need to buy the first one-thanks

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:25 am

Brother Cadfael
Lord Peter Wimsey
Hercule Poirot
Sherlock Holmes

feadogin · Post by **feadogin** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:26 am

fel bautista wrote:I'm crushed- Aanvil and I are the only two that have read Altered Carbon???

I will look for it; I need a new book right now.

j.

feadogin · Post by **feadogin** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:26 am

Eoghan hit the keyboard and made me double post.

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:27 pm

Anyone remember Chief Inspector Lockhart in No Hiding Place?

And what about that brash young CID chap in Dixon of Dock Green, whose name escapes me? All very, very British of course.

fel bautista · Post by **fel bautista** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:35 pm

feadogin wrote:
fel bautista wrote:I'm crushed- Aanvil and I are the only two that have read Altered Carbon???
I will look for it; I need a new book right now.

j.

Cautionary note: its Sam Spade meets Riddley Scott's universe in Blade Runner. Very dark novel

chrisoff · Post by **chrisoff** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:59 pm

For books I tend to go for gritty Scottish crime:
Rebus by Ian Rankin
DI Logan by Stuart McBride
Jack Parlabane by Christopher Brookmyre

Oh and Samual Vimes by Terry Pratchett

For TV I like lots:
Quincy
Diagnosis Murder
Daizell and Pascoe
Columbo
Touch Of Frost
Morse
Frank Drebin
Magnum PI
Due South
Inspector Gadget
Danger Mouse...

fel bautista · Post by **fel bautista** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:39 pm

Forgot about Vimes and The Night Watch

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:14 pm

Yep, Drebin. Now there was a man!

Aanvil · Post by **Aanvil** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:45 pm

fel bautista wrote:
feadogin wrote:
fel bautista wrote:I'm crushed- Aanvil and I are the only two that have read Altered Carbon???
I will look for it; I need a new book right now.

j.
Cautionary note: its Sam Spade meets Riddley Scott's universe in Blade Runner. Very dark novel

Exactly... dark red.

I had not heard about it and friend tucked it under my arm and just said read it.

It was a fun ride and quite unexpected.

Fel have you read the other two Kovacs novels?

Broken Angels and Woken Furies?