Curiosity: who are your favorite detectives?
- feadogin
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Another vote for Judge Dee in the series by Robert Van Gulik. Those books are awesome (and historically accurate!)
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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.
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.
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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
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Kurt Wallander in Henning Mankell's Wallander series.
http://www.henningmankell.com/index.shtml
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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>
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I will look for it; I need a new book right now.fel bautista wrote:I'm crushed- Aanvil and I are the only two that have read Altered Carbon???
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Eoghan hit the keyboard and made me double post.
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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.
"Last night, among his fellow roughs,
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
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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...
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...
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fel bautista wrote:Cautionary note: its Sam Spade meets Riddley Scott's universe in Blade Runner. Very dark novelfeadogin wrote:I will look for it; I need a new book right now.fel bautista wrote:I'm crushed- Aanvil and I are the only two that have read Altered Carbon???
j.
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?
Aanvil
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