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Monday, April 13, 2020

Top Ten Literary Detectives




My Top Ten Literary Detectives

When I was younger, I read daily. My mother hated to find me with my nose in a book. She’d stand right over me and yell, and I wouldn’t hear a thing. I was lost in the story -- a new world. Reading was my escape.

I credit my fourth-grade teacher with my love for books because she introduced me to the library and the gift of a library card. Before that, though, I’d read newspapers and magazines: anything and everything I came across. My older brother had a collection of science fiction paperbacks, and Ray Bradbury was a favorite. In other words, I read everything in sight. Even now, I consume words at an amazing speed.

Today, my ability to escape to other worlds, other times, and other lives is still a gift of peace.

My top ten literary detectives are listed below in no particular order: Seriously, how do you choose a favorite? 

Please note - I did choose some by their TV/Movie persona. It matched perfectly to the character I saw. Even though the book came first.



1.       Nancy Drew --- Created by Carolyn Keene










2.       Judy Bolton --- Created by Margaret Sutton









3.       Mike Hammer --- Created by Mickey Spillane









4.       Hercule Poirot --- Created by Agatha Christie








5.       Nick & Nora Charles --- Created by Dashiell Hammett






6.       Miss Marple --- Created by Agatha Christie








7.       Sherlock Holmes & Watson --- Created by -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle







8.       C. Auguste Dupin --- Created by Edgar Allan Poe








9.       Eve Dallas --- Created by J D Robb












10.     V. I. Warshawski --- Created by Sarah Paretsky











Do you have a favorite?


The Murder, Just Because Tour continues:

Today I'll be: 

April 13        Christine Rains – Writer – Review & Excerpt
                     Alex J. Cavanaugh Guest Post -Top Ten Murder Movie List

And then:

April 15          Elizabeth Seckman, Author Guest Post - Heaven on Earth
April 17          Writer’s Gambit Q & A & Excerpt

April 20          Tara Tyler Talks – Interview
                      H.R. Sinclair – Guest Post - How to Write a Thriller 

April 24          Write with Fey – Guest Post - Evil Exists
April 27          Just Jemi – Q & A 
April 29          Thoughts in Progress – Review
May 1             Celticlady’s Reviews – Feature