Who is your favourite detective?

[Carl East]

InsideShiraz: As I like you, you're forgiven.

Never: Hercules parrot would've been my third choice, I've always enjoyed Agather Christie stories. Just in case anyones wondering what my second favourite is, it's Miss Marple.

Carl.

 

[lilfrk]

Kojak... I have a bald thing. I have loved his head since I was a little girl. That probably isn't the best reason to make him my favorite detective. But it does.

Have A Good One.

 

[Guest]

Shaft.. He's a bad motherfu- *Shut your mouth!*
But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft.

 

[*Eve*]

I am kind of partial to Scooby Doo and those meddling kids that hang out with him.

 

[Handy-Andy]

It's gotta be Colombo the way the villians thought they had got away then Colombo would start to leave then turn and come out with his line "Just one more question please".That won it for me.

Then there's Inspector Morse i don't know who wrote the books but the t.v series with John Thaw as Inspector Morse was great.

 

[Skitten]

In my earlier days I would have had to say Jim Rockford from rockford files I always thought he was a cool dude. But on the shows today I would agree that Andy Sipowitz he is totally awesome a take no shit kinda guy. And still caring towards his kid, he is a guy who is awesome at what he does and still gentle when he needs to be. So he would get my vote.

 

[Bobtoad777]

oh oh

Nancy Drew the teenager she was a hottie

 

[insideShiraz]

Inspector Cluiseau...

Just exactly how is his name spelled before SHUT THE FUCK UP jumps all over my ass (lol)? Does your dog bite?

 

[insideShiraz]

Why does Sherlock Holmes have Dr. Watson around?

Nobody knows or nobody cares to answer?

 

[teresafannin]

The answer would be coke, although if I remember right, Dr.Watson disapproved of Holme' drug use. In that era, many people used opiates for one reason another. I love the Holmes stories & I think at one time or another, I have read every one of them. I don't know if Cracker would count as a detective, I think he is actually a psychologist. I love the series that starred Robbie Coltrane, used to watch it on A & E. The American version starred Robert Pastorelli & was okay, but the British version was much better.

 

[insideShiraz]

Wow, now that's LiteraturedotCalm...

I can't even begin to ask you what you recommend as reading. Did you like the W.C. Fields movie: "It's a Gift"? I'd try to be witty here, but I don't know how to spell cumquats.

 

[Flagg]

I really do hope that your spelling of Poirot ("Parrot") is for humourous purposes.

Would you believe I can't remember the name of my favorite detective. The author of the books is James Crumley (Dancing Bear, Bordersnakes ...) and the detective is your typical alcoholic, junkie anti-hero.

Fantastic stuff. BTW if anyone out there knows who I am talking about then please do refresh my memory on the detective's name.

 

[teresafannin]

Hi Flagg. Is the name of the detective C.W.Sughrue or Milton "Milo" Milodragovitch?I have never read the books, but found the names on a detective story site. The titles are interesting,I just might have to check them out.

Hi Inside, I read a little bit of everything. I am currently re-reading the Avalon series by Marion Zimmer Bradley & my 9 year old niece told me I just HAVE to read the Harry Potter books.When I am done with those, she wants me to read the "Redwall" series. I also love anything to do with the Middle Ages/Renaissance & Hollywood during the silent & early talkie era, biographies & fairy tales. I can't imagine a world without books or my computer. I have really bad insomnia, books & computer are a lifesaver for me.

[Edited by teresafannin on 09-04-2000 at 06:43 AM]

 

[h2owene]

I like Jonathan Kellerman's Elias Daoud too. I wish Kellerman would use him more often.

John Sandford's Lucas Davenport is great. Gritty. Based in Minneapolis, most of them keep me up until I've finished.
Lawrence Sanders's Archie McNally. Funny stuff. Father is an attorney. Archie lives at home, was kicked out of Harvard for streaking. Archie does discreet inquiries for dad's law firm. Wealthy clients who don't want the media/police involved.
Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar. Anybody who has gone through life with this tag has got to have character. Has his own sports agency firm (one employee). Rich friend. Marvelous humor insertion.

 

[Vixen]

Books, glorious books!

Delighted to see so many of my favorites already listed, so I'll toss in a couple others - Mrs. Pollifax (okay, so she does more spying than sleuthing, but she's my role model) and MONGO THE MAGNIFICENT.

 

[Ticklish Girl]

I can't believe I forgot to mention Lucas Davenport! Those novels are terrific. And Lucas is another one who battles his dark side as he's fighting crime. John Sandford is a top-notch suspense writer.

 

[insideShiraz]

Scooby, dooby, dooh. Where are you?...

I don't know if this really counts as a detective series, but Anne Rule's books scare the bejeezus out of me. I mean, they ARE true stories about real detectives. What makes them especially scary is that I drive by some of the places described in her books just because you have to in order to commute around this city. Brrrrrr, willies...

 

[Bushido71XS]

I like Robert B. Parker's Spencer, Boxer, detective, Gourmet cook. What's not to like about the guy??


Reminds me of someone I know.

 

[Carl East]

I really do hope that your spelling of Poirot ("Parrot") is for humourous purposes.

I could have lied here, and said of course it's deliberate, but the fact is it isn't. (Hangs his head in shame and leaves the thread)

Carl.