characteristics of the detectives

Sherlock Holmes

a forensic scientist > ameteur detective

first novel: A study in Scarlet

magnifying glass as a detective tool

uppercrust

Father Brown

distracted, out of touch with details

solves out of psychology insight, not scientific method

understand clues by behaviour and motivation

motivated by compassion of the guilty

Sam Spade

they can only hang you once

goes by an alias

Nero Wolfe

sherlock holmes type

300lb genius, armchair detective

stays home with his orchids

solves crimes the police cant

sidekick archie goodwin is hardboiled

Henri Bencolin

“walks by night”

locked room mysteries

Gervase Fen

english prof. at oxford

mannerisims like wimsey or other GA detectives

fen books came out after he died

C Auguste Dupin

literarary’s first fictional detective

Lord Peter Wimsey

much like Holmes

intellectual gent with great manners

personal sidekick: Bunter

he falls in love and gets married

Tommy & Tuppence

childhood friends, turned business partners, turned lovers

partners in crime

n or m

by the pricking of my thumb

postern of write

The Old Man in the corner

armchair detective

doesnt leave his chair until the last story

solves by studying newspaper

sympathizes with criminals, doesnt seek justice

weird habits

no sidekick- just young brave reporter Polly

last story: implied he commited the perfect crime and disapears

Detective Inspector John Pottinger

the murder of Santa Claus