Best Literary Detective of All Time

[Zomby Woof]

Phillip Marlowe.

Only Easy Rawlins comes close to the greatness of Raymond Chandler's creation.

[flamingyouth]

1. Marlowe is great

I would also nominate Miss Marple.

And I'm quite fond of Mma Precious Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, set in Botswana. :hi:

[Zomby Woof]

2. So it took Marlowe to make you come out and play?

:D

About time! I was getting awfully lonely around here. :hi:

[flamingyouth]

5. I've been on the phone

Actually talking to a live human being! I never know what to do with my fingers - I still feel the urge to type.:freak:

How are ya tonight? Any Mayhem happening? ;)

[jpgray]

6. Suddenly I'm reminded of Norwegian metal and News Radio...

Mayhem!!!

[flamingyouth]

8. And Quincy!

According to him, punk rock can KILL!:D

[Zomby Woof]

10. it's MURDER!

[flamingyouth]

14. That pic is from Gasoline Alley Antiques!

Right off 65th and 25th NE in the Roosevelt District! I love that store - it's completely disorganized and nuts, but you can find a picture of Quincy in an old TV Guide there. What more could a person want!?

[Zomby Woof]

17. I did it just for you!

From one (former) Seattleite to another. ;-)

[flamingyouth]

19. Aw

There's a Zomby hug if I've ever seen one! :loveya:

[Zomby Woof]

20. hehehe

Quality ZombyHugs, since 2001! :loveya:

[Zomby Woof]

7. as you well know

I am the living, breathing, DU incarnation of MAYHEM. ;-)

Glad you are enjoying your Saturday evening!

[flamingyouth]

I'm actually getting ready to wind down

Gotta go to my six-year-old goddaughter's birthday party tomorrow.

The adults get to drink Champagne while the kids play. That's my kind of party. ;)

[Zomby Woof]

11. woohoo!

Happy Birthday to a very youthfulflamingyouth! :D

[flamingyouth]

13. She's actually just like I was at that age

I have no idea how my genes got mixed up there. She always has her nose in a book and wants to either be president or a brain surgeon when she grows up. She sets small goals. :D

[Zomby Woof]

15. you're a great role model!

Would you argue with the ZOMBY? ;-)

Always encouraging to hear of kids loving to read.

[flamingyouth]

16. I'm thinking she can fit into my American flag bell bottoms soon

Then I shall instruct her in the proper way to Kick Out The Jams! I believe in a well-rounded upbringing. :D

[Zomby Woof]

18. Quincy better come out on DVD!

Or her childhood will be an empty shell in which we can only cast our empty aspersions. :o

[flamingyouth]

21. Indeed

We must storm the gates demanding our hero appear on DVD.

They're finally putting out Kolchak: The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler on DVD; I think they come out next month (speaking of our childhood TV shows!).

[Zomby Woof]

23. oooo!

I used to watch Night Stalker reruns on CBS during summer weeknights.

But it took 'The Christmas Story' to remake Darren McGavin in a whole new image. :D

[Archae]

22. No way, Zomby.

The incarnation of Mayhem is actually here:

http://roomies.furry.com/roomies/cgi-bin/roomies.cgi

(Look in the "cast" area.) :-)

[Tom Kitten]

26. Sam Spade, baby....

Not just Bogie and the Maltese Falcon....the radio show with Howard Duff was the best ever! With Lureen Tuttle as Effie, the rapport between them and the stories were awesome! Only Dick Powell as Richard Diamond comes close (think Murder My Sweet with a little more levity)... :hi:

[Archae]

3. Sherlock Holmes sucked

No don't flame me!

Seems I noticed in the books by Doyle, stereotypes abounded, and Holmes solved "whodunnit" by using stereotypes.

[jpgray]

4. Marlowe has to win this one

Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown win the junior merit badges, though.

[enigmatic]

9. What a question!

My favorites:

Owen Keane

Carl Wilcox

Sam McCain

Benny Cooperman

"Brains" Benton

I'm blanking right now, but there's more to come..

[mitchum]

12. I have to go with Hammett's Continental Op

The existential detective (he didn't even have a name) The man was defined by what he did...The Continental Op.

Marlowe is right up there, though. But, perversely, I'm also fond of Spillane's Mike Hammer. Hammer certainly became mean while walking down those mean streets.

[Bossy Monkey]

25. Ditto n/t

[tishaLA]

24. I stick with the original

C. Auguste Dupin from the first piece of detective fiction, Poe's "The Purloined Letter."

Nil sapientiae odiosius acumine nimio. - Seneca
Un dessein si funeste, S'il n'est digne d'Atree, est digne de Thyeste

[NewHampshireDem]

27. Lionel Essrog ... 'hero' of "Motherless Brooklyn"

And I really enjoyed Christopher Boone from "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."

I just thought I'd cross things up a little :)

[TheCentepedeShoes]

28. Roderick Alleyn n/t

[bikebloke]

29. Dave Robicheaux

From James Lee Burke's novels. Probably because I'm partial to the author's prose.

[GOPisEvil]

30. I second Easy Rawlins!

Walter Moseley writes great modern noir. The movie "Devil In A Blue Dress" is actually a nice example of modern noir film-making.

The book is much better. :-)

[Blue_Tires]

31. poirot n/t