Edgar Allan Poe
The Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin
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Poll: Murder By Author
Which one of these mystery writers' work would you like to see made into a movie? Their detective characters are mentioned in the notes.
Follow the clues here.
Let's start this off with the man whose works created the genre with the stories "Murders In The Rue Morgue", "The Mystery of Marie Roget", "The Purloined Letter", "The Gold Bug", "Thou Art the Man" and "The Man of the Crowd".
Make Your Choice
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Lee Child
Jack Reacher -
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson -
Raymond Chandler
Phillip Marlowe -
Dashiell Hammett
Sam Spade Nick and Nora Charles -
James M. Cain
No detective. His books includes "The Postman Always Rings Twice", "Double Indemnity' and "Mildred Pierce". -
Agatha Christie
Tommy & Tuppence Beresford, Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, Harley Quin*, and Mr. Parker Pyne. *Yes, Dame Agatha Christie had named one of her detectives Harley Quin long before D.C. Comics used "Harley Quinn" as the name of one or their characters. -
Dan Brown
Robert Langdon -
P.D. James
Adam Dalgliesh -
Daphne Du Maurier
No main detective but she is a master of mystery, and suspense novels and gothic historical romance novels too. Her best known works are "Rebecca", "Jamaica Inn", "The Scapegoat", and "The Birds". -
Isaac Asimov
Yes, this famous science fiction writer wrote detective mystery stories too which include "Murder At The A.B.A.", "A Whiff of Death", "The Caves of Steel", "The Naked Sun", "The Robots Of Dawn", "Mirror Image" and the three collections of The Black Widowers stories and the short story "The Thirteeth Day Of Christmas". His detective in the Science Fiction mystery genre is Detective Elijah "Lije" Baley. -
Jo Nesbø
More of a crime novelist than a mystery writer, his detective is Harry Hole. -
Georges Simenon
Jules Maigret -
Rachel Caine
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James Patterson
Alex Cross -
Joanne Fluke
Hannah Swensen, aka the "Murder, She Baked" series. -
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe and Adam Goodwin -
Mary Higgins Clark
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Tami Hoag
Detective Nikki Liska and Detective Sam Kovac -
John D. MacDonald
He wrote "Cape Fear" and his detective is Travis McGee. -
Ross Macdonald
Lew Archer -
Ellery Queen
This is actually two writers using the same pseudonym. Their detective? Who else? Ellery Queen! -
Earl Derr Biggers
Charlie Chan -
John P. Marquand
Mr. Moto -
Mickey Spillane
Mike Hammer -
Robert B. Parker
Jesse Stone -
Dorothy L. Sayers
Lord Peter Wimsey -
G.K. Chesterton
Fr. Brown -
Longmire -
Erle Stanley Gardner
Perry Mason. At one time, the Perry Mason novels were the third best selling book series in the U.S.A.. The book series was re-issused in 2015. -
Nora Roberts
When writing under the name of J. D. Robb for her "In Death" book series, her detectives are Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke. -
Karin Slaughter
Sara Linton and Will Trent -
Paula Hawkins
"The Girl On The Train" -
Ralph McInerny
Father Dowling and Sister Steve -
R.D. Wingfield
Inspector William "Jack" Frost of Denton C.I.D.. This stretches the rule of appearing first in literature first before appearing on television or in the movies a bit. Why? Because, Wingfield wrote the novel "Frost at Christmas" (introducing the character) first but failed to get it published. Then the tv show, "A Touch Of Frost" was made.
