4.19 avg rating — 46,541 ratings

"Philip Marlow is the world's saddest detective."

3.68 avg rating — 170 ratings

"Ruby Murphy lives in the best place on earth--Coney Island, USA"

4.17 avg rating — 4,138 ratings

"Nero Wolf is fat, brilliant, and lazy--who wouldn't love that?"

3.89 avg rating — 9,412 ratings

"Of course a detective uses rare books to solve crimes--police do it all the time!"

3.98 avg rating — 1,328 ratings

"Baby Boy Burke--the scariest detective ever. "

4.40 avg rating — 295,106 ratings

"Dupin was maybe the first--but see below."

4.29 avg rating — 1,068,575 ratings

"Was the inspector the first fictional detective? "

4.20 avg rating — 35,445 ratings

"Pendergast kicks ASS!"