Who is the best detective in all fiction.

[twylight]

Hercule Poirot

Nero Wolfe

Remington Steele

 

[mawo32]

Sam Spade.

 

[Fading]

Nah, I say its Holmes followed by Jimmy Kuddo. And it could even be argued that Jimmy is better.

Heh, knew you were an anime fan, not that you talking about it before or you avatar didn't give it away .

Yes, Holmes first, and I would probably put Jimmy Kuddo in the top 5. As far as I remember it was a book before it was made an anime. Anyway never read the anime that was modeled after the book, but Jimmy was a Holmes fan, and a genius detective (to those of you that haven't seen it). Like being able to tell a man was a surgeon from marks on his finger from pressing against a scalpel over the years, to knowing a woman was a gymnist by shaking her hands and her body type, to knowing a woman was a serial killer by seeing the lines on her hands from where she had been using a wire to strangle victims.

Batman probably gets either the 5th or close to it spot for me, but the problem is he doesn't detect as often as he could. A lot is in response to a crime having already have happened, or catching a criminal in the act. Then most clues that are found are solved with scientific instruments, and not always old fashioned deducing like Holmes does. Instead of noticing a torn shred of clothing and knowing that the fabric is made of a specific fiber only found in a certain part of the world, it's off to the batcave to run it thru the computer where it deduces the same thing.

 

[droogiedroogie2]

Will Graham, IMO. He caught Hannibal Lecter, a foe who was of exponentially greater intellect than he was.

Holmes was good, but he always had the advantage of being way smarter than the person he was trying to catch (with just one exception, of course).

Which makes him the best detective. You gonna give him a handicap because he's incredibly smart?

 

[droogiedroogie2]

Remington Steele

Unfortunately, with a name like "Remington Steele," one can't be the best or coolest or most badass at anything. At all.

 

[droogiedroogie2]

Batman probably gets either the 5th or close to it spot for me, but the problem is he doesn't detect as often as he could. A lot is in response to a crime having already have happened, or catching a criminal in the act. Then most clues that are found are solved with scientific instruments, and not always old fashioned deducing like Holmes does. Instead of noticing a torn shred of clothing and knowing that the fabric is made of a specific fiber only found in a certain part of the world, it's off to the batcave to run it thru the computer where it deduces the same thing.

He does know a lot of that stuff though, and he programmed those computers. Furthermore, this is the same as arguing that Holmes' intelligence is an unfair advantage. These are the conditions of the person's detection, in their time and context. Given the way they do their work, who's the best?

 

[Cyrusbales]

Sam spade, Dick tracey, Philip marlowe

 

[Sloth7d]

Will Graham, IMO. He caught Hannibal Lecter, a foe who was of exponentially greater intellect than he was.

Holmes was good, but he always had the advantage of being way smarter than the person he was trying to catch (with just one exception, of course).

I don't think thats a good argument. Heres an example. Spiderman has defeated several villains stronger than him. But does that make him a better superhero than Superman, a guy who hardly has any villains that can challenge him without kryptonite and magic?

 

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

Columbo

Damn you beat me to it.

 

[Union Jack]

ace ventura.

at being a PET detective.

other than that i'd give it to sherlock holmes.

 

[War Lord]

Batman probably gets either the 5th or close to it spot for me, but the problem is he doesn't detect as often as he could. A lot is in response to a crime having already have happened, or catching a criminal in the act. Then most clues that are found are solved with scientific instruments, and not always old fashioned deducing like Holmes does. Instead of noticing a torn shred of clothing and knowing that the fabric is made of a specific fiber only found in a certain part of the world, it's off to the batcave to run it thru the computer where it deduces the same thing.

What kind of detective goes looking for suspects before a crime has happened?

 

[twylight]

Unfortunately, with a name like "Remington Steele," one can't be the best or coolest or most badass at anything. At all.

 

[Abaddon]

Shelby Woo

 

[Sloth7d]

Shelby Woo

OMG! I remember that show. It really was a sleeper hit.
Well, maybe I think that way because I weas young when I saw it.

 

[Red]

Jessica Fletcher

 

[droogiedroogie2]

What kind of detective goes looking for suspects before a crime has happened?

Exactly. That's why half this conversation has been ******ed.

 

[droogiedroogie2]

And he was cool as Bond. But nobody can make a name like "Remington Steele" cool or badass. Not even my boy Pierce. Not even Sean Connery could do it. Maybe Jesus Christ could. But I kind of doubt it.

 

[Abaddon]

Cam Jansen

Haha, I remember reading her when i was in the third grade.

 

[CConn]

 

[Max J Power]

I don't know who's the best, but none are cooler than Batman.

 

[Quimby2999]

Yeah, definitely that guy.

 

[yenaled]

Mark Sloan

 

[Spike_x1]

The Hardy Boys.

 

[droogiedroogie2]

The Hardy Boys.

Them guys kicked ass.

 

[Silicon Surfer]

More candidates: The Saint, Magnum, Jessica Fletcher, Doc Savage.