The Literary World

Fictional Detectives

Some of the most interesting names in literature are those created by the authors of mystery novels and stories. Some are unusual and obscure, while others have become household names.

  • Amelia Peabody

    Fictional archaeologist and detective.

    • Created by author Elizabeth Peters
  • Annie Laurance

    Fictional bookstore owner and detective.

    • Created by author Carolyn Hart
  • Arlette Van der Valk

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Nicholas Freeling
  • Arly Hanks

    Fictional police chief.

    • Created by author Joan Hess
  • Britt Montero

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Edna Buchanan
  • Carlotta Carlyle

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Linda Barnes
  • China Bayles

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Susan Wittig Albert
  • Claire Malloy

    Fictional bookseller and detective.

    • Created by author Joan Hess
  • Clio Browne

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Dolores Komo
  • Cordelia Gray

    Fictional private investigator.

    • Created by author P.D. James
  • Elena Oliverez

    Fictional museum curator and detective.

    • Created by author Marcia Muller
  • Emily Pollifax

    Fictional housewife and CIA agent.

    • Created by author Dorothy Gilman
  • Harriet Vane

    Fictional mystery writer.

    • Created by author Dorothy L. Sayers
  • Jacqueline Kirby

    Fictional librarian and detective.

    • Created by author Elizabeth Peters
  • Jemima Shore

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Antonia Fraser
  • Jeri Howard

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Janet Dawson
  • Jill Smith

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Susan Dunlop
  • Joanna Brady

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author J.A. Jance
  • Kate Fansler

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Amanda Cross
  • Kay Scarpetta

    Fictional coroner and detective.

    • Created by author Patricia D. Cornwell
  • Kinsey Millhone

    Fictional character.

    • Created by author Sue Grafton
  • Jane Marple

    Fictional English detective.

    • Created by author Agatha Christie
  • Emily D. Seeton

    Fictional English schoolmistress and detective.

    • Created by author Heron Carvic
  • Nancy Drew

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by several authors using the pseudonym Carolyn Keene
  • Natalie Gold

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Jody Jaffe
  • Nora Charles

    Fictional detective and wife of Nick Charles.

    • Created by author Dashiell Hammett
  • Ronnie Ventana

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Gloria White
  • Sharon McCone

    Fictional detective.

    • Created by author Marcia Muller
  • Tessa Crichton Price

    Fictional actress and detective.

    • Created by author Anne Morice
  • Vicki Bliss

    Fictional museum curator and detective.

    • Created by author Elizabeth Peters
  • Victoria Iphigenia Warshawski

    Fictional private investigator.

    • Created by author Sara Paretsky

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