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Gumshoes: A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives Mitzi M. Burnsdale Greenwood Press GUMSHOES A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives Mitzi M. Brunsdale GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut (cid:1) London Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brunsdale, Mitzi. Gumshoes : adictionary of fictional detectives / Mitzi M.Brunsdale. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references(p. )and index. ISBN 0–313–33331–9 (alk. paper) 1. Detective andmystery stories—Bio-bibliography. 2. Detective and mystery stories—Stories, plots,etc. I. Title. PN3377.5.D4B78 2006 809.3'7209—dc22 2005034853 British Library Cataloguing inPublication Datais available. Copyright #2006 byMitzi M.Brunsdale Allrights reserved.No portion of this bookmaybe reproduced, byanyprocess or technique,without the express writtenconsentof thepublisher. Library of CongressCatalog CardNumber: 2005034853 ISBN:0–313–33331–9 Firstpublished in2006 Greenwood Press,88 PostRoad West,Westport, CT06881 Animprint of Greenwood PublishingGroup, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printedin theUnitedStates of America Thepaperused inthis book complieswiththe PermanentPaper Standard issuedbythe National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Anne Jones with love and thanks: You made this one possible. CONTENTS List of Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii How to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii Introduction: The Ancestry of the Contemporary Series Detective . . . . . . . . . . .1 The Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Appendix A: Authors and Their Sleuths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 Appendix B: Detectives in Their Geographical Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Appendix C: Historical Detectives Listed Chronologically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Appendix D: Detectives Listed by Field of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Appendix E: Awards for Mystery and Crime Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 Selected Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 LIST OF ENTRIES The Adept (Sir Adam Sinclair) Ella Clah Irene Adler Elvis Cole Rachel Alexander Lily Connor Roy Angel Ben Cooper Carlo Arbati Lord Edward Corinth Owen Archer Frank Corso Jonathan Argyll Nic Costa Spencer Arrowood Dr. Alex Cross Jane Austen Adam Dalgliesh Alan Banks Isabel Dalhousie China Bayles Annie Laurance Darling Goldy Bear (Schulz) Lucas Davenport Martin Beck Inspector Jurrian DeKok Ursula Blanchard Gregor Demarkian Myron Bolitar Justin de Quincy Harry Bosch Peter Diamond Nicholas Bracewell Maisie Dobbs Dave Brandstetter Inspector Espinosa Sarah Decker Brandt Marcus Didius Falco Guido Brunetti Erast Fandorin Arthur Bryant and John May Kate Fansler Brother Cadfael Clare Fergusson Jenny Cain Sister Fidelma Steve Carella Sir John Fielding x n List of Entries Phryne Fisher Britt Montero Dame Frevisse Inspector Morse Sir Baldwin Furnshill Maureen O’Donnell Inspector Ghote Michael Ohayon Gordianus the Finder Gideon Oliver Liz Graham Monsieur Pamplemousse Cordelia Gray Charles Paris Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia Peter Pascoe and Andrew Dalziel Arly Hanks Amelia Peabody Colin Harpur Jimmy Pibble Dr. Tony Hill Joe Pickett Dido Hoare Anna Pigeon Isaac of Girona Thomas Pitt Cliff Janeway Stephanie Plum Benjamin January Mrs. Pollifax Richard Jury Jim Qwilleran Benjamin Justice Agatha Raisin Homer Kelly Mma Precious Ramotswe Irene Kelly Easy Rawlins Julian Kestrel Jack Reacher Duncan Kincaid John Rebus Deborah Knott Arkady Renko Tromp Kramer Dave Robicheaux Loretta Lawson Horace Rumpole Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee Mary Russell Anna Lee Ian Rutledge Catherine LeVendeur Father ‘‘Blackie’’ Ryan Pharoah Love Charlie Salter Thomas Lynley Joe Sandilands Marti MacAlister Sano Ichiro Hamish Macbeth George Sansi John Madden Kay Scarpetta Kathleen Mallory Matthew Scudder TheMamurZapt(GarethCadwallader Sara Selkirk Owen) Peter Shandy Kate Martinelli Shan Tao Yun Sister Mary Helen Rei Shimura Sharon McCone Jemima Shore Peter McGarr Kate Shugak Travis McGee Bill Slider Alex McKnight C.D. ‘‘Seedy’’ Sloan Bruce Medway Rabbi David Small Lord Meren Spenser Kinsey Millhone Hilary Tamar William Monk Jack Taylor List of Entries n xi Telemon the Physician Kurt Wallander Luke Thanet V.I. Warshawski Melanie Travis Reginald Wexford Perry Trethowan Holly Winter Anna Turnipseed The Women’s Murder Club Harriet Vane Aurelio Zen Emma Victor
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