Gumshoes : A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives

473 Pages·2006·1.87 MB·English

by  Brunsdale, Mitzi.

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
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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