Best Fictional Detectives

1.
Why Not-World
Why Not-World 4.25 avg rating — 63 ratings
2.
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 274,948 ratings
2.
BAD INTENT
BAD INTENT 3.82 avg rating — 643 ratings
2.
Geknipt voor lijk (Inspector Wexford, #4)
Geknipt voor lijk (Inspector Wexford, #4) 3.75 avg rating — 4,624 ratings
5.
Murder by the Book (Nero Wolfe, #19)
Murder by the Book (Nero Wolfe, #19)
by: Rex Stout
4.16 avg rating — 4,058 ratings
6.
Snapshot (Peninsular Crimes, #3)
Snapshot (Peninsular Crimes, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 1,211 ratings
7.
IJsprinses (Fjällbacka #1)
IJsprinses (Fjällbacka #1) 3.76 avg rating — 86,158 ratings
8.
Above Suspicion (Anna Travis, #1)
Above Suspicion (Anna Travis, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 10,862 ratings
9.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 45,502 ratings
9.
Twisted Tears
Twisted Tears 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings
9.
The 9th Girl
The 9th Girl
by: Tami Hoag
4.09 avg rating — 18,657 ratings
12.
Hex
Hex 3.68 avg rating — 169 ratings
12.
Detective Incognito
Detective Incognito
by: Rex Stout
4.04 avg rating — 3,235 ratings
12.
Blindsighted (Grant County, #1)
Blindsighted (Grant County, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 113,847 ratings
15.
Vang de Saint
Vang de Saint 3.79 avg rating — 155 ratings
16.
Booked to Die (Cliff Janeway, #1)
Booked to Die (Cliff Janeway, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 9,362 ratings
16.
De Saint in Parijs
De Saint in Parijs 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
18.
Safe House (Burke, #10)
Safe House (Burke, #10) 3.99 avg rating — 1,323 ratings
18.
De Saint en de zieke professor
De Saint en de zieke professor 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
18.
Obsidian (DreadfulWater, #5)
Obsidian (DreadfulWater, #5) 4.03 avg rating — 843 ratings
21.
The Complete Stories and Poems
The Complete Stories and Poems 4.40 avg rating — 291,502 ratings
21.
De Saint en de Z-man
De Saint en de Z-man 4.14 avg rating — 189 ratings
21.
Tennison (Tennison, #1)
Tennison (Tennison, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 5,032 ratings
24.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,786 ratings
24.
De wraakgodin
De wraakgodin 3.87 avg rating — 43,239 ratings
24.
The Monks Hood Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #5)
The Monks Hood Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #5) 4.45 avg rating — 4,570 ratings
27.
Dance of Death (Pendergast, #6; Diogenes, #2)
Dance of Death (Pendergast, #6; Diogenes, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 34,941 ratings
27.
De spiegel barstte
De spiegel barstte 3.96 avg rating — 52,619 ratings
27.
Deadly Harvest (Detective Kubu, #4)
Deadly Harvest (Detective Kubu, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 789 ratings
30.
Een goochelaarstruc
Een goochelaarstruc 3.78 avg rating — 43,874 ratings
31.
De reconstructie
De reconstructie 3.07 avg rating — 149 ratings
32.
De duivel in het glas (Irene Huss #4)
De duivel in het glas (Irene Huss #4) 3.79 avg rating — 2,838 ratings
33.
De vrouw in het Gotakanaal
De vrouw in het Gotakanaal 3.78 avg rating — 18,391 ratings
34.
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (Martin Beck, #2)
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (Martin Beck, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 9,489 ratings
35.
The Man on the Balcony (Martin Beck, #3)
The Man on the Balcony (Martin Beck, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 7,867 ratings
36.
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4)
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 10,576 ratings
37.
The Fire Engine That Disappeared (Martin Beck, #5)
The Fire Engine That Disappeared (Martin Beck, #5) 3.95 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
38.
Murder at the Savoy (Martin Beck, #6)
Murder at the Savoy (Martin Beck, #6) 3.87 avg rating — 5,700 ratings
39.
The Abominable Man (Martin Beck, #7)
The Abominable Man (Martin Beck, #7) 4.02 avg rating — 5,887 ratings
40.
The Locked Room (Martin Beck, #8)
The Locked Room (Martin Beck, #8) 3.94 avg rating — 5,787 ratings
41.
Cop Killer (Martin Beck, #9)
Cop Killer (Martin Beck, #9) 4.01 avg rating — 4,409 ratings
42.
The Terrorists (Martin Beck, #10)
The Terrorists (Martin Beck, #10) 4.06 avg rating — 3,846 ratings
43.
The Red Dahlia (Anna Travis, #2)
The Red Dahlia (Anna Travis, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 6,415 ratings
44.
Clean Cut (Anna Travis, #3)
Clean Cut (Anna Travis, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 5,015 ratings
45.
Deadly Intent (Anna Travis, #4)
Deadly Intent (Anna Travis, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 4,667 ratings
46.
Blind Fury (Anna Travis, #6)
Blind Fury (Anna Travis, #6) 4.07 avg rating — 4,306 ratings
47.
Silent Scream (Anna Travis, #5)
Silent Scream (Anna Travis, #5) 3.99 avg rating — 4,076 ratings
48.
Blood Line (Anna Travis, #7)
Blood Line (Anna Travis, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 4,058 ratings
49.
Wrongful Death (Anna Travis, #9)
Wrongful Death (Anna Travis, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 3,338 ratings
50.
Backlash (Anna Travis, #8)
Backlash (Anna Travis, #8) 4.15 avg rating — 4,986 ratings