Murder mystery fans: Who's your favorite fictional detective or investigator?
For me, it's probably Lew Archer, the private detective brought to life by author Ross MacDonald.
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Colombo, because he looked sloppy & unkempt & talked like he wasn’t well-educated the criminals let down their defenses and told off on themselves. That works good in real-life, let people think you are dumb & they’d say things that hint on disrespectful, when you don’t react they think it’s gone over your head. Then you can figure out what they’ve done or are up.
greenmountaingal · 70-79, F
@cherokeepatti Speaking as a natural blonde who used to be very pretty when I was young, I agree that people believing you're dumb can have some real advantages.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@greenmountaingal I’ve played dumb and that trick works really well. It’s like playing poker, you don’t show em if you got a good hand to play. If they think you are dumb it feeds their ego and their egos trip them up.
OldSchool · 61-69, M
Giving away my age, here is someone not many remember unless they've seen the old reruns: Joe Mannix. There was a TV show about him in the late 1960's until the mid 70's. I also liked Paul Drake on the old "Perry Mason" going back to the 1950's and 60's. Even though he wasn't the main character of the show, he played a good part. (At least I thought so.)
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OldSchool · 61-69, M
@greenmountaingal Thanks, so nice to know they haven't been forgotten!
What I liked about Paul Drake was that Perry Mason could always count on him to help come with what was needed to "get the goods" on who was guilty.
What I liked about Paul Drake was that Perry Mason could always count on him to help come with what was needed to "get the goods" on who was guilty.
MasterDvdC · 61-69, M
@OldSchool Along those lines how about [i]Barnaby Jones.[/i] I liked that he was one of the first onto forensics and always had a good relationship with the police.I
OldSchool · 61-69, M
@MasterDvdC Barnaby Jones had his moments, especially when you could get past him having played Jed on "The Beverly Hillbillies"! (Again, giving away my age!) Actually, in all fairness, Buddy Ebsen was a pretty good actor in his own right.
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greenmountaingal · 70-79, F
@exexec My own two favorites.
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LadyJ · F
Sherlock ..benedict cumberbatch version
MasterDvdC · 61-69, M
@LadyJ I prefer the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle version.
bowman81 · M
Christopher Foyle of "Foyle's War"
MasterDvdC · 61-69, M
Nero Wolf and Sherlock Holmes
Spoiledbrat · F
Alex Cross
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