Australian Politics Forum - Your favourite detective

bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Your favourite detective Dec 10^th, 2015 at 11:56am I have two: Maigret (Georges Simemon). I have all the books still. I had to buy a street map of Paris to follow the stories. Wexford (Ruth Rendell) I didn't keep the books, don't know why.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 72209 Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #1 - Dec 10^th, 2015 at 1:27pm Columbo
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #2 - Dec 10^th, 2015 at 1:56pm John Smith wrote on Dec 10^th, 2015 at 1:27pm: Columbo Sherlock Holmes. I've got all his books.
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Reply #3 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 2:31am

Like Bogey, I'm a bit of a Maigret fan.

Also a fan of Inspector Morse.

There is also a little-known (these days) Aussie fictional detective named Gilbert Larose - the books
are available free online as e-books, I highly recommend them. They're set between the 1930s and
the 1950s, and feature cases both here and in the UK.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95270 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #4 - Dec 18^th, 2015 at 6:55am John Smith wrote on Dec 10^th, 2015 at 1:27pm: Columbo Agreed - Columbo was the best.
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The Heartless Felon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2869 Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #5 - Jan 15^th, 2016 at 7:52am Inspector Clouseau - Peter Sellers
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #6 - Jan 15^th, 2016 at 2:36pm There's one I would like to read - Inspector Purbright - but I haven't yet found or searched for the books. He's got a dry wit in the radio versions of the books.
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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #7 - Jan 20^th, 2016 at 6:49am There was a black detective named Napoleon out in the bush somewhere, which was an interesting take on the old theme. I have the complete Sherlock Holmes with the original illustrations. I am not huge reader of the genre, but I do like Phillip Marlowe by Raymond Chandler. California in the 1940s is somehow compelling.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #8 - Jan 20^th, 2016 at 10:29am Oh yeah, Raymond Chandler is a great read. He puts a picture of post-war California right in your head. I love it.
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Wolseley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1453 Sydney Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #9 - Jan 20^th, 2016 at 7:40pm Lord Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers)
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Black Orchid Gold Member Offline Posts: 5798 Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #10 - Jan 21^st, 2016 at 12:18pm Harry Bosch - Michael Connelly Alex Cross - James Patterson
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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #11 - Jan 21^st, 2016 at 3:35pm Has anyone read the Nero Wolf books by Rex Stout? I read those many, many years ago. Also Len Deighton, but I think he was more of a Spy writer ...The IPCRESS File being his first book, I think.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #12 - Jan 28^th, 2016 at 10:31am Wolseley wrote on Jan 20^th, 2016 at 7:40pm: Lord Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers) You might enjoy this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04g8m0t
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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #13 - Feb 9^th, 2016 at 1:04pm I forgot to mention Charlie Chan and number-one son.
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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Your favourite detective Reply #14 - Feb 9^th, 2016 at 4:06pm Inspector Thomas Lynley (Nathaniel Parker) in Elizabeth George's books ... and as a TV series "Inspector Lynley Mysteries" until about 2008?
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