As promised, blogger Jen Forbus has posted Round Four of her “World’s Favorite Detective” tournament. What began earlier this month as a competition between 64 well-respected fictional sleuths has now boiled down to a fight between just eight, half of them classic protagonists, the others more modern figures. With match-ups like these, how does a crime-fiction fan ever choose?
• Harry Bosch vs. Sam Spade
• Sherlock Holmes vs. Lincoln Rhyme
• Elvis Cole vs. Philip Marlowe
• Hercule Poirot vs. Dave Robicheaux
This isn’t a great scientific study. One does not expect to learn much from the outcome of the contest. It’s simply entertaining. You can help narrow the field down to four by clicking here.
READ MORE: “Who Is Your Favorite Female Detective?” by
Maxine Clarke (Petrona).
Monday, March 29, 2010
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5 comments:
Spade, Holmes, Marlowe, Poirot. How else can you possibly vote? Those new-fangled guys don't have the legs yet.
I have to agree with you, Richard. My votes went to the same characters.
Cheers,
Jeff
I had real problems with Bosch/Spade. Sam had one book, albeit an awesome one.
Marlowe is my pick to take it all.
I must disagree, Harry Bosch got my vote.
He's been detecting way into middle age and his thinking is always interesting.
If I had to pick a book for a train trip, without a thought, I'd grab one featuring him.
Thank you very kindly for the link. And if anyone would like to nominate their favourite female detective, as the competition you post about has none in the shortlist, then please do visit petrona and let us know your choice. I have suggested about 20 names in my post, and there are plenty of others in the comments.
Harry Bosch is a hard one to beat, in my view, I have to admit.
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