Top 10 Best Detective Roles

The Top Ten
1 Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard.

Great one, though I can't believe Hercule Poirot is not in this list..

2 Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot is unbeatable. I love Sherlock Holmes, he's a great mind, but nothing, NOTHING beats Poirot. Before I read the bookks, I was against Poirot, too. "Who could top off Sherlock Holmes? " I asked. But then you read the books and THEN it strikes you. Hercule Poirot is the greatest detective of all time.

3 L Lawliet L Lawliet, exclusively known by the mononym L, is a fictional character in the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata .
4 Bullitt
5 Popeye Doyle Popeye the Sailor is a fictional American cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929, and Popeye became the strip's title in later years.
6 Jake Geddes
7 MIke Hammer

A man's Man and a ladies nightmare-Will kill you with the quickness-Revenge is his middle name

8 Easy Rawlings
9 Dirty Harry Callahan Inspector Harold Francis Callahan, nicknamed Dirty Harry, is a fictional character and protagonist of the Dirty Harry film series.

Urban Storm Trooper will not take any mess from 'fat cats'-Best Detective gun in history

10 Dave Robisheau

The top conscience and moral man of the PI's, knows how to take a punch and deliver

The Contenders
11 John Shaft

One of the meanest, most violent of the bunch---Very Shrewd and absolutely fearless

12 V.I. Warshawski
13 William Murdoch

Murdoch Mysteries is the best Murder Mystery Show ever! Its just pure awesome

14 Cole Phelps
15 Detective Conan
16 Patrick Jane

Patrick Jane was the best detective. He was torn between good and evil. Only helped solve crimes to hunt down the serial killer that visciously killed his wife and daughter, but after he got his vengence he stayed to save the world. Love that guy.

17 Mike Lowery
18 Kate Beckett

You just need to watch an episode of Castle to realise that Detective Kate Beckett is badass, sexy and smart. With help from Richard Castle, no murderer can run free from her.

19 Batman Batman aka Bruce Wayne is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in Detective Comics #27. In film, he has been portrayed by Lewis Wilson, Robert Lowery, Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck. He has been voiced by a variety of voice actors, including Olan Soule, Kevin Conroy, Rino Romano, Diedrich Bader, and Jason O'Mara.
20 Jack Frost
21 Marcuss Burnett
22 Cormoran Strike

The newest detective out there in the scene. JK Rowling's brilliant writing only can do good. He's different from the other detectives, who are prim, proper and neat. Genius.

23 Dexter Morgan Dexter Morgan is a fictional character and the antihero of a series of novels by Jeff Lindsay, including Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Dearly Devoted Dexter, Dexter in the Dark, Dexter by Design, Dexter Is Delicious, Double Dexter, and Dexter's Final Cut.
24 Adrian Monk
25 Richard Castle
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