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Kyouko Okitegami - protagonist of Nisio Isin's novel series Bōkyaku Tantei. She is a famous detective who finishes all her cases in one day, because she resets her memory every time she goes to sleep. See also. Crime fiction; List of male detective characters; List of female detective characters; List of fictional historical detectives
Sara Sidle is a crime scene investigator played by Jorja Fox on the 2000–2015 CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Maud Silver is a retired governess turned amateur detective in a series of books by British crime novelist Patricia Wentworth (debuted 1928). Georgia Skeehan is a fire marshall in a series by Suzanne Chazin, commenced 2001.
The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head [1] and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year. [2] [3] The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) [1] and the US ...
Ian Rankin at the Edinburgh International Book Festival The Inspector Rebus books are a series of detective novels by the Scottish author Sir Ian Rankin. The novels, centred on Detective Inspector John Rebus, are mostly based in and around Edinburgh. They are considered an important contribution to ' Tartan Noir '. Overview Genre and Literary Influences The Rebus novel series began in 1987 ...
The Guest List is a 2020 mystery novel by British author Lucy Foley. The story takes place at the wedding of Jules Keegan and Will Slater, which is being held on an island off the coast of Ireland. The plot has been compared to the works of Agatha Christie, as a murder occurs with limited suspects and each guest has a secret which will be revealed.
Lolita. Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov that addresses the controversial subject of hebephilia. The protagonist is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert. He describes his obsession with a 12-year-old "nymphet", Dolores Haze, whom he ...
A Murder Is Announced is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in June 1950 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in the same month. The UK edition sold for eight shillings and sixpence (8/6) and the US edition at $2.50. The novel features her detective Jane Marple. The murder is ...
Richard Madeley delivered his most gloriously “accidental Patridge” moment yet while describing the zany plot of his new crime novel on the radio.. The TV host, 68, initially opened up about ...