9 Detectives You'll Never Forget

We reacquainted you with 9 Of Your Favourite Detectives. Here's 9 more swashbuckling characters that no crime can defeat.

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Inspector Jacques Clouseau

The hopeless French detective, with an adorable accent, of The Pink Panther series was brought to life by the imitable Peter Sellers... 'There is a time to laugh and a time not to laugh, and this is not one of them'.

 

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ACP Pradyuman  

Shivaji Satam's portayal of the clever head of the CID team was memorable. And his: 'Kuch toh gadbad hai, Daya'. He stood for intuition, fairness, and quiet authority. 

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Hercule Poirot

Can we ever forget Agatha Christie's creation Monsieur Poirot? Of pointed mustachios, neat suits, lilting Wallonian accent? And the Belgian's precise, systematic manner of solving a crime?

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Feluda

Prodosh Chandra Mitter aka Feluda is Bengal’s most-loved detective, created by Satyajit Ray. His admirable cerebral skills take him across India from Sonar Kella to Joi Baba Felunath solving cases.  

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The Five Find-Outers And Buster

How appealing it was to follow the adventures of Enid Blyton's Fatty & gang, including Buster, and their run-ins with crabby Mr Goon, whose knowledge of sleuthing was as small as Frederick's was large.

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Neal Caffrey

The smooth-talking con artist turned FBI advisor, in White Collar, is a mix of charm, brains, mystery. Matt Bomer's Neal isn’t a typical sleuth. His skills: Clever tricks, forgery, deep understanding of how criminals think.  

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Nancy Drew

Brave Nancy of River Heights -- pretty, smart, full of spunk -- broke many stereotypes. And inspired folks like US Justice Sandra Day O'Coonor and US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton.

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Patrick Jane

The clever crime consultant of The Mentalist has a past as a fake psychic. Suave Simon Baker, always full of humour, owns mind tricks and psychological powers that take him far. 

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Kottayam Pushpanath’s Band  

The Malayalam crime fiction pioneer created iconic sleuths, like Marxin, Pushparaj, and Sudheer, who operated against a landscape that blended global thriller aesthetics with Kerala’s cultural context. 

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