Greatest Fictional Detectives

sharlock homes is the master of all detectives.

I can appreciate the appeal Batman has, but I would also challenge readers over his validity as truly equaling let alone surpassing Holmes. Yes, Holmes subscribed to focusing only on information that he found relevant to his profession, that of personal consultant. What is Batman's job? Vigilante. Yes, he did first appear in Detective Comics, but is it slething or the latest gadgets that Batman uses to solve his crime? Batman appears generations after the science invented by the Victorians has taken hold as serious investigative technique. In the age of CSI popularity, I would propose Batman owes much of his deductive strategies and habits of using science to the methods pioneered by the venerable Holmes. And, for the record, Holmes did not study more than one martial art because he did not need more than that to do his job.

I only say Holmes should be behind Batman because he (Holmes) admits to not desiring to know more than what is useful (such as the fact that the earth revolves around the sun or literature, astronomy, or philosophy, etc.) due to a brain's limited capacity. Please look it up. Batman would not have such limitations and has (in various media from comics, to animation, to movies) studied a multitude of diciplines both acedemically and physically/martial arts ranging from literature, astrology, physics, various theoretical essays (on technology, human mind, and even aliens) and a longer list of martial arts than Holmes.

HE IS THE BEST!

he is the best

L is the worlds best detective and his intuition is almost scary. He even uses two aliases which are said to be the worlds 2nd and 3rd best detectives. L Lawliet was the only Detective wothy enough to be Light Yagamis (Kiras) opponent. L always thought that Light was Kira even when everyone else thought he was innocent. He is not scared of death and was such a genius that orphans were raised only to find someone worthy enough to be his successor. Near inst half as good as L, Near only won against Kira because Mikami (Kiras assistant) made a huge mistake.

But did he really solve any crimes or just spend the whole time hungint for Light?

One of the world's greatest detectives, L was the first detective in the Death Note series to investigate and try to apprehend Kira. L would not have died if it hadn't been for the the other members of the investigation, which would have thought him to be ridiculous for accusing Light a second time(for becoming Kira again), after catching Higuchi as Kira.

i love hercule poirot created by agatha christie

Right now Batman is more superhero than detective so he should be below Detective Conan and everyone else

batman FTW!!

conan is like the best detective.He would be smarter than sherlock or batman of course.

he should be in the second place as he is similar to Sherlock Holmes. He has the ability to be a good detective, he is brave and has strong deducting skills

Outside of Sherlock, easily #2

Lovable but cunning. Pretends to be inept which is but a cover for his excellent powers of observation and deductive reasoning. Looks like he has not changed clothes in a couple of days. Show was known for lack of graphic violence.

after sherlock holmes, feluda is the best fictional detective character in the world . satyajit ray is boss.Bcz he makes some great fictional characters like felua,prof. shonku,tarinikhuro,dr. piku and bonkubabur bondhu .Anyway,feluda is the best detective in bengali literature .

feluda is the idol.

felu is the real bengali detective.

felu mittir is the best fictional detective as I have ever read.

outstanding detective,he has the ablity to kick the buttock of all detectives of history

He is the best, he is simple in his ways and habits and lifestyle, but dont you dare ignore his keen and sharp sense of wit and intellect and outstanding presence of mind, the list can be endless to describe his qualities. He knows his job best. By far THE BEST.

Feluda needs no introduction in the world of crime, suspense and thriller. Undoubtedly one of the best creation of the Oscar winner, internationally renowned film maker and author - Satyajit Ray. Feluda's skills lie in his intelligence,superb observation skills and his unmatched qualities of solving mysteries which makes him stand out from the others.

after sherlock holmes he is the best

created bySATYAJIT ROY he is one of the most loved fictional detectives of the bengalis.

Though he is a genius, he is not a detective unlike Saguru Hakuba from the same series, whose intelligence rivals Heiji, Shinichi and Kaito.

He is the second best detective in bengali literature . bcz feluda is here . but byomkesh"the truth seeker"is also great .

A simple middle class man with no fancy gadgets or attires. Instead of a detective he called himself a truth seeker whose aim was to find out the truth even if not able to catch the culprit.

reading them all

In the times of Henry VIII, good read by CJ Sansom. Needs a few more volumes.

yes

Very unorthodox and not a people person at all. The best on Law & Order Criminal Intent series. His female partner Eames compliments him greatly in his investigations with her support of his unusual but effective ways. Top shelf.

Kakababu Sontu is a modern detective. I like them due to their bravery. They are assum. I think they are second highest detectives in India!!!!

horatio is a detective with the miami police and leads the csi squad