Fictional Detectives

Literature

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· Average score: 91.7

Originally published February 8, 2026

Literature

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Detective fiction follows investigators who solve mysteries through observation, deduction, interviews, evidence, and sometimes unconventional methods.

The answers to this rebus puzzle are the names of fictional detectives, all of whom started on the pages of novels.

Examples: Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Philip Marlowe

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