The Daily Ranking Game

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📰 On hiatus

Maybe check back sometime and see if something has changed. I'm not planning any new puzzles at the moment. The archive is still available, though! Thanks for playing!

Puzzle for April 17, 2026 Puzzle Archive →

Best fictional detectives

Case closed... maybe

From razor-sharp deduction to classic mystery solving, these sleuths are genre legends.
See if you can rank the five best fictional detectives.

How to Play

  1. Pick 5 choices from the shelf that you think are the top 5
  2. Arrange them in order from most legendary to least legendary
  3. Click "Check" to see your results
  4. You have 5 attempts to get them in the right order!

Results key

🟩 Green = Correct choice in the right position
🟨 Yellow = Correct choice but in the wrong position
⬛ Black = Incorrect choice

Good luck! 🎯

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Shelf

Hercule Poirot
Columbo
Philip Marlowe
Jessica Fletcher
Sherlock Holmes
Lord Peter Wimsey
Nancy Drew
Sam Spade
Inspector Maigret
Miss Marple