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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

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