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

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