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Originally Posted by Solitaire1
I'm not sure if the two detectives I mentioned are better than Holmes, but based on my limited knowledge of Holmes (via the visual portrayals rather than the books themselves), they appear to be on par with him despite their different styles.
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Although it might be best to compare them to his books.
I'm afraid I still don't believe formulaic conclusions derived from happenstance is superior to psychological analysis... although I don't know how Messrs. Colombo and Edogawa factor themselves in.
But back to the original point of discussion, if you wish to be a poseur and pretend you are a detective, perhaps you should shrink yourself into a child

rather than don a deerstalker...