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Old 09-01-2015, 08:13 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes View Post
Fictional detectives are nothing without the writer. Holmes is a product of the highly detailed scenes and complacent crimes he pursues. Put him in a case like Thursday Next has to deal with and be'd be a splatter on the roadside by chapter three.
Great that you mention Thursday Next. Hadn't thought of her when I read Solitaire's starting post (Jasper Fforde's books not really being typical detective stories), but, well, she is a detective, and I think she would be my favourite if I had to choose.
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