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This is a supplement to the Crime fiction article, arranged by the first names (or titles) of the detectives, with the years of the first and last publications featuring that detective.
- Adam Dalgliesh, Commander at New Scotland Yard, created by P. D. James, 1962-
- A. J. Raffles, English "gentleman thief" created in the 1890s by E. W. Hornung, a brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Albert Campion, created by Margery Allingham
- Albert Samson, private eye in Indianapolis, Indiana, created by Michael Z. Lewin, 1971–
- Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief of the French Belle Époque (1880-1912, and later), created by Maurice Leblanc (1906-1941)
- Ashenden, British secret agent in World War I created by W. Somerset Maugham
- Bony (Napoleon Bonaparte), Australian Aborigine detective created by Arthur Upfield
- Boysie Oakes, cowardly British secret agent assassin created by John Gardner
- C. Auguste Dupin, created by Edgar Allan Poe
- Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones, tough black policeman in 1950s Harlem, created by Chester Himes
- [[Colonel Charles Russell], British head of the Security Executive, created by William Haggard
- Commissario Guido Brunetti, based in Venice, created by Donna Leon, 1992-
- Commissaire Jules Maigret, based in Paris, created by Georges Simenon, 1931-1972
- C. W. Sughrue, hardboiled, small-town Montana private eye created by James Crumley
- Dan Kearny and Associates, San Francisco repo firm created by Joe Gores
- Dave Robicheaux, Cajun detective in central Louisiana created by James Lee Burke
- Dortmunder (John Archibald), bumbling career criminal created by Donald Westlake
- Dr. Gideon Fell, G. K. Chesterton-like amateur detective created by John Dickson Carr, 1933–1968
- Drury Lane, deaf Shakespearian actor turned detective in New York, created by Ellery Queen writing as Barnaby Ross
- Ellery Queen, created by Ellery Queen
- Father Brown, created by G. K. Chesterton
- Gervase Fen, created by Edmund Crispin
- Hercule Poirot, created by Agatha Christie
- Inspector Reginald Wexford, British Chief Inspector, created by Ruth Rendell, 1964-
- James Bond, created by Ian Fleming
- Kinsey Millhone, private investigator in California, created by Sue Grafton, 1982-
- Kurt Wallander, kriminalkommissarie in Ystad (near Malmö, Sweden), created by Henning Mankell, 1991-
- Lew Archer, created by Ross Macdonald
- Lieutenant Frank Hastings, created by Collin Wilcox
- Lord Peter Wimsey, English nobleman and amateur detective created by Dorothy L. Sayers
- Matt Helm, created by Donald Hamilton
- Milo (Milton Chester) Milodragovitch, hardboiled, small-town Montana private eye created by James Crumley
- Miss Marple, created by Agatha Christie
- Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens, middle-aged British secret agent "cutthroats" created by Michael Gilbert
- Nero Wolfe, created by Rex Stout
- Parker, hardboiled career criminal created by Donald Westlake writing as Richard Stark
- Perry Mason, defense attorney, created by Erle Stanley Gardner (1933-1970)
- Philip Marlowe, created by Raymond Chandler
- Philo Vance, created by S. S. van Dine
- Quiller, British secret agent created by Elleston Trevor writing as Adam Hall
- Rex Carver, created by Victor Canning
- Richard Hannay, British secret agent created by Scottish novelist John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
- Richard Jury, detective of Scotland Yart, created by Martha Grimes, 1981-
- Roderick Alleyn,detective in the CID at Scotland Yard, created by Ngaio Marsh, 1934-1982
- Sam Spade, created by Dashiell Hammett
- Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887-1927
- Sir Henry Merrivale, created by John Dickson Carr writing as Carter Dickson, 1934–1956
- Sir John Appleby, created by Michael Innis
- Spenser, Boston private eye created by Robert B. Parker
- The Continental Op, created by Dashiell Hammett
- The Saint (Simon Templar), created by Leslie Charteris
- Thomas Pitt, inspector in Victorian London (1881-), created by Anne Perry, 1979-
- Tommy and Tuppence, British pair created by Agatha Christie
- Thomas Elphinstone (Tommie) Hambledon, British secret agent created by Manning Coles
- Travis McGee, created by John D. MacDonald
- William Monk, private detective (former policeman) in Victorian London(1856-), created by Anne Perry, 1990-
