The prototype fictional detective and pioneering forensic scientist, like all the great sleuths, shows complete indifference to the rights and wrongs of the case.

The fictional detective however, has assisted the game's highest scoring player.

Never has there been a less observant, more irritating fictional detective.

She continues to defy the rule that the creators of fictional detectives run out of ideas before their tenth book.

I refer to great fictional detectives revived by top crime writers of today.