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Boston Blackie – reformed jewel thief, created by Jack Boyle. Rosemary Boxer – with Laura Thyme, gardening detective, created by Brian Eastman. Beatrice Adela Lestrange Bradley – widowed socialite, created by Gladys Mitchell. Father Brown – Catholic priest, created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton.
This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total. Lists of fictional characters by species (5 C, 8 P) Lists of fictional characters by organization (2 C, 6 P) Lists of fictional characters by genre (3 C) Lists of fictional characters by medium (14 C) Lists of fictional characters by nationality (3 C, 5 P)
The Famous Five: Enid Blyton: Five on a Treasure Island (1942) The Five Find-Outers: Enid Blyton: The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage (1943) Flavia Gemina: Caroline Lawrence: The Thieves of Ostia (2001) Sisters Grimm: Michael Buckley: The Fairy-Tale Detectives (2005) Luke Harding: Malcolm Rose: Framed! (2005) Frank and Joe Hardy: Franklin W. Dixon ...
Dick Tracy. Dynamo, Thunder Agents. Jimmy Olsen. John Stone, agent of S.T.O.R.M. in Wildstorm 's comic Planetary. KGBeast in DC Universe. Lord Peter Flint in Warlord. Lorraine Broughton in The Coldest City graphic novel. Modesty Blaise. Mortadelo and Filemón Pi, Spanish secret agents of the T.I.A.
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
Hercule Poirot (UK: / ˈ ɛər k juː l ˈ p w ɑːr oʊ /, US: / h ɜːr ˈ k juː l p w ɑː ˈ r oʊ / [1]) is a fictional Belgian detective created by British writer Agatha Christie.Poirot is one of Christie's most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays (Black Coffee and Alibi), and 51 short stories published between 1920 and 1975.
Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction -infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut. It follows the life experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant during World War II, to the post-war years.
Hence, in cases where there is too much uncertainty, they are excluded from the list. Having sold more than 600 million copies worldwide,[ 13] Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling is the best-selling book series in history. The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [ 14] making ...