It's a little disconcerting to realize just how traditional
my taste is. Nonetheless, here they are as I see 'em:
33. Brigid O'Shaughnessy (THE MALTESE FALCON, Dashiell
Hammett) 68. Dan Kearney (DKA series, Joe Gores) 75. Delilah
West (series, Maxine O'Callaghan) 132. Gottfleisch (recurring
character, Russell James) 135. Hap Collins & Leonard Pine
(Hap & Leonard series, Joe R. Lansdale) 161. Jay Gatsby
(THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald) 191. Lew Archer
(series, Ross Macdonald) 196. Lou Ford (KILLER INSIDE ME and
WILD TOWN, Jim Thompson) 205. Mario Balzic (series, K.C.
Constantine) 210. Matthew Scudder (series, Lawrence Block)
219. Mick Ballou (series, Lawrence Block) 237. Nameless
(series, Bill Pronzini) 239. Nate Heller (series, Max Alan
Collins) (though I'm voting for this one on the strength of
the earliest books, not the more recent ones) 257. Philip
Marlowe (series, Raymond Chandler) 286 Sam Spade (THE MALTESE
FALCON, Dashiell Hammett) 300. Spenser (series, Robert
Parker) (again, on the strength of the early books) 304.
Steve Carella (87th Precinct series, Evan "Ed" McBain) 316.
Tom Ripley (series, Patricia Highsmith)
Write-in: Ruggiero "Rugs" Carlucci (series, K.C.
Constantine)
Victoria
Victoria Esposito-Shea Editor and Co-Founder HandHeldCrime
and HandHeldCrime/Coffee Cup Press http://www.handheldcrime.com/
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