Created by Thomas W. Hanshew Pseudonyms include Charlotte May Kingsley (1857 – 1914) Is it a defect or a feature? Caught somewhere between Sherlock Holmes and the rise of the hard-boiled dick in the 1920s is HAMILTON CLEEK, also known as "The Man of the Forty Faces," a "consulting detective" who prefigures the weird menace … Continue reading Hamilton Cleek (The Man of the Forty Faces)
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Sherlock Holmes
Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know." -- "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" Yes, SHERLOCK HOLMES was a private investigator. He called himself a "consulting detective," and yes, he took money to invesigate crimes on behalf of private citizens, … Continue reading Sherlock Holmes