List of fictional private investigators

This is a partial list of fictional private investigators — also known as private eyes or PIs — who have appeared in various works of literature, film, television, and games.

DetectiveCreatorDebut
Karen AndersenLouise Burfitt-DonsThe Missing Activist[1] (2018)
AngelJoss WhedonAngel (TV) (1999)
Harry AngelWilliam HjortsbergFalling Angel (1978)
Lew ArcherRoss MacdonaldThe Moving Target (1949)
Bilqees "Bobby" Ahmed Samar Shaikh Bobby Jasoos (2014)
Jagga Bagchi Anurag Basu Jagga Jasoos (2017)
Byomkesh BakshiSharadindu BandyopadhyaySatyanweshi (1934)
Goenda BaradacharanShirshendu MukhopadhyayMonojder Advut Bari
Parashor BarmaPremendra MitraNagchampa (1968)
Benoit BlancRian JohnsonKnives Out (2019)
Kate BranniganVal McDermidDead Beat[2] (1992)
Nestor BurmaLéo Malet120, rue de la Gare (1943)
Joe CaneiliHayford PeirceTrouble in Tahiti: P.I. Joe Caneili, Discrétion Assurée[3] (2000)
Frank CannonEdward HumeCannon (TV) (1971)
Carlotta CarlyleLinda BarnesA Trouble of Fools[4] (1987)
Rex CarverVictor CanningThe Whip Hand (1965)
Dipak ChatterjeeSwapan KumarAdrishya Sanket (1953)
Detective ChimpJohn Broome and Carmine InfantinoAdventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #4 (July–August 1952)
Emerson CodBryan FullerPushing Daisies (TV) (2007)
Elvis ColeRobert CraisThe Monkey's Raincoat (1987)
The Continental OpDashiell HammettThe Tenth Clew[5] (1924)
Alexa CroweClaire TonkinMy Life Is Murder (TV) (2019)
Clifford DeeJ. Denison ReedCliffords War: The Bluegrass Battleground[6] (2021)
Frankie DrakeCarol Hay and Michelle RicciFrankie Drake Mysteries (TV) (2018)
Harry DresdenJim ButcherStorm Front (2000)
The Dresden Files (TV) (2007)
Nancy DrewCarolyn KeeneThe Secret of the Old Clock (1930)
Feluda, or Prodosh Chandra MitraSatyajit RayFeludar Goendagiri (1965)
Phryne FisherKerry GreenwoodCocaine Blues (1989)
Jessica FletcherPeter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William LinkMurder, She Wrote (TV) (1984)
Dan FortuneMichael CollinsAct of Fear[7] (1967)
Josephine FullerLynne MurrayLarger Than Death[8] (1997)
GaneshSujathaNylon Kayiru (1968)
Dirk GentlyDouglas AdamsDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987)
J.J. 'Jake' GittesRobert TowneChinatown (Film) (1974)
Lindsay GordonVal McDermidReport for Murder[9] (1987)
Bernhard "Bernie" GuntherPhilip KerrMarch Violets (1989)
Mike HammerMickey SpillaneI, the Jury[10] (1947)
Cliff HardyPeter CorrisThe Dying Trade[11] (1980)
Frank and Joe HardyFranklin DixonThe Tower Treasure (1930)
Sherlock HolmesSir Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in Scarlet (1887)
Jack IrishPeter TempleBad Debts (1996)
Jessica JonesBrian Michael Bendis and Michael GaydosAlias (Comic Book) (2001)
Jessica Jones (TV) (2015)
Kemal KayankayaJakob ArjouniHappy Birthday, Türke! (1985); English translation: Happy Birthday, Turk! (1994)
Arthur LemmingMonty PythonMonty Python's Flying Circus - "Owl Stretching Time" (TV) (1969)
Miss Madelyn MackHugh C. Weir"The Problem of the Eliminated Bridegroom" (1909)[12]
Trent Malloy
Carlos Sandoval		Albert S. Ruddy & Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis and Christopher CanaanWalker, Texas Ranger (TV) (1997)
Thomas MagnumDonald P. Bellisario and Glen A. LarsonMagnum, P.I. (TV) (1980)
Joe MannixRichard Levinson and William LinkMannix (TV) (1967)
Philip MarloweRaymond ChandlerThe Big Sleep (1939)
Murder, My Sweet (Film) (1944)
Miss Jane MarpleAgatha Christie"The Tuesday Night Club" (1927)
Hemlock MarreauRobert FarrowMarreau and the Chocolate Policeman[13] (1991)
Veronica Mars
Keith Mars		Rob ThomasVeronica Mars (TV) (2004)
Mitin MasiSuchitra BhattacharyaPālābāra Patha Nē'i
Travis McGeeJohn D. MacDonaldThe Deep Blue Good-by[14] (1964)
Kinsey MillhoneSue Grafton"A" Is for Alibi[15] (1982)
Tess MonaghanLaura LippmanBaltimore Blues[16] (1997)
Adrian MonkAndy BreckmanMonk (TV) (2002)
Bhaduri MoshaiNirendranath Chakravarty
Tex MurphyChris JonesMean Streets (Video Game) (2004)
Mr. NadgettCharles DickensMartin Chuzzlewit. He was the first fictional private investigator[17]
Nameless DetectiveBill PronziniThe Snatch[18] (1971)
Harry OrwellHoward RodmanHarry O (TV) (1974)
Hercule PoirotAgatha ChristieThe Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
Ellery QueenFrederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington LeeThe Roman Hat Mystery (1929)
Agatha RaisinM.C. BeatonAgatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (1992)
Precious RamotsweAlexander McCall SmithThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency[19] (1998)
Jeff RandallDennis SpoonerRandall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV) (1969)
Sunny RandallRobert B. ParkerFamily Honor[20] (1999)
Ezekiel "Easy" RawlinsWalter MosleyDevil in a Blue Dress (1990)
Jim RockfordRichard T. HeffronThe Rockford Files (TV) (1974)
Kiriti RoyNihar Ranjan GuptaKalo Bhramar (1930s)
Matthew ScudderLawrence BlockThe Sins of the Fathers (1976)
John ShaftErnest TidymanShaft (1970)
Eddie ShoestringRobert Banks Stewart and Richard HarrisShoestring (TV) (1979)
Sam SpadeDashiell HammettThe Maltese Falcon[21] (1930)
The Maltese Falcon (Film) (1931)
Shawn SpencerSteve Franks and Andy BermanPsych (TV) (2006)
SpenserRobert B. ParkerThe Godwulf Manuscript (1973)
Larry "Doc" SportelloThomas PynchonInherent Vice (2009)
Johnny StaccatoEverett Chambers, producerJohnny Staccato (TV) (1959)
Juno SteelHarley Takagi Kaner and Kevin VibertThe Penumbra Podcast (2016)
Cormoran StrikeRobert Galbraith"The Cuckoo's Calling" (2013)
"Strike" (TV) (2017)
Three InvestigatorsRobert Arthur Jr.The Secret of Terror Castle (1964)
Tommy and TuppenceAgatha ChristieThe Secret Adversary (1922)
Amos WalkerLoren D. EstlemanMotor City Blue[22] (1980)
V. I. WarshawskiSara ParetskyIndemnity Only[23] (1982)
Nero WolfeRex StoutFer-de-Lance (1934)

References
  1. "The Missing Activist".
  2. Dead Beat
  3. P. I. Joe Caneili, Discretion Assuree
  4. "A Trouble of Fools (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #1)".
  5. The Tenth Clew
  6. "Library".
  7. "Act of Fear". Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2006.
  8. "Larger Than Death (Josephine Fuller, #1)".
  9. Report for Murder
  10. I, the Jury
  11. The Dying Trade
  12. Great Mystery Stories in Illustrated Sunday Magazine, The Gazette Times (Pittsburgh), December 12, 1909 (first story is on previous page)
  13. Marreau and the Chocolate Policeman
  14. The Deep Blue Good-by
  15. A is for Alibi
  16. "Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan #1)".
  17. Mitzi Brunsdale, Gumshoes: A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives, Introduction, p.3. Also, LeRoy Lad PanekBefore Sherlock Holmes: How Magazines and Newspapers Invented the Detective. p.97
  18. The Snatch
  19. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
  20. Family Honor
  21. The Maltese Falcon
  22. Motor City Blue
  23. "Indemnity Only". Archived from the original on October 3, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2008.
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