Who are the Top-Notch Private Detectives

There are a ton of lists out there online for almost anything. The best movies, books, etc. Including lists of the Best Fictional Detectives.

Here's our Hard-Boiled List of Top-Notch Private Dicks as compiled by Hard-Boiled Books. Now to be considered a Top-Notch Private Dick, the fictional character must be of the noir era (30's to 50's) to modern times.

• Harvey Valentine
• Jeff Regan
• Phillip Marlowe
• Matt Slade
• Peter Chambers
• Pat Novack
• Michael Shayne
• Sam Hill
• Artemus Black