The ten best fictional sleuths

For The Observer, Euan Ferguson came up with a list of the ten best fictional sleuths.One entry on the list:The Continental OpDashiell HammettI’ve gone for this Man With No Name rather than Philip Marlowe and his unbeatable one-liners because, evocative though Raymond Chandler’s antihero is, Marlowe too often shot first and asked questions afterwards. Hammett (pictured) gave us a wise and