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The Ten Least-Thrilling Thriller Clichés
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Death Brackets: The Contest and The Contestants
Who’s the toughest of the literary tough guys? I put eight master detectives vs. eight spies, assassins and anti-heroes in a fight to the death. But first they have to find the other…
Death Brackets: Toughest Dicks vs. Baddest Thriller Heroes: First Round, Part 1
Eight master detectives
1) Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
2) Jack Reacher by Lee Child
3) Philip Marlowe by Raymond Chandler
4) Dave Robicheaux by James Lee Burke
5) Spenser by Robert B. Parker
6) Easy Rawlins by Walter Mosley
7) Harry Bosch by Michael Connelly
8) Mike Hammer by Mickey Spillane
Sherlock the Holmes, dean of the master detectives
Eight spies, assassins and anti-heroes
1) James Bond by Ian Fleming
2) Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
3) John Rain by Barry Eisler
4) Quiller by Elleston Trevor
5) Jack Ryan by Tom Clancy
6) Skink by Carl Hiaasen
7) Hannibal Lecter by Thomas Harris
8) George Smiley by John Le Carré
Daniel Craig makes for a great 007
Death Brackets: Toughest Dicks vs. Baddest Thriller Heroes: First Round, Part 2
Death Brackets: Toughest Dicks vs. Baddest Thriller Heroes: Quarter Finals
Death Brackets: Toughest Dicks vs. Baddest Thriller Heroes: Semi-Finals
Death Brackets: Toughest Dicks vs. Baddest Thriller Heroes: The Championship!
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This was a lot of fun! Though I would almost say that Fleming and Chandler could beat out most of these creations, themselves!