The greatest fictional detectives are invited to dinner at a mysterious stately home.
Hercule Poirot
Occupation: Retired policeman
Abilities: Compulsive liar, skilled planner
Distinguishing features: Waxed moustache, foreign accent, short stature
Known crimes: Murdered birdwatcher Stephen Norton
Miss Marple
Occupation: Little old lady
Abilities: Knitting, logical mind
Distinguishing features: Grey hair, wrinkles
Known crimes: None
Sherlock Holmes
Occupation: Private detective
Abilties: Extensive knowledge of chemistry, master of disguise
Distinguishing features: Tweed deerstalker, tall stature
Known crimes: Theft, drug possession, failure to report the murder of Charles Augustus Milverton
Cadfael
Occupation: Priest
Abilities: Knowledge of herblore, expert swordsman
Distinguishing features: Brown robe, silly haircut
Known crimes: The mass-murder of countless Turks
Charlie Chan
Occupation: Cop
Abilities: Benevolence, sense of honor
Distinguishing features: Foreign accent, big family
Known crimes: None
Kojak
Occupation: Cop
Abilities: Years on the force, strong sense of fair play
Distinguishing features: Bald head, lollipop
Known crimes: Assault
Columbo
Occupation: Retired cop
Abilities: Skilled baseball player
Distinguishing features: Rumpled trenchcoat, love of spicy food
Known crimes: Various boyhood pranks like vandalism or sticking a potato in a car exhaust
Who gets murdered, who solves the mystery and who is the murderer?