Rivalry

4. Real-life police surgeon who helped inspire Doyle’s methods
7. Real-life “Napoleon of Detection,” forensic pioneer contemporary to Doyle
9. Gentleman thief who often outsmarts detectives
11. Fictional French detective inspired by Holmes, created by Maurice Leblanc
12. Detective duo parody from Without a Clue
13. Fictional detective parodying Holmes in The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet
16. Victorian-era woman detective from Baroness Orczy
17. Victorian rival detective in William Gillette’s stage play
18. Early female detective created by Anna Katharine Green
20. “Consulting detective” in BBC’s Sherlock universe who rivals Holmes in intellect and morality
21. Fictional inspector who appears in many Holmes stories as a foil
23. Amateur detective created by G.K. Chesterton
24. Dupin story that pioneered detective fiction

1. Modern TV detective inspired by Holmes, played by Hugh Laurie
2. Rival literary detective created by E.W. Hornung (Doyle’s brother-in-law)
3. Detective inspired by Holmes in Japanese anime
5. Doyle’s literary contemporary, creator of detective C. Auguste Dupin
6. Fictional sleuth inspired by Holmes, known for “little grey cells”
8. Modern Netflix teen detective, sister to Sherlock
10. Spinster sleuth created by Agatha Christie
14. Literary sleuth created by Dorothy L. Sayers
15. American detective created by Raymond Chandler
19. Doyle’s own creation who was Holmes’s intellectual equal
22. American TV detective known for logic and observation, inspired by Holmes