Monthly Archives: April 2015

Chang, Mr. Mr. Chang was created by A.E. Apple (Rafferty) and appeared in thirty-three stories in Detective Story Magazine and two short story collections from 1919 to 1931, beginning with “Mr. Chang” (Detective Story Magazine, Sept. 9, 1931). Mr. Chang … Continue reading →

Chan Li Po. Chan Li Po was created by Felix B. Caignet and appeared in the Cuban radio serial Chan Li Po (1934-1941) and the Cuban films La Serpiente Roja (1937) and El Monstruo en la Sombra (1955). Chan Li … Continue reading →

Challoner, Humphrey. Humphrey Challoner was created by R. Austin Freeman (Danby Croker, Phyllis Dudley, Romney Pringle, Doctor Thorndyke, Dr. Wilkinson) and appeared in “The Hunter of Criminals” (Pearson’s Magazine (UK), Apr-Oct 1913); the stories were collected in The Uttermost Farthing … Continue reading →

Cha Erlang. Cha Erlang appeared in Zhina Gelunbo (1909). Cha Erlang, who is also known as Shizixue (Lion’s Blood), is a Zhongguo Tanxianjia, or “Professional Chinese Explorer.” Cha goes on a long journey of “exploration and adventure,” which includes discovering Sea Dragon Island near Denmark … Continue reading →

Cashin, Carrie. Cashin Carrie was created by Theodore Tinsley (Bulldog Black, Major John T. Lacy, Jerry Tracy) and appeared in forty-four stories in Crime Busters and Street & Smith’s Mystery Magazine from 1937 to 1943, beginning with “White Elephant” (Crime … Continue reading →

Carter, Nick (I). Nick Carter (I) was created by Ormond G. Smith and John Russell Coryell (Bel, Helen) and appeared in over 4000 stories and over 220 novels from 1886 to 1990, beginning with “The Old Detective’s Pupil; or, The … Continue reading →

Carse, Hawk. Hawk Carse was created by “Anthony Gilmore,” the pseudonym of Harry Bates (Ken Torrance) and Desmond Hall (Ken Torrance), and appeared in five stories in Astounding Stories and Amazing Stories from 1931 to 1942, beginning with “Hawk Carse” … Continue reading →

Carring, Leo. Leo Carring was created by S.A. Duse and appeared in thirteen novels from 1913 to 1926, beginning with Stilettkäppen. Leo Carring is a Great Detective. Carring, a Swedish lawyer and amateur detective, is modeled on Sherlock Holmes and … Continue reading →

Carrados, Max. Max Carrados was created by “Ernest Bramah,” the pseudonym of Ernest Bramah Smith (Kai Lung), and appeared in a number of short stories and four novels and short story collections from 1913 to 1934, beginning with “The Master … Continue reading →

Carnacki, Thomas. Thomas Carnacki was created by William Hope Hodgson (Captain Gault, Captain Jat) and appeared in six stories in The Idler and The New Magazine between 1910 and 1912, beginning with “The Gateway of the Monster” (The Idler, Jan. … Continue reading →