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* [[RadioDrama The Golden Age of Radio]] had dozens of hardboiled detective series, including
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* Cornfed on ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'' is usually a parody of the humorless mid-century PoliceProcedural detective, but on occassion he slips into HardBoiledDetective mode instead. Never is this more blatant than in the show's NoirEpisode "Noir Gang", where he's given a PrivateEyeMonologue and explicitly describes the episode's FemmeFatale as a "dame" -- "and I never say 'dame' unless creatively obligated by a film noir parody".
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* The eighth season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' [[AdventuresInComaland takes place in Sterling Archer's head while his body has been rendered comatose]] after the injuries he suffered at the end of the prior season. In this dream Archer casts himself as hardboiled late 40s PrivateDetective. True to the trope (and largely true to the actual Archer), Archer's character is somewhat street smart, highly determined, and a dangerous fighter but not exactly a great detective; he spends most of the season being jerked around by different criminal factions, an undercover fed, and a wannabe FemmeFatale. Also true to many such stories the whole thing doesn't end particularly well for anyone; the man who killed Archer's partner dies and at the end Archer isn't ''currently'' under the thumb of or on the hit list of the various crime bosses (at least as far as we know), but in virtually every other way it's a DownerEnding for everyone involved, and Archer promptly slips into a new coma dream.
* Cornfed on ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'' is usually a parody of the humorless mid-century PoliceProcedural detective, but onoccassion occasion he slips into HardBoiledDetective mode instead. Never is this more blatant than in the show's NoirEpisode "Noir Gang", where he's given a PrivateEyeMonologue and explicitly describes the episode's FemmeFatale as a "dame" -- "and I never say 'dame' unless creatively obligated by a film noir parody".
* Cornfed on ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'' is usually a parody of the humorless mid-century PoliceProcedural detective, but on
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Anything but {{clueless|detective}}, the hardboiled detective is generally a KnightInSourArmor or even an AntiHero who lives in a world of BlackAndGrayMorality. He's a PrivateDetective or AmateurSleuth -- usually the former. His services are required because the police are [[PoliceAreUseless useless]], [[DirtyCop corrupt]], or [[BadCopIncompetentCop both]], so he'll never be a cop, though he may be a [[RetiredBadass retired]] one. Expect him to keep a [[INeedAFreakingDrink bottle of scotch]] and a gun in his desk, which is probably located in an office in the [[TheCityNarrows low rent district]]. Recent depictions typically include the trademark [[BadassLongcoat trenchcoat]] and fedora over a rumpled suit, made popular by Creator/HumphreyBogart.
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Anything but {{clueless|detective}}, the hardboiled detective is generally a KnightInSourArmor or even an AntiHero who lives in a world of BlackAndGrayMorality. He's a PrivateDetective or AmateurSleuth -- usually the former. His services are required because the police are [[PoliceAreUseless useless]], [[DirtyCop corrupt]], or [[BadCopIncompetentCop both]], so he'll never be a cop, though he may be a [[RetiredBadass retired]] one.one, possibly after being [[TokenGoodCop driven out by the corruption]]. Expect him to keep a [[INeedAFreakingDrink bottle of scotch]] and a gun in his desk, which is probably located in an office in the [[TheCityNarrows low rent district]]. Recent depictions typically include the trademark [[BadassLongcoat trenchcoat]] and fedora over a rumpled suit, made popular by Creator/HumphreyBogart.
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Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in a [[SoiledCityOnAHill soiled city on a hill]], amidst [[NoTellMotel cheap hotels]], bars, racetracks, and gambling dens, echoing the gritty realism of Creator/ErnestHemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
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Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in a [[SoiledCityOnAHill soiled city on a hill]], CityNoir, amidst [[NoTellMotel cheap hotels]], bars, racetracks, and gambling dens, echoing the gritty realism of Creator/ErnestHemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
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* ''Literature/ConstanceVerityDestroysTheUniverse'': Among many of the unusual people living in Connie's apartment complex is Azalea Slate, a hardboiled PI who's accumulated a lot of enemies in the criminal underworld.
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* In the introduction of ''Literature/TalesOfTheBlackWidowers'', Dr Asimov [[DiscussedTrope contrasts this]] type of MysteryFiction with ''Literature/HerculePoirot'', which is his favourite type of mystery.
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* In the introduction of ''Literature/TalesOfTheBlackWidowers'', Dr Asimov Creator/IsaacAsimov [[DiscussedTrope contrasts this]] type of MysteryFiction with ''Literature/HerculePoirot'', ''Franchise/HerculePoirot'', which is his favourite type of mystery.
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* France's ''Series/NestorBurma'' (Creator/GuyMarchand). The eponymous detective can be quite cynical and hard-drinking, has [[PrivateEyeMonologue monologues filled with metaphors]], plays {{Jazz}} instruments, wears a brown fedora, and is quite TheCasanova.
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By the [[TheSixties 1960s]], the hardboiled detective had nearly become a DeadHorseTrope, but continuing interest in FilmNoir kept it from the brink of extinction. Today it is most often seen in parodies and [[FantasticNoir genre crossovers]] (the Hardboiled Detective [[RecycledINSPACE In SPACE!!]]), but can still be played straight in Noir revival or homage. The style, language, and fashion of the hard-boiled detective tend to remain solidly anchored in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]], though, no matter where he appears. Expect him to call his gun a "gat", to refer to women as "dames", and their legs as "gams". As such, it is also possible to call him a "Dick" and not be insulting.
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By the [[TheSixties 1960s]], the hardboiled detective had nearly become a DeadHorseTrope, but continuing interest in FilmNoir kept it from the brink of extinction. Today it is most often seen in parodies and [[FantasticNoir genre crossovers]] (the Hardboiled Detective [[RecycledINSPACE [[JustForFun/RecycledINSPACE In SPACE!!]]), SPACE!]]), but can still be played straight in Noir revival or homage. The style, language, and fashion of the hard-boiled detective tend to remain solidly anchored in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]], though, no matter where he appears. Expect him to call his gun a "gat", to refer to women as "dames", and their legs as "gams". As such, it is also possible to call him a "Dick" and not be insulting.
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* Neal Gordon in ''Literature/MoonCopsOnTheMoon'' is definitely one of these. In addition to the series parodying {{Cyberpunk}} this is what the series parodies most with Neal coming off as a 1970s (or Eighties) private detective transplanted to the distant future. He regularly ignores the rules, is surrounded by corruption, wears a hat and trench coat, and is a Deadpan Snarker.
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violence and sex, the latter supplied by a sultry, dangerous FemmeFatale and members of TheOldestProfession (likely lightly disguised as "bar girls" or "dance hall girls" to avoid upsetting MoralGuardians).
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violence and sex, the latter supplied by a sultry, dangerous FemmeFatale and members of TheOldestProfession (likely lightly disguised as "bar girls" or "dance hall girls" to avoid upsetting MoralGuardians).
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* Rosie Lavine from Creator/MelisaMichaels' ''Cold Iron'' and ''Sister to the Rain'' is a Chandleresque hardboiled detective recycled in UrbanFantasy. (Though she prefers gin to scotch.)
* Sam Vimes of the City Watch from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' was originally intended to be a deconstruction of this, though he eventually evolved into a reconstruction and one of the most fleshed out characters in the entire series.
* Sam Vimes of the City Watch from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' was originally intended to be a deconstruction of this, though he eventually evolved into a reconstruction and one of the most fleshed out characters in the entire series.
* In the ''Literature/EddieLaCrosse'' series, the protagonist is a HardboiledDetective in a SwordAndSorcery and/or LowFantasy world, being deliberately comparable to characters like Literature/PhilipMarlowe and [[Literature/TheMalteseFalcon Sam Spade]]. That said, the degree to which individual books fit the hardboiled sub-genre can vary a bit.
* Detective Miller in ''Literature/TheExpanse'' might be in space a couple hundred years in the future, but he dresses the part and drinks as much as one expects of the archetype.
* Detective Miller in ''Literature/TheExpanse'' might be in space a couple hundred years in the future, but he dresses the part and drinks as much as one expects of the archetype.
* When Michael Connelly's ''Literature/HarryBosch'' isn't in the employ of the LAPD, he usually has plenty of overtones of this.
* Patrick Kenzie from the ''Literature/KenzieAndGennaroSeries'' is an updated version set in Boston; a sort of homage to the classics, with all the style, but without many of the stereotypes found in parodies.
* ''Literature/KinseyMillhone'' from Sue Grafton's ''Alphabet Mysteries'' is another example of a female hard-boiled detective.
* ''Literature/KinseyMillhone'' from Sue Grafton's ''Alphabet Mysteries'' is another example of a female hard-boiled detective.
* ''Literature/MickOberon'' embodies this trope, except that the bottle in his desk is milk, and he carries a wand in his holster instead of a gun.
* Nohar Rajastan, from the ''Literature/MoreauSeries'' takes the trope into the BioPunk 21st Century, being an anthropomorphic tiger.
* Idriel Ramirez of the sci-fi noir ''Literature/NerveZero'' seems like he has to shoot his way through his homeworld to find his old flame.
* In the science fiction novel ''Literature/TheNightMayor'', Tom Tunney is an author of historical detective stories featuring Richie Quick, a hardboiled private eye who lands somewhere between Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer. He's called on to impersonate his own character in a virtual reality realm based on old FilmNoir movies. (The realm has its own native hardboiled detective, said to be an amalgamation of Bogart's trope-defining film characters, but he doesn't appear in the story, having already fallen victim to the problem Tunney is being sent in to fix.)
* Calisle Hsing in ''Literature/NightsideCity'' by LawrenceWattEvans' is a Hardboiled Detective, with all the typical attributes of the genre - even through the scene in a faraway planet of a future interstellar civilization , and with first-person narrator being a woman detective.
* Idriel Ramirez of the sci-fi noir ''Literature/NerveZero'' seems like he has to shoot his way through his homeworld to find his old flame.
* In the science fiction novel ''Literature/TheNightMayor'', Tom Tunney is an author of historical detective stories featuring Richie Quick, a hardboiled private eye who lands somewhere between Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer. He's called on to impersonate his own character in a virtual reality realm based on old FilmNoir movies. (The realm has its own native hardboiled detective, said to be an amalgamation of Bogart's trope-defining film characters, but he doesn't appear in the story, having already fallen victim to the problem Tunney is being sent in to fix.)
* Calisle Hsing in ''Literature/NightsideCity'' by LawrenceWattEvans' is a Hardboiled Detective, with all the typical attributes of the genre - even through the scene in a faraway planet of a future interstellar civilization , and with first-person narrator being a woman detective.
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** Archie Goodwin, in the Literature/NeroWolfe series, played with the trope. Created during the trope's peak years, Goodwin had many of the classic elements, but he worked for Wolfe, the fat, home-bound GreatDetective. Archie did all the footwork and fighting and had a pretty good line in sarcastic snark, but tended to avoid the cynicism and world-weariness of the true hardboiled detective. As an illustration, while the typical Hardboiled Detective knocks back hard liquor like it's going out of style, Archie's more likely to unwind with a tall glass of milk.
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** Archie Goodwin, in the Literature/NeroWolfe ''Literature/NeroWolfe'' series, played with the trope. Created during the trope's peak years, Goodwin had many of the classic elements, but he worked for Wolfe, the fat, home-bound GreatDetective. Archie did all the footwork and fighting and had a pretty good line in sarcastic snark, but tended to avoid the cynicism and world-weariness of the true hardboiled detective. As an illustration, while the typical Hardboiled Detective knocks back hard liquor like it's going out of style, Archie's more likely to unwind with a tall glass of milk.
* In the introduction of ''Literature/TalesOfTheBlackWidowers'', Dr Asimov [[DiscussedTrope contrasts this]] type of MysteryFiction with ''Literature/HerculePoirot'', which is his favourite type of mystery.
* Clyde Umney, in Creator/StephenKing's metaleptic novella "Umney's Last Case."
* Glen Novak, the "hero" of ''Literature/UndeadOnArrival'' is a violent thug who solves his own murder by beating everyone in sight until he finds the right one.
* Glen Novak, the "hero" of ''Literature/UndeadOnArrival'' is a violent thug who solves his own murder by beating everyone in sight until he finds the right one.
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* Literature/KinseyMillhone from Sue Grafton's "Alphabet Mysteries" is another example of a female hard-boiled detective.
* Rosie Lavine from Creator/MelisaMichaels' ''Cold Iron'' and ''Sister to the Rain'' is a Chandleresque hardboiled detective recycled in UrbanFantasy. (Though she prefers gin to scotch.)
* Patrick Kenzie from the ''Literature/KenzieAndGennaroSeries'' is an updated version set in Boston; a sort of homage to the classics, with all the style, but without many of the stereotypes found in parodies.
* Nohar Rajastan, from the Literature/MoreauSeries takes the trope into the BioPunk 21st Century, being an anthropomorphic tiger.
* Glen Novak, the "hero" of ''Literature/UndeadOnArrival'' is a violent thug who solves his own murder by beating everyone in sight until he finds the right one.
* Idriel Ramirez of the sci-fi noir ''Literature/NerveZero'' seems like he has to shoot his way through his homeworld to find his old flame.
* Literature/MickOberon embodies this trope, except that the bottle in his desk is milk, and he carries a wand in his holster instead of a gun.
* Sam Vimes of the City Watch from Literature/{{Discworld}} was originally intended to be a deconstruction of this, though he eventually evolved into a reconstruction and one of the most fleshed out characters in the entire series.
* In the ''Literature/EddieLaCrosse'' series, the protagonist is a HardboiledDetective in a SwordAndSorcery and/or LowFantasy world, being deliberately comparable to characters like Literature/PhilipMarlowe and [[Literature/TheMalteseFalcon Sam Spade]]. That said, the degree to which individual books fit the hardboiled sub-genre can vary a bit.
* Clyde Umney, in Creator/StephenKing's metaleptic novella "Umney's Last Case."
* Detective Miller in ''Literature/TheExpanse'' might be in space a couple hundred years in the future, but he dresses the part and drinks as much as one expects of the archetype.
* Calisle Hsing in ''Literature/NightsideCity'' by LawrenceWattEvans' is a Hardboiled Detective, with all the typical attributes of the genre - even through the scene in a faraway planet of a future interstellar civilization , and with first-person narrator being a woman detective.
* When Michael Connelly's Literature/HarryBosch isn't in the employ of the LAPD, he usually has plenty of overtones of this.
* In the introduction of ''Literature/TalesOfTheBlackWidowers'', Dr Asimov [[DiscussedTrope contrasts this]] type of MysteryFiction with ''Literature/HerculePoirot'', which is his favourite type of mystery.
* In the science fiction novel ''Literature/TheNightMayor'', Tom Tunney is an author of historical detective stories featuring Richie Quick, a hardboiled private eye who lands somewhere between Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer. He's called on to impersonate his own character in a virtual reality realm based on old FilmNoir movies. (The realm has its own native hardboiled detective, said to be an amalgamation of Bogart's trope-defining film characters, but he doesn't appear in the story, having already fallen victim to the problem Tunney is being sent in to fix.)
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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'':
** In "Postage Due", Miss Brooks plays the hard boiled detective as she searches for the missing postman.
** "Clay City English Teacher" has Mr. Boynton consciously imitates Sam Spade in an attempt to lure Miss Brooks away from the eponymous teacher.
* The 1980s TV adaption of ''Literature/MikeHammer'' is [[IndecisiveParody either a straight example or a parody]], depending on who you ask.
* ''Series/SpenserForHire'' was a rarity; a Hardboiled Detective with an even harder-boiled partner.
** In "Postage Due", Miss Brooks plays the hard boiled detective as she searches for the missing postman.
** "Clay City English Teacher" has Mr. Boynton consciously imitates Sam Spade in an attempt to lure Miss Brooks away from the eponymous teacher.
* The 1980s TV adaption of ''Literature/MikeHammer'' is [[IndecisiveParody either a straight example or a parody]], depending on who you ask.
* ''Series/SpenserForHire'' was a rarity; a Hardboiled Detective with an even harder-boiled partner.
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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'':
** In "Postage Due", Miss Brooks plays the hard boiled detective as she searches for the missing postman.
** "Clay City English Teacher" has Mr. Boynton consciously imitates Sam Spade in an attempt to lure Miss Brooks awayThe main cast from the eponymous teacher.
* The 1980s TV adaptionsupernatural neo-noir series ''Series/{{Angel}}'' act as a general deconstruction of ''Literature/MikeHammer'' is [[IndecisiveParody either the trope, although play some parts to a straight example or a parody]], depending on who you ask.
* ''Series/SpenserForHire'' was a rarity; a Hardboiled Detective with an even harder-boiled partner.T.
** In "Postage Due", Miss Brooks plays the hard boiled detective as she searches for the missing postman.
** "Clay City English Teacher" has Mr. Boynton consciously imitates Sam Spade in an attempt to lure Miss Brooks away
* The 1980s TV adaption
* ''Series/SpenserForHire'' was a rarity; a Hardboiled Detective with an even harder-boiled partner.
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* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', Dixon Hill is a hardboiled detective holodeck character that Captain Picard is fond of playing.
* In ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', one of Jake's idols was one of these- a Hard-Boiled Cop from the 1970s whose memoir was his favourite book ever. Then Jake met him, only to discover that the guy was [[BrokenPedestal as corrupt, racist, sexist and homophobic as one would expect for the time period]].
* In the noir-esque South African Sci-Fi thriller, ''Series/CharlieJade'', Charlie is an homage to the older Chandler/Hammett style of hardboiled detective. He even sports the classic trenchcoat (though no fedora), and uses the PrivateEyeMonologue.
* In the noir-esque South African Sci-Fi thriller, ''Series/CharlieJade'', Charlie is an homage to the older Chandler/Hammett style of hardboiled detective. He even sports the classic trenchcoat (though no fedora), and uses the PrivateEyeMonologue.
* ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': The title character is a crass, hard-drinking, and cynical private investigator who is very good at her job.
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* ''RichardDiamondPrivateDetective''
* In the noir-esque South African Sci-Fi thriller, ''Series/CharlieJade'', Charlie is an homage to the older Chandler/Hammett style of hardboiled detective. He even sports the classic trenchcoat (though no fedora), and uses the PrivateEyeMonologue.
* ''Series/PeterGunn'' made from 1958-60, was a Hardboiled Detective with a [[TheFifties 50s]] Jazz cool to him.
* The main cast from the supernatural neo-noir series ''Series/{{Angel}}'' act as a general deconstruction of the trope, although play some parts to a T.
* In ''Series/QuantumLeap'', Sam Beckett leaped into one of these in the episode "Play It Again, Seymour".
* In ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', one of Jake's idols was one of these- a Hard-Boiled Cop from the 1970s whose memoir was his favourite book ever. Then Jake met him, only to discover that the guy was [[BrokenPedestal as corrupt, racist, sexist and homophobic as one would expect for the time period]].
* In the noir-esque South African Sci-Fi thriller, ''Series/CharlieJade'', Charlie is an homage to the older Chandler/Hammett style of hardboiled detective. He even sports the classic trenchcoat (though no fedora), and uses the PrivateEyeMonologue.
* ''Series/PeterGunn'' made from 1958-60, was a Hardboiled Detective with a [[TheFifties 50s]] Jazz cool to him.
* The main cast from the supernatural neo-noir series ''Series/{{Angel}}'' act as a general deconstruction of the trope, although play some parts to a T.
* In ''Series/QuantumLeap'', Sam Beckett leaped into one of these in the episode "Play It Again, Seymour".
* In ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', one of Jake's idols was one of these- a Hard-Boiled Cop from the 1970s whose memoir was his favourite book ever. Then Jake met him, only to discover that the guy was [[BrokenPedestal as corrupt, racist, sexist and homophobic as one would expect for the time period]].
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* ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': The title character is a crass, hard-drinking, and cynical private investigator who is very good at her job.
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* ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': The title 1980s TV adaption of ''Literature/MikeHammer'' is [[IndecisiveParody either a straight example or a parody]], depending on who you ask.
* ''Series/OurMissBrooks'':
** In "Postage Due", Miss Brooks plays the hard boiled detective as she searches for the missing postman.
** "Clay City English Teacher" has Mr. Boynton consciously imitates Sam Spade in an attempt to lure Miss Brooks away from the eponymous teacher.
* ''Series/PeterGunn'' made from 1958-60, was a Hardboiled Detective with a [[TheFifties 50s]] Jazz cool to him.
* In ''Series/QuantumLeap'', Sam Beckett leaped into one of these in the episode "Play It Again, Seymour".
* ''Series/RichardDiamondPrivateDetective''
* ''Series/SpenserForHire'' was a rarity; a Hardboiled Detective with an even harder-boiled partner.
* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', Dixon Hill is a hardboiled detective holodeck character that Captain Picard isa crass, hard-drinking, and cynical private investigator who is very good at her job. fond of playing.
* ''Series/OurMissBrooks'':
** In "Postage Due", Miss Brooks plays the hard boiled detective as she searches for the missing postman.
** "Clay City English Teacher" has Mr. Boynton consciously imitates Sam Spade in an attempt to lure Miss Brooks away from the eponymous teacher.
* ''Series/PeterGunn'' made from 1958-60, was a Hardboiled Detective with a [[TheFifties 50s]] Jazz cool to him.
* In ''Series/QuantumLeap'', Sam Beckett leaped into one of these in the episode "Play It Again, Seymour".
* ''Series/RichardDiamondPrivateDetective''
* ''Series/SpenserForHire'' was a rarity; a Hardboiled Detective with an even harder-boiled partner.
* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', Dixon Hill is a hardboiled detective holodeck character that Captain Picard is
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* Varyingly PlayedForDrama and {{Deconstructed}} by Juno Steel of Podcast/ThePenumbraPodcast. His typically hard-boiled mannerisms - depressive tendencies, cynicism, perpetual defense mode, loneliness, a DarkAndTroubledPast - are seen less as genre conventions and more as signs he needs professional help.
* Podcast Rex Rivetter: Private Eye also qualifies. Part homage/part tongue-in-cheek send up of the old radio shows, he utters lines like "If I get out of this alive, remind me to have a talk with the voice in my head", and "I may not be able to bring light to man, but I can take away some of the darkness" in his PrivateEyeMonologue. He has a sarcastic wit, and ability to take and dish out a punch or two.
* Podcast Rex Rivetter: Private Eye also qualifies. Part homage/part tongue-in-cheek send up of the old radio shows, he utters lines like "If I get out of this alive, remind me to have a talk with the voice in my head", and "I may not be able to bring light to man, but I can take away some of the darkness" in his PrivateEyeMonologue. He has a sarcastic wit, and ability to take and dish out a punch or two.
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* Varyingly PlayedForDrama and {{Deconstructed}} by Juno Steel of Podcast/ThePenumbraPodcast.''Podcast/ThePenumbraPodcast''. His typically hard-boiled mannerisms - depressive tendencies, cynicism, perpetual defense mode, loneliness, a DarkAndTroubledPast - are seen less as genre conventions and more as signs he needs professional help.
* PodcastRex Rivetter: Private Eye ''Podcast/RexRivetterPrivateEye'' also qualifies. Part homage/part tongue-in-cheek send up of the old radio shows, he utters lines like "If I get out of this alive, remind me to have a talk with the voice in my head", and "I may not be able to bring light to man, but I can take away some of the darkness" in his PrivateEyeMonologue. He has a sarcastic wit, and ability to take and dish out a punch or two.
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* On ''Radio/APrairieHomeCompanion'', the character of Guy Noir is a parodic example.
* On ''Radio/APrairieHomeCompanion'', the character of Guy Noir is a parodic example.
* Joe Diamond in ''TabletopGame/ArkhamHorror''. He was even given this assignment by a [[FilmNoir classic]] [[FemmeFatale dame]].
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* Joe Diamond in ''TabletopGame/ArkhamHorror''. He was even given this assignment by a [[FilmNoir classic]] [[FemmeFatale dame]].
* One of the first and third edition pregen characters in ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' is one of these. Trenchcoat and fedora, too. And a .38 revolver. Just ignore the fact that he's an ork... or embrace it, actually.
* One of the first and third edition pregen characters in ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' is one of these. Trenchcoat and fedora, too. And a .38 revolver. Just ignore the fact that he's an ork... or embrace it, actually.
* One of the first and third edition pregen characters in ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' is one of these. Trenchcoat and fedora, too. And a .38 revolver. Just ignore the fact that he's an ork... or embrace it, actually.
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* Booker [=DeWitt=], the protagonist of ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'', is a hardboiled ex-Pinkerton PI sent on OneLastJob to clear the debts of his gambling addiction. Unlike most hardboiled detectives, however, his milieu is the bright, shiny, blue-skied floating city of Columbia (although you barely have to scratch the surface before realising how screwed up that place is, and that's before finding out about [[TownWithADarkSecret its real secrets]]...).
* Lewton in ''VideoGame/DiscworldNoir'' both embodies and parodies this trope, due to the Disc's TheoryOfNarrativeCausality; he doesn't know why being a private investigator means he has to wear a trenchcoat and fedora, but he's quite sure it does.
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* Richmond from ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' is an homage to the classic noir version.
* Tex Murphy from the ''VideoGame/TexMurphy''/''Mean Streets'' series of noir/thriller video games is an AffectionateParody of the genre.
* Scott Shelby from the game ''VideoGame/HeavyRain'' is an aging, asthmatic retired-cop-turned-PI who's on the edge of hardboiled. (Softboiled?)'
* Lewton in ''VideoGame/DiscworldNoir'' both embodies and parodies this trope, due to the Disc's TheoryOfNarrativeCausality; he doesn't know why being a private investigator means he has to wear a trenchcoat and fedora, but he's quite sure it does.
* Tex Murphy from the ''VideoGame/TexMurphy''/''Mean Streets'' series of noir/thriller video games is an AffectionateParody of the genre.
* Scott Shelby from the game ''VideoGame/HeavyRain'' is an aging, asthmatic retired-cop-turned-PI who's on the edge of hardboiled. (Softboiled?)'
* Lewton in ''VideoGame/DiscworldNoir'' both embodies and parodies this trope, due to the Disc's TheoryOfNarrativeCausality; he doesn't know why being a private investigator means he has to wear a trenchcoat and fedora, but he's quite sure it does.
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* Richmond from ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' is an homage to the classic noir version.
* Tex Murphy from the ''VideoGame/TexMurphy''/''Mean Streets'' seriesNick Valentine of noir/thriller video games is an AffectionateParody ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', despite living in post-apocalyptic Boston circa 2287, has this whole archetype down pat. [[spoiler:[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot On top of the genre.
being a zombie robot]]. It's not just RuleOfCool: Nick's personality and memories are based on those of a pre-war police officer.]]
* Scott Shelby from the game ''VideoGame/HeavyRain'' is an aging, asthmatic retired-cop-turned-PI who's on the edge of hardboiled.(Softboiled?)'
(Softboiled?)
*Lewton in ''VideoGame/DiscworldNoir'' both embodies Manny Pardo from ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami2WrongNumber'' is a detective working for the Miami Police. The first time you play as him? He goes to a shopping mall who's under siege by criminals, takes a shotgun from the trunk and parodies this trope, due to the Disc's TheoryOfNarrativeCausality; he doesn't know why being a private investigator means he has to wear a trenchcoat and fedora, but he's quite sure it does.slaughters them all.
* Tex Murphy from the ''VideoGame/TexMurphy''/''Mean Streets'' series
* Scott Shelby from the game ''VideoGame/HeavyRain'' is an aging, asthmatic retired-cop-turned-PI who's on the edge of hardboiled.
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* Booker [=DeWitt=], the protagonist of ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'', is a hardboiled ex-Pinkerton PI sent on OneLastJob to clear the debts of his gambling addiction. Unlike most hardboiled detectives, however, his milieu is the bright, shiny, blue-skied floating city of Columbia (although you barely have to scratch the surface before realising how screwed up that place is, and that's before finding out about [[TownWithADarkSecret its real secrets]]...).
* Big Band, from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', is a hardboiled {{Cyborg}} detective [[MusicalAssassin outfitted with a suite of brass instrument-themed weapons]].
* Big Band, from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', is a hardboiled {{Cyborg}} detective [[MusicalAssassin outfitted with a suite of brass instrument-themed weapons]].
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* Manny Pardo from ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami2WrongNumber'' is a detective working for the Miami Police. The first time you play as him? He goes to a shopping mall who's under siege by criminals, takes a shotgun from the trunk and slaughters them all.
* Nick Valentine of ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', despite living in post-apocalyptic Boston circa 2287, has this whole archetype down pat. [[spoiler:[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot On top of being a zombie robot]]. It's not just RuleOfCool: Nick's personality and memories are based on those of a pre-war police officer.]]
* Nick Valentine of ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', despite living in post-apocalyptic Boston circa 2287, has this whole archetype down pat. [[spoiler:[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot On top of being a zombie robot]]. It's not just RuleOfCool: Nick's personality and memories are based on those of a pre-war police officer.]]
* Big Band, from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', is a hardboiled {{Cyborg}} detective [[MusicalAssassin outfitted with a suite of brass instrument-themed weapons]].
* Richmond from ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' is an homage to the classic noir version.
* Tex Murphy from the ''VideoGame/TexMurphy''/''Mean Streets'' series of noir/thriller video games is an AffectionateParody of the genre.
* Richmond from ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' is an homage to the classic noir version.
* Tex Murphy from the ''VideoGame/TexMurphy''/''Mean Streets'' series of noir/thriller video games is an AffectionateParody of the genre.
* In ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'' Tyrell Badd's appearance and demeanor are intended to evoke the hardboiled detective image. He has a bullethole-riddled trenchcoat, PermaStubble, a gruff and cynical attitude, and his color scheme is DeliberatelyMonochrome. However, he works for the actual police [[spoiler: when he's not moonlighting as a PhantomThief.]]
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* In ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'' Tyrell Badd's appearance and demeanor are intended to evoke the hardboiled detective image. He has a bullethole-riddled trenchcoat, PermaStubble, a gruff and cynical attitude, and his color scheme is DeliberatelyMonochrome. However, he works for the actual police [[spoiler: when he's not moonlighting as a PhantomThief.]]
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* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' parodies this with the Detective Block "storyline" in EGS:NP, a sendup of noir detective films where the detective is an unintelligible writer's block.
* Parodied in ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'', where the main characters think they are this, and occasionally do things like practice their hardboiled monologues or are drawn in {{Chiaroscuro}}. From the reader's perspective, they act more like unspeakably, unspeakably silly EasternRPG characters.
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* Parodied in ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'', where the main characters think they are this, and occasionally do things like practice their hardboiled monologues or are drawn in {{Chiaroscuro}}. From the reader's perspective, they act more like unspeakably, unspeakably silly EasternRPG characters.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' parodies this with the Detective Block "storyline" in EGS:NP, a sendup of noir detective films where the detective is an unintelligible writer's block.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' parodies this with the Detective Block "storyline" in EGS:NP, a sendup of noir detective films where the detective is an unintelligible writer's block.
* Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' episode "This Pun for Hire".
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
** Daffy Duck tries to be this in ''The Super Snooper'' as he tries to whip up evidence that a voluptuous femme fatale committed a murder at the Axhandle Estate. All Daffy is doing is getting the female (as a duck herself) aroused.
** Daffy again in ''Boston Quackie'' a parody of the ''Literature/BostonBlackie'' books, movies, and radio shows.
* Parodied in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E16RarityInvestigates Rarity Investigates!]]", an episode of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. The episode sees Rainbow Dash accused of a crime and Rarity gets to the bottom of it the old fashioned way: looking for clues, interrogations and muted trumpet music/lighting.
* ''WesternAnimation/RubyRocketPrivateDetective''. Ruby.
** Daffy Duck tries to be this in ''The Super Snooper'' as he tries to whip up evidence that a voluptuous femme fatale committed a murder at the Axhandle Estate. All Daffy is doing is getting the female (as a duck herself) aroused.
** Daffy again in ''Boston Quackie'' a parody of the ''Literature/BostonBlackie'' books, movies, and radio shows.
* Parodied in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E16RarityInvestigates Rarity Investigates!]]", an episode of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. The episode sees Rainbow Dash accused of a crime and Rarity gets to the bottom of it the old fashioned way: looking for clues, interrogations and muted trumpet music/lighting.
* ''WesternAnimation/RubyRocketPrivateDetective''. Ruby.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RubyRocketPrivateDetective''. Ruby.
* Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' episode "This Pun for Hire".
* Parodied in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E16RarityInvestigates Rarity Investigates!]]", an episode of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. The episode sees Rainbow Dash accused of a crime and Rarity gets to the bottom of it the old fashioned way: looking for clues, interrogations and muted trumpet music/lighting.
* [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Daffy Duck]] tries to be this in "The Super Snooper" as he tries to whip up evidence that a voluptuous femme fatale committed a murder at the Axhandle Estate. All Daffy is doing is getting the female (as a duck herself) aroused.
* [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Daffy]] again in ''Boston Quackie'' a parody of the ''Literature/BostonBlackie'' books, movies, and radio shows.
* Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' episode "This Pun for Hire".
* Parodied in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E16RarityInvestigates Rarity Investigates!]]", an episode of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. The episode sees Rainbow Dash accused of a crime and Rarity gets to the bottom of it the old fashioned way: looking for clues, interrogations and muted trumpet music/lighting.
* [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Daffy Duck]] tries to be this in "The Super Snooper" as he tries to whip up evidence that a voluptuous femme fatale committed a murder at the Axhandle Estate. All Daffy is doing is getting the female (as a duck herself) aroused.
* [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Daffy]] again in ''Boston Quackie'' a parody of the ''Literature/BostonBlackie'' books, movies, and radio shows.
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* ''Anime/TheAnimatrix'': "The Detective's Story" stars a hardboiled detective.
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* In Creator/TheFiresignTheater's "AudioPlay/TheFurtherAdventuresOfNickDanger", from the album, ''How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All?'', the character Nick Danger, Third Eye is a surrealist take on the trope.
* In Creator/TheFiresignTheater's ''AudioPlay/TheFurtherAdventuresOfNickDanger'', from the album, ''How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All?'', the character Nick Danger, Third Eye is a surrealist take on the trope.
* From the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' universe, Harvey Bullock is usually one of these. As was late 1980s supporting character Joe Potato.
* The title character of the Spanish comic ''ComicBook/{{Blacksad}}'' is a hardboiled detective in the 1950s -- and a cat.
* The titular character from the short lived gamebook/comic hybrid ''Comicbook/DiceMan'', Rick Fortune, was a variation on this trope, being a hard boiled ''psychic'' investigator with a pair of magical dice that could summon a demon amongst other powers.
* Dr. Occult from Franchise/TheDCU is a hardboiled OccultDetective.
* Bigby Wolf from the ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'' series has all the archetypes of a hard boiled detective. In a way, Bigby subverts it; many hard boiled detectives take beatings, but Bigby is the only one who can (and does) retaliate by turning into a wolf and delivering violent beatdowns on his attackers.
* As a cynical emotionally disturbed alcoholic detective ComicBook/JessicaJones, fits this trope.
* The title character of the Spanish comic ''ComicBook/{{Blacksad}}'' is a hardboiled detective in the 1950s -- and a cat.
* The titular character from the short lived gamebook/comic hybrid ''Comicbook/DiceMan'', Rick Fortune, was a variation on this trope, being a hard boiled ''psychic'' investigator with a pair of magical dice that could summon a demon amongst other powers.
* Dr. Occult from Franchise/TheDCU is a hardboiled OccultDetective.
* Bigby Wolf from the ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'' series has all the archetypes of a hard boiled detective. In a way, Bigby subverts it; many hard boiled detectives take beatings, but Bigby is the only one who can (and does) retaliate by turning into a wolf and delivering violent beatdowns on his attackers.
* As a cynical emotionally disturbed alcoholic detective ComicBook/JessicaJones, fits this trope.
* ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'' is an otherworldly version of the noir classic model, a heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, cynical demon with BadassLongcoat who sticks his nose where it doesn't belong, takes a beating, etc. etc. He's often referred to as "The World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator".
* Parodied in the ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd Alternity Special''. Among the various elements of Dredd's world reimagined in different time periods is ''Mean Streets'', putting Mean Machine Angel as a PrivateInvestigator in a FilmNoir setting. His "cases" end up being {{Bar Brawl}}s that he blunders his way into (in the opening panels, he's got the wrong bar) that end up inadvertently disrupting TheMafia's operations. Mean himself is a bit of an UnreliableNarrator with him claiming that doing a particular action (going head on against a judge, going back to his office, etc.) is incredibly foolish, before immediately undertaking said action. He's also implied to be responsible for his DeadPartner being murdered.
* Steve Ditko loved Hardboiled Detectives, and his two (very similar) characters ''ComicBook/MrA'' and ''ComicBook/TheQuestion'' are objectivist takes on the Trope.
* ''ComicBook/MsTree'', created by Max Allan Collins, is a relatively rare female hardboiled detective.
* ''ComicBook/MuktukWolfsbreathHardBoiledShaman'' is based on "the realization that shamans were kind of like detectives".
* The two ''ComicBook/NathanielDusk'' mini-series from Creator/DCComics in the mid 1980s were a loving homage to the genre.
* The nameless protagonist of ''ComicBook/PottersField'' by Creator/MarkWaid is another.
* Jack Point of ''ComicBook/TheSimpingDetective'' puts a twist in this. Jack has all the attributes of a classic hard boiled detective: [[TheCynic Cynical]], [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], [[TheAlcoholic fond of whiskey]] and [[ReallyGetsAround women]], and wears the standard BadassLongcoat and FedoraOfAsskicking combo. However, he's also [[DeepCoverAgent an undercover judge]] and underneath the coat and hat, dresses like a clown. He gives several reasons for the clown getup, most of which involve concealing a variety of HiddenWeapons cleverly disguised as clown accessories.
* Dwight [=McCarthy=] of the ''ComicBook/SinCity'' series is a quite violent one of these, though he becomes more of a vigilante as the series goes on.
* Slam Bradley is a hardboiled detective who had a regular feature in ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' before Franchise/{{Batman}} appeared in its pages, and has been incorporated into the DC Universe since then.
* Leave out the gun and ''ComicBook/TheSpirit'' has it all...two-fistedness, the ability to take it (in SPADES!) and the guy to makes the women swoon. Probably comics signature guy for this trope!
* Nightbeat from ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'', ''ComicBook/TransformersClassics'', and ''ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW'', is a HumongousMecha homage to the genre, up to and including sporting a [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:MarvelUK-230.jpg fedora and trenchcoat]] and [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bird_of_Prey! "Bird of Prey!"]] in particular being almost a retelling of ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}''. Whether he's an AmateurSleuth, a "consulting detective" for the Autobots, or a PrivateDetective varies depending on the continuity, but he always has the same general hardboiled, noir-ish personality.
* Parodied in the ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd Alternity Special''. Among the various elements of Dredd's world reimagined in different time periods is ''Mean Streets'', putting Mean Machine Angel as a PrivateInvestigator in a FilmNoir setting. His "cases" end up being {{Bar Brawl}}s that he blunders his way into (in the opening panels, he's got the wrong bar) that end up inadvertently disrupting TheMafia's operations. Mean himself is a bit of an UnreliableNarrator with him claiming that doing a particular action (going head on against a judge, going back to his office, etc.) is incredibly foolish, before immediately undertaking said action. He's also implied to be responsible for his DeadPartner being murdered.
* Steve Ditko loved Hardboiled Detectives, and his two (very similar) characters ''ComicBook/MrA'' and ''ComicBook/TheQuestion'' are objectivist takes on the Trope.
* ''ComicBook/MsTree'', created by Max Allan Collins, is a relatively rare female hardboiled detective.
* ''ComicBook/MuktukWolfsbreathHardBoiledShaman'' is based on "the realization that shamans were kind of like detectives".
* The two ''ComicBook/NathanielDusk'' mini-series from Creator/DCComics in the mid 1980s were a loving homage to the genre.
* The nameless protagonist of ''ComicBook/PottersField'' by Creator/MarkWaid is another.
* Jack Point of ''ComicBook/TheSimpingDetective'' puts a twist in this. Jack has all the attributes of a classic hard boiled detective: [[TheCynic Cynical]], [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], [[TheAlcoholic fond of whiskey]] and [[ReallyGetsAround women]], and wears the standard BadassLongcoat and FedoraOfAsskicking combo. However, he's also [[DeepCoverAgent an undercover judge]] and underneath the coat and hat, dresses like a clown. He gives several reasons for the clown getup, most of which involve concealing a variety of HiddenWeapons cleverly disguised as clown accessories.
* Dwight [=McCarthy=] of the ''ComicBook/SinCity'' series is a quite violent one of these, though he becomes more of a vigilante as the series goes on.
* Slam Bradley is a hardboiled detective who had a regular feature in ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' before Franchise/{{Batman}} appeared in its pages, and has been incorporated into the DC Universe since then.
* Leave out the gun and ''ComicBook/TheSpirit'' has it all...two-fistedness, the ability to take it (in SPADES!) and the guy to makes the women swoon. Probably comics signature guy for this trope!
* Nightbeat from ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'', ''ComicBook/TransformersClassics'', and ''ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW'', is a HumongousMecha homage to the genre, up to and including sporting a [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:MarvelUK-230.jpg fedora and trenchcoat]] and [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bird_of_Prey! "Bird of Prey!"]] in particular being almost a retelling of ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}''. Whether he's an AmateurSleuth, a "consulting detective" for the Autobots, or a PrivateDetective varies depending on the continuity, but he always has the same general hardboiled, noir-ish personality.
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* As a cynical emotionally disturbed alcoholic detective ComicBook/JessicaJones, fits this trope.
* Dr. Occult from Franchise/TheDCU is a hardboiled OccultDetective.
* Leave out the gun and ComicBook/TheSpirit has it all...two-fistedness, the ability to take it (in SPADES!) and the guy to makes the women swoon. Probably comics signature guy for this trope!
* From the Franchise/{{Batman}} universe, Harvey Bullock is usually one of these. As was late 1980s supporting character Joe Potato.
* The nameless protagonist of ''Potter's Field'' by Creator/MarkWaid is another.
* ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} is an otherworldly version of the noir classic model, a heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, cynical demon with BadassLongcoat who sticks his nose where it doesn't belong, takes a beating, etc. etc. He's often referred to as "The World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator".
* The DC comic character ''ComicBook/MsTree'', created by Max Allan Collins, is a relatively rare female hardboiled detective.
* Steve Ditko loved Hardboiled Detectives, and his two (very similar) characters ComicBook/MrA and ComicBook/TheQuestion are objectivist takes on the Trope.
* The title character of the Spanish comic ''ComicBook/{{Blacksad}}'' is a hardboiled detective in the 1950s -- and a cat.
* Nightbeat from ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'', ''ComicBook/TransformersClassics'', and ''ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW'', is a HumongousMecha homage to the genre, up to and including sporting a [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:MarvelUK-230.jpg fedora and trenchcoat]] and [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bird_of_Prey! "Bird of Prey!"]] in particular being almost a retelling of ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}''. Whether he's an AmateurSleuth, a "consulting detective" for the Autobots, or a PrivateDetective varies depending on the continuity, but he always has the same general hardboiled, noir-ish personality.
* The two ''ComicBook/NathanielDusk'' mini-series from Creator/DCComics in the mid 1980s were a loving homage to the genre.
* The titular character from ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD's'' short lived gamebook/comic hybrid ''Diceman'', Rick Fortune was a variation on this trope, being a hard boiled ''psychic'' investigator with a pair of magical dice that could summon a demon amongst other powers.
* Dwight [=McCarthy=] of the ''ComicBook/SinCity'' series is a quite violent one of these, though he becomes more of a vigilante as the series goes on.
* Bigby Wolf from the ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'' series has all the archetypes of a hard boiled detective. In a way, Bigby subverts it; many hard boiled detectives take beatings, but Bigby is the only one who can (and does) retaliate by turning into a wolf and delivering violent beatdowns on his attackers.
* Slam Bradley is a hardboiled detective who had a regular feature in ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' before Franchise/{{Batman}} appeared in its pages, and has been incorporated into the DC Universe since then.
* Franchise/{{Batman}} himself, in stories that make use of him as a detective.
* Jack Point of ''ComicBook/TheSimpingDetective'' puts a twist in this. Jack has all the attributes of a classic hard boiled detective: [[TheCynic Cynical]], [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], [[TheAlcoholic fond of whiskey]] and [[ReallyGetsAround women]], and wears the standard BadassLongcoat and FedoraOfAsskicking combo. However, he's also [[DeepCoverAgent an undercover judge]] and underneath the coat and hat, dresses like a clown. He gives several reasons for the clown getup, most of which involve concealing a variety of HiddenWeapons cleverly disguised as clown accessories.
* ''ComicBook/MuktukWolfsbreathHardBoiledShaman'' is based on "the realization that shamans were kind of like detectives".
* Dr. Occult from Franchise/TheDCU is a hardboiled OccultDetective.
* Leave out the gun and ComicBook/TheSpirit has it all...two-fistedness, the ability to take it (in SPADES!) and the guy to makes the women swoon. Probably comics signature guy for this trope!
* From the Franchise/{{Batman}} universe, Harvey Bullock is usually one of these. As was late 1980s supporting character Joe Potato.
* The nameless protagonist of ''Potter's Field'' by Creator/MarkWaid is another.
* ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} is an otherworldly version of the noir classic model, a heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, cynical demon with BadassLongcoat who sticks his nose where it doesn't belong, takes a beating, etc. etc. He's often referred to as "The World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator".
* The DC comic character ''ComicBook/MsTree'', created by Max Allan Collins, is a relatively rare female hardboiled detective.
* Steve Ditko loved Hardboiled Detectives, and his two (very similar) characters ComicBook/MrA and ComicBook/TheQuestion are objectivist takes on the Trope.
* The title character of the Spanish comic ''ComicBook/{{Blacksad}}'' is a hardboiled detective in the 1950s -- and a cat.
* Nightbeat from ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'', ''ComicBook/TransformersClassics'', and ''ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW'', is a HumongousMecha homage to the genre, up to and including sporting a [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:MarvelUK-230.jpg fedora and trenchcoat]] and [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bird_of_Prey! "Bird of Prey!"]] in particular being almost a retelling of ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}''. Whether he's an AmateurSleuth, a "consulting detective" for the Autobots, or a PrivateDetective varies depending on the continuity, but he always has the same general hardboiled, noir-ish personality.
* The two ''ComicBook/NathanielDusk'' mini-series from Creator/DCComics in the mid 1980s were a loving homage to the genre.
* The titular character from ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD's'' short lived gamebook/comic hybrid ''Diceman'', Rick Fortune was a variation on this trope, being a hard boiled ''psychic'' investigator with a pair of magical dice that could summon a demon amongst other powers.
* Dwight [=McCarthy=] of the ''ComicBook/SinCity'' series is a quite violent one of these, though he becomes more of a vigilante as the series goes on.
* Bigby Wolf from the ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'' series has all the archetypes of a hard boiled detective. In a way, Bigby subverts it; many hard boiled detectives take beatings, but Bigby is the only one who can (and does) retaliate by turning into a wolf and delivering violent beatdowns on his attackers.
* Slam Bradley is a hardboiled detective who had a regular feature in ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' before Franchise/{{Batman}} appeared in its pages, and has been incorporated into the DC Universe since then.
* Franchise/{{Batman}} himself, in stories that make use of him as a detective.
* Jack Point of ''ComicBook/TheSimpingDetective'' puts a twist in this. Jack has all the attributes of a classic hard boiled detective: [[TheCynic Cynical]], [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], [[TheAlcoholic fond of whiskey]] and [[ReallyGetsAround women]], and wears the standard BadassLongcoat and FedoraOfAsskicking combo. However, he's also [[DeepCoverAgent an undercover judge]] and underneath the coat and hat, dresses like a clown. He gives several reasons for the clown getup, most of which involve concealing a variety of HiddenWeapons cleverly disguised as clown accessories.
* ''ComicBook/MuktukWolfsbreathHardBoiledShaman'' is based on "the realization that shamans were kind of like detectives".
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* Parodied in the ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd Alternity Special''. Among the various elements of Dredd's world reimagined in different time periods is ''Mean Streets'', putting Mean Machine Angel as a PrivateInvestigator in a FilmNoir setting. His "cases" end up being {{Bar Brawl}}s that he blunders his way into (in the opening panels, he's got the wrong bar) that end up inadvertently disrupting TheMafia's operations. Mean himself is a bit of an UnreliableNarrator with him claiming that doing a particular action (going head on against a judge, going back to his office, etc.) is incredibly foolish, before immediately undertaking said action. He's also implied to be responsible for his DeadPartner being murdered.
* In ''Fanfic/CowboyNoir'', Dia Anderson is a snarky, outlaw hating hardboiled detective who despises Rattlesnake Jake. But she has to begrudgingly work with him in order to find the culprit of his attempted murder.
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* In Cowboy Noir, Dia Anderson is a snarky, outlaw hating hardboiled detective who despises Rattlesnake Jake. But she has to begrudgingly work with him in order to find the culprit of his attempted murder.
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* ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' features Creator/HumphreyBogart as Sam Spade, [[TropeCodifier one of the most iconic]] hardboiled detectives of all time, seeking revenge for the death of his partner and hunting for a [[MacGuffin missing statuette]].
* ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' features Creator/HumphreyBogart as Sam Spade, [[TropeCodifier one of the most iconic]] hardboiled detectives of all time, seeking revenge for the death of his partner and hunting for a [[MacGuffin missing statuette]].
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* ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' features Creator/HumphreyBogart as Sam Spade, [[TropeCodifier one of the most iconic]] hardboiled detectives of all time, seeking revenge for the death of his partner and hunting for a [[MacGuffin missing statuette]].
* Deckard (Creator/HarrisonFord) from ''Film/BladeRunner'' is more of a deconstruction, being an Antihero with [[DefectiveDetective some serious psychological conflicts]].
* Brendan Frye of ''Film/{{Brick}}'' is this despite only being in high school.
* Creator/HPLovecraft in ''Film/CastADeadlySpell'' is an OccultDetective who is also a perfect example of a Chandlerian detective.
* Jake Gittes in Creator/RomanPolanski's ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'' is an homage to (and subversion of) the archetype.
* Parodied with hapless detective Rigby Reardon in the Creator/SteveMartin film, ''Film/DeadMenDontWearPlaid'', which features lots of actual footage from classic FilmNoir to add to the atmosphere.
* A lesser known example would be the Bogart film ''Film/DeadReckoning''. He's actually an army man, so it's again more of an AmateurSleuth type, but Bogart had a cool PrivateEyeMonologue, which he didn't have in the more iconic Bogart films.
* Brendan Frye of ''Film/{{Brick}}'' is this despite only being in high school.
* Creator/HPLovecraft in ''Film/CastADeadlySpell'' is an OccultDetective who is also a perfect example of a Chandlerian detective.
* Jake Gittes in Creator/RomanPolanski's ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'' is an homage to (and subversion of) the archetype.
* Parodied with hapless detective Rigby Reardon in the Creator/SteveMartin film, ''Film/DeadMenDontWearPlaid'', which features lots of actual footage from classic FilmNoir to add to the atmosphere.
* A lesser known example would be the Bogart film ''Film/DeadReckoning''. He's actually an army man, so it's again more of an AmateurSleuth type, but Bogart had a cool PrivateEyeMonologue, which he didn't have in the more iconic Bogart films.
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* A lesser known example would be the Bogart film ''Film/DeadReckoning''. He's actually an army man, so it's again more of an AmateurSleuth type, but Bogart had a cool PrivateEyeMonologue, which he didn't have in the more iconic Bogart films.
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* A lesser known example would be the Bogart The 1971 film ''Film/DeadReckoning''. ''Film/{{Gumshoe}}'', starring Albert Finney, features a London man who decides to adopt a Sam Spade-like persona to escape his boring life, and quickly becomes embroiled in a plot involving drugs, gun smuggling, and gangsters.
* Tequila Yuen (Chow Yun-fat) in ''Film/HardBoiled'' is Creator/JohnWoo's take on the character. He'sactually an army man, so it's again more of an AmateurSleuth type, but Bogart had a cool PrivateEyeMonologue, which he didn't have in even referred to as one by the more iconic Bogart films.BigBad during the film's climax. And being a John Woo take on the character, he racks up a significantly higher bodycount than most examples.
* Louis Simo from ''Film/{{Hollywoodland}}'' is a deconstruction loosely based on a real detective, Milo Speriglio.
* ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' features Creator/HumphreyBogart as Sam Spade, [[TropeCodifier one of the most iconic]] hardboiled detectives of all time, seeking revenge for the death of his partner and hunting for a [[MacGuffin missing statuette]].
* Sam Diamond (Peter Falk) in ''Film/MurderByDeath'' is a parody, especially of the Creator/HumphreyBogart versions of the hardboiled detective.
* Tequila Yuen (Chow Yun-fat) in ''Film/HardBoiled'' is Creator/JohnWoo's take on the character. He's
* Louis Simo from ''Film/{{Hollywoodland}}'' is a deconstruction loosely based on a real detective, Milo Speriglio.
* ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' features Creator/HumphreyBogart as Sam Spade, [[TropeCodifier one of the most iconic]] hardboiled detectives of all time, seeking revenge for the death of his partner and hunting for a [[MacGuffin missing statuette]].
* Sam Diamond (Peter Falk) in ''Film/MurderByDeath'' is a parody, especially of the Creator/HumphreyBogart versions of the hardboiled detective.
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* Jake Gittes in Creator/RomanPolanski's ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'' is an homage to (and subversion of) the archetype.
* Parodied with hapless detective Rigby Reardon in the Creator/SteveMartin film, ''Film/DeadMenDontWearPlaid'', which features lots of actual footage from classic FilmNoir to add to the atmosphere.
* Parodied with hapless detective Rigby Reardon in the Creator/SteveMartin film, ''Film/DeadMenDontWearPlaid'', which features lots of actual footage from classic FilmNoir to add to the atmosphere.
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* Jake Gittes Ed Harris as Ed Du Bois III in Creator/RomanPolanski's ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'' ''Film/PainAndGain''.
* In ''Film/Vice2015'', Roy Tedeschi isan homage to (and subversion of) a rough and tumble sort of fellow, gruffly spoken and solves the archetype.
* ParodiedVice case through a combination of gritty determination and his connections with hapless detective Rigby Reardon in people on the Creator/SteveMartin film, ''Film/DeadMenDontWearPlaid'', which features lots rougher end of actual footage from classic FilmNoir to add to the atmosphere.town.
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* Creator/HPLovecraft in ''Film/CastADeadlySpell'' is an OccultDetective who is also a perfect example of a Chandlerian detective.
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* Creator/HPLovecraft Harry Kilmer from ''Film/TheYakuza''. He's cynical, sarcastic, and dressed in ''Film/CastADeadlySpell'' is an OccultDetective who is also a perfect example shabby coat, but he's compelled to get involved in the main plot by his sense of a Chandlerian detective.duty and honor.
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* Louis Simo from ''Film/{{Hollywoodland}}'' is a deconstruction loosely based on a real detective, Milo Speriglio.
* The 1971 film ''Film/{{Gumshoe}}'', starring Albert Finney, features a London man who decides to adopt a Sam Spade-like persona to escape his boring life, and quickly becomes embroiled in a plot involving drugs, gun smuggling, and gangsters.
* Deckard (Creator/HarrisonFord) from ''Film/BladeRunner'' is more of a deconstruction, being an Antihero with [[DefectiveDetective some serious psychological conflicts]].
* Sam Diamond (Peter Falk) in ''Film/MurderByDeath'' is a parody, especially of the Creator/HumphreyBogart versions of the hardboiled detective.
* Brendan Frye of ''Film/{{Brick}}'' is this despite only being in high school.
* Ed Harris as Ed Du Bois III in ''Film/PainAndGain''.
* Tequila Yuen (Chow Yun-fat) in ''Film/HardBoiled'' is Creator/JohnWoo's take on the character. He's even referred to as one by the BigBad during the film's climax. And being a John Woo take on the character, he racks up a significantly higher bodycount than most examples.
* Harry Kilmer from ''Film/TheYakuza''. He's cynical, sarcastic, and dressed in a shabby coat, but he's compelled to get involved in the main plot by his sense of duty and honor.
* In ''Film/Vice2015'', Roy Tedeschi is a rough and tumble sort of fellow, gruffly spoken and solves the Vice case through a combination of gritty determination and his connections with people on the rougher end of town.
* The 1971 film ''Film/{{Gumshoe}}'', starring Albert Finney, features a London man who decides to adopt a Sam Spade-like persona to escape his boring life, and quickly becomes embroiled in a plot involving drugs, gun smuggling, and gangsters.
* Deckard (Creator/HarrisonFord) from ''Film/BladeRunner'' is more of a deconstruction, being an Antihero with [[DefectiveDetective some serious psychological conflicts]].
* Sam Diamond (Peter Falk) in ''Film/MurderByDeath'' is a parody, especially of the Creator/HumphreyBogart versions of the hardboiled detective.
* Brendan Frye of ''Film/{{Brick}}'' is this despite only being in high school.
* Ed Harris as Ed Du Bois III in ''Film/PainAndGain''.
* Tequila Yuen (Chow Yun-fat) in ''Film/HardBoiled'' is Creator/JohnWoo's take on the character. He's even referred to as one by the BigBad during the film's climax. And being a John Woo take on the character, he racks up a significantly higher bodycount than most examples.
* Harry Kilmer from ''Film/TheYakuza''. He's cynical, sarcastic, and dressed in a shabby coat, but he's compelled to get involved in the main plot by his sense of duty and honor.
* In ''Film/Vice2015'', Roy Tedeschi is a rough and tumble sort of fellow, gruffly spoken and solves the Vice case through a combination of gritty determination and his connections with people on the rougher end of town.
* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Vincent Rubio in ''Literature/AnonymousRex''. He's a detective -- and a velociraptor! He claims he's not ''really'' hard-boiled, but he acts like he is because that's what the customers expect. He even uses the "[[Creator/HumphreyBogart Bogart]]" persona to pick up female dinos.
* ''Literature/BostonBlackie'' is an ex-con who spent time in jail for safecracking, and became a detective after doing his time. He's tougher than any crook and knows the underworld well. Started in 1914 as a series of novels, before moving on to Movies, Radio, and Television.
* Harry Dresden from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' is part this, part Literature/SherlockHolmes (showing surprising deductive skills on occasion, to nigh SherlockScan levels), part [[Literature/LordOfTheRings Gandalf]]. With emphasis on the world weariness by around book 3. The snark continues unabated.
* Lazlo Woodbine, from the "Far-Fetched Fiction" of Creator/RobertRankin, is a blatant parody. He insists on using the first person, getting knocked unconscious at his first appearance and can only appear in four scenes (his office, a bar, an alleyway and a rooftop). Considering the outlandish nature of his books, often involving things such as [[TimeTravel time-traveling]] Elvis doing battle with {{Eldritch Abomination}}s out to unmake existence, this makes things awkward.
* ''Literature/GarrettPI'' is the Hardboiled Detective recycled in a StandardFantasySetting.
* Conrad Metcalf, the protagonist of Creator/JonathanLethem's ''Literature/GunWithOccasionalMusic'' is a hard-boiled detective in a world that doesn't really have a use for them anymore.
* Mina Davis of ''Literature/HungoverAndHandcuffed'' and ''Literature/AssholeYakuzaBoyfriend'' is something of a DistaffCounterpart for Spade and Marlowe.
* ''Literature/JoGar'' is a Filipino version of this in the stories written by Raoul Whitfield. Since Whitfield is a contemporary of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, Jo Gar even operates in the same time era, except halfway around the world—1930s Manila, then under U.S. colonial rule.
* Ross Macdonald's ''Literature/LewArcher'' is a postwar update.
* The ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco'' series starts out as the hardboiled detective recycled in AncientRome (though he mellows as the series goes on). Living centuries before Noir was invented makes him amusingly GenreBlind.
* Mickey Spillane's ''Literature/MikeHammer'' was an early, over-the-top, ultraviolent, KnightTemplar example who is often credited with helping turn the genre into a parody of itself.
* Creator/NeilGaiman wrote some short stories featuring [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Lawrence Talbot, the Wolfman]], as a hardboiled private investigator. "Only the End of the World Again" is one.
* ''Literature/BostonBlackie'' is an ex-con who spent time in jail for safecracking, and became a detective after doing his time. He's tougher than any crook and knows the underworld well. Started in 1914 as a series of novels, before moving on to Movies, Radio, and Television.
* Harry Dresden from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' is part this, part Literature/SherlockHolmes (showing surprising deductive skills on occasion, to nigh SherlockScan levels), part [[Literature/LordOfTheRings Gandalf]]. With emphasis on the world weariness by around book 3. The snark continues unabated.
* Lazlo Woodbine, from the "Far-Fetched Fiction" of Creator/RobertRankin, is a blatant parody. He insists on using the first person, getting knocked unconscious at his first appearance and can only appear in four scenes (his office, a bar, an alleyway and a rooftop). Considering the outlandish nature of his books, often involving things such as [[TimeTravel time-traveling]] Elvis doing battle with {{Eldritch Abomination}}s out to unmake existence, this makes things awkward.
* ''Literature/GarrettPI'' is the Hardboiled Detective recycled in a StandardFantasySetting.
* Conrad Metcalf, the protagonist of Creator/JonathanLethem's ''Literature/GunWithOccasionalMusic'' is a hard-boiled detective in a world that doesn't really have a use for them anymore.
* Mina Davis of ''Literature/HungoverAndHandcuffed'' and ''Literature/AssholeYakuzaBoyfriend'' is something of a DistaffCounterpart for Spade and Marlowe.
* ''Literature/JoGar'' is a Filipino version of this in the stories written by Raoul Whitfield. Since Whitfield is a contemporary of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, Jo Gar even operates in the same time era, except halfway around the world—1930s Manila, then under U.S. colonial rule.
* Ross Macdonald's ''Literature/LewArcher'' is a postwar update.
* The ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco'' series starts out as the hardboiled detective recycled in AncientRome (though he mellows as the series goes on). Living centuries before Noir was invented makes him amusingly GenreBlind.
* Mickey Spillane's ''Literature/MikeHammer'' was an early, over-the-top, ultraviolent, KnightTemplar example who is often credited with helping turn the genre into a parody of itself.
* Creator/NeilGaiman wrote some short stories featuring [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Lawrence Talbot, the Wolfman]], as a hardboiled private investigator. "Only the End of the World Again" is one.
* Nick Feldman's ''Literature/PutTheSepiaOn'' stars an unnamed detective who owes the lion's share of his personality to Spade and Chandler, though he's a bit more self-loathing and less effective.
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* ''Boston Blackie'' is an ex-con who spent time in jail for safecracking, and became a detective after doing his time. He's tougher than any crook and knows the underworld well. Started in 1914 as a series of novels, before moving on to Movies, Radio, and Television.
* Literature/JoGar is a Filipino version of this in the stories written by Raoul Whitfield. Since Whitfield is a contemporary of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, Jo Gar even operates in the same time era, except halfway around the world—1930s Manila, then under U.S. colonial rule.
* Mina Davis of ''[[Literature/HungoverAndHandcuffed Hungover and Handcuffed]]'' and ''[[Literature/AssholeYakuzaBoyfriend Asshole Yakuza Boyfriend]]'' is something of a DistaffCounterpart for Spade and Marlowe.
* Literature/JoGar is a Filipino version of this in the stories written by Raoul Whitfield. Since Whitfield is a contemporary of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, Jo Gar even operates in the same time era, except halfway around the world—1930s Manila, then under U.S. colonial rule.
* Mina Davis of ''[[Literature/HungoverAndHandcuffed Hungover and Handcuffed]]'' and ''[[Literature/AssholeYakuzaBoyfriend Asshole Yakuza Boyfriend]]'' is something of a DistaffCounterpart for Spade and Marlowe.
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* ''Boston Blackie'' is an ex-con who spent time in jail for safecracking, and became a detective after doing his time. He's tougher than any crook and knows the underworld well. Started in 1914 Robert B. Parker's ''Literature/{{Spenser}}'', especially when he was first created, was about as a series of novels, before moving on close to Movies, Radio, and Television.
* Literature/JoGar isa Filipino classic version of this trope as you could get while still living in modern times.
* Creator/RexStout:
** Archie Goodwin, in thestories written by Raoul Whitfield. Since Whitfield is a contemporary Literature/NeroWolfe series, played with the trope. Created during the trope's peak years, Goodwin had many of Raymond Chandler the classic elements, but he worked for Wolfe, the fat, home-bound GreatDetective. Archie did all the footwork and Dashiell Hammett, Jo Gar even operates fighting and had a pretty good line in sarcastic snark, but tended to avoid the same time era, except halfway around cynicism and world-weariness of the world—1930s Manila, then under U.S. colonial rule.
* Mina Davistrue hardboiled detective. As an illustration, while the typical Hardboiled Detective knocks back hard liquor like it's going out of ''[[Literature/HungoverAndHandcuffed Hungover style, Archie's more likely to unwind with a tall glass of milk.
** Stout had another, much smaller andHandcuffed]]'' and ''[[Literature/AssholeYakuzaBoyfriend Asshole Yakuza Boyfriend]]'' less popular series starring Tecumseh Fox, who was much more the straight hard-boiled type.
* Carroll John Daly's "Three Gun" Terry Mack issomething possibly the UrExample of a DistaffCounterpart for Spade and Marlowe. this trope, predating Hammett's Continental Op by several months. Daly's Race Williams is also an example.
* Literature/JoGar is
* Creator/RexStout:
** Archie Goodwin, in the
* Mina Davis
** Stout had another, much smaller and
* Carroll John Daly's "Three Gun" Terry Mack is
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* Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer is a postwar update.
* Robert B. Parker's Literature/{{Spenser}}, especially when he was first created, was about as close to a classic version of this trope as you could get while still living in modern times.
* Nick Feldman's ''Literature/PutTheSepiaOn'' stars an unnamed detective who owes the lion's share of his personality to Spade and Chandler, though he's a bit more self-loathing and less effective.
* Carroll John Daly's "Three Gun" Terry Mack is possibly the UrExample of this trope, predating Hammett's Continental Op by several months. Daly's Race Williams is also an example.
* Creator/RexStout:
** Archie Goodwin, in the Literature/NeroWolfe series, played with the trope. Created during the trope's peak years, Goodwin had many of the classic elements, but he worked for Wolfe, the fat, home-bound GreatDetective. Archie did all the footwork and fighting and had a pretty good line in sarcastic snark, but tended to avoid the cynicism and world-weariness of the true hardboiled detective. As an illustration, while the typical Hardboiled Detective knocks back hard liquor like it's going out of style, Archie's more likely to unwind with a tall glass of milk.
** Stout had another, much smaller and less popular series starring Tecumseh Fox, who was much more the straight hard-boiled type.
* Mickey Spillane's Literature/MikeHammer was an early, over-the-top, ultraviolent, KnightTemplar example who is often credited with helping turn the genre into a parody of itself.
* ''Literature/GarrettPI'' is the Hardboiled Detective recycled in a StandardFantasySetting.
* Creator/NeilGaiman wrote some short stories featuring [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Lawrence Talbot, the Wolfman]], as a hardboiled private investigator. "Only the End of the World Again" is one.
* The ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco'' series starts out as the hardboiled detective recycled in AncientRome (though he mellows as the series goes on). Living centuries before Noir was invented makes him amusingly GenreBlind.
* Harry Dresden from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' is part this, part Literature/SherlockHolmes (showing surprising deductive skills on occasion, to nigh SherlockScan levels), part [[Literature/LordOfTheRings Gandalf]]. With emphasis on the world weariness by around book 3. The snark continues unabated.
* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Vincent Rubio in ''Literature/AnonymousRex''. He's a detective -- and a velociraptor! He claims he's not ''really'' hard-boiled, but he acts like he is because that's what the customers expect. He even uses the "[[Creator/HumphreyBogart Bogart]]" persona to pick up female dinos.
* Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski is a distaff version of the (usually) male hardboiled detective.
* Lazlo Woodbine, from the "Far-Fetched Fiction" of Creator/RobertRankin, is a blatant parody. He insists on using the first person, getting knocked unconscious at his first appearance and can only appear in four scenes (his office, a bar, an alleyway and a rooftop). Considering the outlandish nature of his books, often involving things such as [[TimeTravel time-traveling]] Elvis doing battle with {{Eldritch Abomination}}s out to unmake existence, this makes things awkward.
* Robert B. Parker's Literature/{{Spenser}}, especially when he was first created, was about as close to a classic version of this trope as you could get while still living in modern times.
* Nick Feldman's ''Literature/PutTheSepiaOn'' stars an unnamed detective who owes the lion's share of his personality to Spade and Chandler, though he's a bit more self-loathing and less effective.
* Carroll John Daly's "Three Gun" Terry Mack is possibly the UrExample of this trope, predating Hammett's Continental Op by several months. Daly's Race Williams is also an example.
* Creator/RexStout:
** Archie Goodwin, in the Literature/NeroWolfe series, played with the trope. Created during the trope's peak years, Goodwin had many of the classic elements, but he worked for Wolfe, the fat, home-bound GreatDetective. Archie did all the footwork and fighting and had a pretty good line in sarcastic snark, but tended to avoid the cynicism and world-weariness of the true hardboiled detective. As an illustration, while the typical Hardboiled Detective knocks back hard liquor like it's going out of style, Archie's more likely to unwind with a tall glass of milk.
** Stout had another, much smaller and less popular series starring Tecumseh Fox, who was much more the straight hard-boiled type.
* Mickey Spillane's Literature/MikeHammer was an early, over-the-top, ultraviolent, KnightTemplar example who is often credited with helping turn the genre into a parody of itself.
* ''Literature/GarrettPI'' is the Hardboiled Detective recycled in a StandardFantasySetting.
* Creator/NeilGaiman wrote some short stories featuring [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Lawrence Talbot, the Wolfman]], as a hardboiled private investigator. "Only the End of the World Again" is one.
* The ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco'' series starts out as the hardboiled detective recycled in AncientRome (though he mellows as the series goes on). Living centuries before Noir was invented makes him amusingly GenreBlind.
* Harry Dresden from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' is part this, part Literature/SherlockHolmes (showing surprising deductive skills on occasion, to nigh SherlockScan levels), part [[Literature/LordOfTheRings Gandalf]]. With emphasis on the world weariness by around book 3. The snark continues unabated.
* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Vincent Rubio in ''Literature/AnonymousRex''. He's a detective -- and a velociraptor! He claims he's not ''really'' hard-boiled, but he acts like he is because that's what the customers expect. He even uses the "[[Creator/HumphreyBogart Bogart]]" persona to pick up female dinos.
* Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski is a distaff version of the (usually) male hardboiled detective.
* Lazlo Woodbine, from the "Far-Fetched Fiction" of Creator/RobertRankin, is a blatant parody. He insists on using the first person, getting knocked unconscious at his first appearance and can only appear in four scenes (his office, a bar, an alleyway and a rooftop). Considering the outlandish nature of his books, often involving things such as [[TimeTravel time-traveling]] Elvis doing battle with {{Eldritch Abomination}}s out to unmake existence, this makes things awkward.
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* Robert B. Parker's Literature/{{Spenser}}, especially when he was first created, was about as close to a classic version of this trope as you could get while still living in modern times.
* Nick Feldman's ''Literature/PutTheSepiaOn'' stars an unnamed detective who owes the lion's share of his personality to Spade and Chandler, though he's a bit more self-loathing and less effective.
* Carroll John Daly's "Three Gun" Terry Mack is possibly the UrExample of this trope, predating Hammett's Continental Op by several months. Daly's Race Williams is also an example.
* Creator/RexStout:
** Archie Goodwin, in the Literature/NeroWolfe series, played with the trope. Created during the trope's peak years, Goodwin had many of the classic elements, but he worked for Wolfe, the fat, home-bound GreatDetective. Archie did all the footwork and fighting and had a pretty good line in sarcastic snark, but tended to avoid the cynicism and world-weariness of the true hardboiled detective. As an illustration, while the typical Hardboiled Detective knocks back hard liquor like it's going out of style, Archie's more likely to unwind with a tall glass of milk.
** Stout had another, much smaller and less popular series starring Tecumseh Fox, who was much more the straight hard-boiled type.
* Mickey Spillane's Literature/MikeHammer was an early, over-the-top, ultraviolent, KnightTemplar example who is often credited with helping turn the genre into a parody of itself.
* ''Literature/GarrettPI'' is the Hardboiled Detective recycled in a StandardFantasySetting.
* Creator/NeilGaiman wrote some short stories featuring [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Lawrence Talbot, the Wolfman]], as a hardboiled private investigator. "Only the End of the World Again" is one.
* The ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco'' series starts out as the hardboiled detective recycled in AncientRome (though he mellows as the series goes on). Living centuries before Noir was invented makes him amusingly GenreBlind.
* Harry Dresden from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' is part this, part Literature/SherlockHolmes (showing surprising deductive skills on occasion, to nigh SherlockScan levels), part [[Literature/LordOfTheRings Gandalf]]. With emphasis on the world weariness by around book 3. The snark continues unabated.
* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Vincent Rubio in ''Literature/AnonymousRex''. He's a detective -- and a velociraptor! He claims he's not ''really'' hard-boiled, but he acts like he is because that's what the customers expect. He even uses the "[[Creator/HumphreyBogart Bogart]]" persona to pick up female dinos.
* Lazlo Woodbine, from the "Far-Fetched Fiction" of Creator/RobertRankin, is a blatant parody. He insists on using the first person, getting knocked unconscious at his first appearance and can only appear in four scenes (his office, a bar, an alleyway and a rooftop). Considering the outlandish nature of his books, often involving things such as [[TimeTravel time-traveling]] Elvis doing battle with {{Eldritch Abomination}}s out to unmake existence, this makes things awkward.
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* Conrad Metcalf, the protagonist of Creator/JonathanLethem's ''Literature/GunWithOccasionalMusic'' is a hard-boiled detective in a world that doesn't really have a use for them anymore.
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* ''Boston Blackie'' is an ex-con who spent time in jail for safecracking, and became a detective after doing his time. He's tougher than any crook and knows the underworld well. Started in 1914 as a series of novels, before moving on to Movies, Radio, and Television.
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* [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Daffy]] again in ''Boston Quackie'' a parody of the ''Literature/BostonBlackie'' books, movies, and radio shows.
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* Parodied in the Creator/PBSKids' show, ''Series/BetweenTheLions'', which had a recurring skit featuring "Sam Spud, [[IncrediblyLamePun parboiled potato]] detective".
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Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in a [[SoiledCityOnAHill soiled city on a hill]], amidst [[NoTellMotel cheap hotels]], bars, racetracks, and gambling dens, echoing the gritty realism of Ernest Hemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
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Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in a [[SoiledCityOnAHill soiled city on a hill]], amidst [[NoTellMotel cheap hotels]], bars, racetracks, and gambling dens, echoing the gritty realism of Ernest Hemingway.Creator/ErnestHemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
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* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' borrows just as much from Hardboiled Detective fiction and FilmNoir as it does the HeroicBloodshed genre. In the first two games, he's an actual police officer as opposed to a private detective, going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge. The third game plays the spirit of the trope a bit straighter, however. Max is no longer a police officer and works as private security, and spends most of the game trying to rescue a DamselInDistress and overcoming [[TheAlcoholic his alcoholism]]. Though, the setting switches ([[{{Flashback}} mostly]]) from gritty and dark New York to bright and vibrant São Paulo.
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* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' borrows just as much from Hardboiled Detective fiction and FilmNoir as it does the HeroicBloodshed genre. In the first two [[VideoGame/MaxPayne1 first]] [[VideoGame/MaxPayne2TheFallOfMaxPayne two]] games, he's an actual police officer as opposed to a private detective, going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge. [[VideoGame/MaxPayne3 The third game game]] plays the spirit of the trope a bit straighter, however. Max is no longer a police officer and works as private security, and spends most of the game trying to rescue a DamselInDistress and overcoming [[TheAlcoholic his alcoholism]]. Though, the setting switches ([[{{Flashback}} mostly]]) from gritty and dark New York to bright and vibrant São Paulo.
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* Nick Valentine of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', despite living in post-apocalyptic Boston circa 2287, has this whole archetype down pat. [[spoiler:[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot On top of being a zombie robot]]. It's not just RuleOfCool: Nick's personality and memories are based on those of a pre-war police officer.]]
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* Nick Valentine of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', despite living in post-apocalyptic Boston circa 2287, has this whole archetype down pat. [[spoiler:[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot On top of being a zombie robot]]. It's not just RuleOfCool: Nick's personality and memories are based on those of a pre-war police officer.]]
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Anything but {{clueless|detective}}, the hardboiled detective is generally a KnightInSourArmor or even an AntiHero who lives in a world of BlackAndGrayMorality. He's a PrivateDetective or AmateurSleuth -- usually the former. His services are required because the police are [[PoliceAreUseless useless]], [[DirtyCop corrupt]] or [[BadCopIncompetentCop both]], so he'll never be a cop, though he may be a [[RetiredBadass retired]] one. Expect him to keep a [[INeedAFreakingDrink bottle of scotch]] and a gun in his desk, which is probably located in an office in the [[TheCityNarrows low rent district]]. Recent depictions typically include the trademark [[BadassLongcoat trenchcoat]] and fedora over a rumpled suit, made popular by Creator/HumphreyBogart.
Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in a [[SoiledCityOnAHill]], amidst [[NoTellMotel cheap hotels]], bars, racetracks and gambling dens, echoing the gritty realism of Ernest Hemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in a [[SoiledCityOnAHill]], amidst [[NoTellMotel cheap hotels]], bars, racetracks and gambling dens, echoing the gritty realism of Ernest Hemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
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Anything but {{clueless|detective}}, the hardboiled detective is generally a KnightInSourArmor or even an AntiHero who lives in a world of BlackAndGrayMorality. He's a PrivateDetective or AmateurSleuth -- usually the former. His services are required because the police are [[PoliceAreUseless useless]], [[DirtyCop corrupt]] corrupt]], or [[BadCopIncompetentCop both]], so he'll never be a cop, though he may be a [[RetiredBadass retired]] one. Expect him to keep a [[INeedAFreakingDrink bottle of scotch]] and a gun in his desk, which is probably located in an office in the [[TheCityNarrows low rent district]]. Recent depictions typically include the trademark [[BadassLongcoat trenchcoat]] and fedora over a rumpled suit, made popular by Creator/HumphreyBogart.
Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in a[[SoiledCityOnAHill]], [[SoiledCityOnAHill soiled city on a hill]], amidst [[NoTellMotel cheap hotels]], bars, racetracks racetracks, and gambling dens, echoing the gritty realism of Ernest Hemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in a
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The hardboiled style quickly became a major subgenre of MysteryFiction snd CrimeFiction. Later, they became strongly associated with sylish, dark FilmNoir. Creator/RaymondChandler is considered the master of the genre, but it was Creator/HumphreyBogart's depiction of detective Sam Spade in the 1941 film, ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' (based on a novel by Creator/DashiellHammett), that became the TropeCodifier.
By the [[TheSixties 1960s]], the hardboiled detective had nearly become a DeadHorseTrope, but continuing interest in FilmNoir kept it from the brink of extinction. Today it is most often seen in parodies and [[FantasticNoir genre crossovers]] (the Hardboiled Detective [[RecycledINSPACE In SPACE!!]]), but can still be played straight in Noir revival or homage. The style, language, and fashion of the hard-boiled detective tend to remain solidly anchored in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]], though, no matter where he appears. Expect him to call his gun a "gat", to refer to women as "dames" and their legs as "gams". As such, it is also possible to call him a "Dick" and not be insulting.
By the [[TheSixties 1960s]], the hardboiled detective had nearly become a DeadHorseTrope, but continuing interest in FilmNoir kept it from the brink of extinction. Today it is most often seen in parodies and [[FantasticNoir genre crossovers]] (the Hardboiled Detective [[RecycledINSPACE In SPACE!!]]), but can still be played straight in Noir revival or homage. The style, language, and fashion of the hard-boiled detective tend to remain solidly anchored in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]], though, no matter where he appears. Expect him to call his gun a "gat", to refer to women as "dames" and their legs as "gams". As such, it is also possible to call him a "Dick" and not be insulting.
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The hardboiled style quickly became a major subgenre of MysteryFiction snd and CrimeFiction. Later, they became strongly associated with sylish, stylish, dark FilmNoir. Creator/RaymondChandler is considered the master of the genre, but it was Creator/HumphreyBogart's depiction of detective Sam Spade in the 1941 film, film ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' (based on a novel by Creator/DashiellHammett), Creator/DashiellHammett) that became the TropeCodifier.
By the [[TheSixties 1960s]], the hardboiled detective had nearly become a DeadHorseTrope, but continuing interest in FilmNoir kept it from the brink of extinction. Today it is most often seen in parodies and [[FantasticNoir genre crossovers]] (the Hardboiled Detective [[RecycledINSPACE In SPACE!!]]), but can still be played straight in Noir revival or homage. The style, language, and fashion of the hard-boiled detective tend to remain solidly anchored in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]], though, no matter where he appears. Expect him to call his gun a "gat", to refer to women as"dames" "dames", and their legs as "gams". As such, it is also possible to call him a "Dick" and not be insulting.
By the [[TheSixties 1960s]], the hardboiled detective had nearly become a DeadHorseTrope, but continuing interest in FilmNoir kept it from the brink of extinction. Today it is most often seen in parodies and [[FantasticNoir genre crossovers]] (the Hardboiled Detective [[RecycledINSPACE In SPACE!!]]), but can still be played straight in Noir revival or homage. The style, language, and fashion of the hard-boiled detective tend to remain solidly anchored in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]], though, no matter where he appears. Expect him to call his gun a "gat", to refer to women as
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Anything but {{clueless|detective}}, the hardboiled detective is generally a KnightInSourArmor or even an AntiHero who lives in a world of BlackAndGrayMorality. He's a PrivateDetective or AmateurSleuth -- usually the former. His services are required because the police are [[PoliceAreUseless useless]], [[DirtyCop corrupt]] or [[BadCopIncompetentCop both]], so he'll never be a cop, though he may be a [[RetiredBadass retired]] one. Expect him to keep a [[INeedAFreakingDrink bottle of scotch]] in his desk, which is probably located in an office in the [[TheCityNarrows low rent district]]. Recent depictions typically include the trademark [[BadassLongcoat trenchcoat]] and fedora over a rumpled suit, made popular by Creator/HumphreyBogart.
Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in an [[SoiledCityOnTheHill downmarket urban locale]], amidst [[NoTellMotel cheap hotels]], bars, racetracks and gambling dens, echoing the gritty realism of Ernest Hemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
violence and sex, the latter supplied by a sultry, dangerous FemmeFatale.
Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in an [[SoiledCityOnTheHill downmarket urban locale]], amidst [[NoTellMotel cheap hotels]], bars, racetracks and gambling dens, echoing the gritty realism of Ernest Hemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
violence and sex, the latter supplied by a sultry, dangerous FemmeFatale.
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Anything but {{clueless|detective}}, the hardboiled detective is generally a KnightInSourArmor or even an AntiHero who lives in a world of BlackAndGrayMorality. He's a PrivateDetective or AmateurSleuth -- usually the former. His services are required because the police are [[PoliceAreUseless useless]], [[DirtyCop corrupt]] or [[BadCopIncompetentCop both]], so he'll never be a cop, though he may be a [[RetiredBadass retired]] one. Expect him to keep a [[INeedAFreakingDrink bottle of scotch]] and a gun in his desk, which is probably located in an office in the [[TheCityNarrows low rent district]]. Recent depictions typically include the trademark [[BadassLongcoat trenchcoat]] and fedora over a rumpled suit, made popular by Creator/HumphreyBogart.
Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set inan [[SoiledCityOnTheHill downmarket urban locale]], a [[SoiledCityOnAHill]], amidst [[NoTellMotel cheap hotels]], bars, racetracks and gambling dens, echoing the gritty realism of Ernest Hemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
violence and sex, the latter supplied by a sultry, dangerousFemmeFatale.
FemmeFatale and members of TheOldestProfession (likely lightly disguised as "bar girls" or "dance hall girls" to avoid upsetting MoralGuardians).
Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in
violence and sex, the latter supplied by a sultry, dangerous
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Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in an urban locale, amidst cheap hotels and bars, echoing the realism of Ernest Hemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
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Originating in the early part of the 20th century, hardboiled detective stories put an American spin on the detective story. Unlike British mystery stories, which were set in large, elegant country estates filled with servants and relatives, hardboiled fiction is set in an [[SoiledCityOnTheHill downmarket urban locale, locale]], amidst [[NoTellMotel cheap hotels and hotels]], bars, racetracks and gambling dens, echoing the gritty realism of Ernest Hemingway. As well, it has more sensationalist
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While the British detective in a classic mystery is educated, calm, and dispassionate as he makes his deductions, the hardboiled detective learned his trade from working as a cop, and he's likely to be emotionally involved in the case. The endings differ, too; a British mystery story ends with the Sherlock Holmes-type character announcing who the murderer is. A hardboiled story is more likely to end in a bloody shoot-out.
The hardboiled style quickly became a major subgenre of MysteryFiction. Later, they became strongly associated with FilmNoir. Creator/RaymondChandler is considered the master of the genre, but it was Creator/HumphreyBogart's depiction of detective Sam Spade in the 1941 film, ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' (based on a novel by Creator/DashiellHammett), that became the TropeCodifier.
The hardboiled style quickly became a major subgenre of MysteryFiction. Later, they became strongly associated with FilmNoir. Creator/RaymondChandler is considered the master of the genre, but it was Creator/HumphreyBogart's depiction of detective Sam Spade in the 1941 film, ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' (based on a novel by Creator/DashiellHammett), that became the TropeCodifier.
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While the British detective in a classic mystery is educated, calm, and dispassionate as he makes his deductions, the hardboiled detective learned his trade from working as a cop, and he's likely to be emotionally involved in the case. The endings differ, too; a British mystery story ends with the Sherlock Holmes-type character announcing who the murderer is. is in an elegant drawing room. A hardboiled story is more likely to end in the hard-boiled detective being in a bloody shoot-out.
shoot-out in an AbandonedWarehouse or NoTellMotel.
The hardboiled style quickly became a major subgenre ofMysteryFiction. MysteryFiction snd CrimeFiction. Later, they became strongly associated with sylish, dark FilmNoir. Creator/RaymondChandler is considered the master of the genre, but it was Creator/HumphreyBogart's depiction of detective Sam Spade in the 1941 film, ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}'' (based on a novel by Creator/DashiellHammett), that became the TropeCodifier.
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By the [[TheSixties 1960s]], the hardboiled detective had nearly become a DeadHorseTrope, but continuing interest in FilmNoir kept it from the brink of extinction. Today it is most often seen in parodies and [[FantasticNoir genre crossovers]] (the Hardboiled Detective [[RecycledINSPACE In SPACE!!]]), but can still be played straight in Noir revival or homage. The style, language, and fashion of the hard-boiled detective tend to remain solidly anchored in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]], though, no matter where he appears. Expect him to call his gun a "gat", to refer to women as "dames" and their legs as "gams". As such, its is also possible to call him a "Dick" and not be insulting
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By the [[TheSixties 1960s]], the hardboiled detective had nearly become a DeadHorseTrope, but continuing interest in FilmNoir kept it from the brink of extinction. Today it is most often seen in parodies and [[FantasticNoir genre crossovers]] (the Hardboiled Detective [[RecycledINSPACE In SPACE!!]]), but can still be played straight in Noir revival or homage. The style, language, and fashion of the hard-boiled detective tend to remain solidly anchored in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]], though, no matter where he appears. Expect him to call his gun a "gat", to refer to women as "dames" and their legs as "gams". As such, its it is also possible to call him a "Dick" and not be insulting
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* ''ComicBook/BeastWarsUprising'': The story "Trigger Warnings" revolves around Wolfgang, a jaded Maxcop who is secretly a Predacon agent, getting into a crime noir story, complete with FemmeFatale. He's jaded because he's (despite the spy thing) one of the few honest cops on the force, on the CrapsackWorld that is Cybertron.
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* ''ComicBook/BeastWarsUprising'': The story "Trigger Warnings" revolves around Wolfgang, a jaded Maxcop who is secretly a Predacon agent, getting into a crime noir story, complete with FemmeFatale. He's jaded because he's (despite the spy thing) one of the few honest cops on the force, on the CrapsackWorld that is Cybertron.
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By the [[TheSixties 1960s]], the hardboiled detective had nearly become a DeadHorseTrope, but continuing interest in FilmNoir kept it from the brink of extinction. Today it is most often seen in parodies and [[FantasticNoir genre crossovers]] (the Hardboiled Detective [[RecycledINSPACE In SPACE!!]]), but can still be played straight in Noir revival or homage. The style, language, and fashion of the hard-boiled detective tend to remain solidly anchored in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]], though, no matter where he appears. Expect him to call his gun a "gat", to refer to women as "dames" and their [[ShesGotLegs legs]] legs as "gams". As such, its is also possible to call him a "Dick" and not be insulting
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