Author	Character	Sidekick
James Lee Burke	Dave Roubicheaux Police Detective, New Iberia, Louisiana status: professional detective	Cletus Purcel
Lee Child	Jack Reacher former military policeman, loner status:amateur detective with highly- trained backgound
Harlan Coben	Myron Bolitar sports agent status: amateur detective	Win Esperanza
Tim Cockey	Hitchcock Sewell Baltimore's most eligible undertaker status: amateur detective
Michael Connelly	Harry Bosch Police detective, LAPD status: professional detective
John Connolly	Charlie "Bird" Parker former NYPD police officer status: professional detective
Robert Crais	Elvis Cole private investigator status: professional	Joe Pike
John Dunning	Cliff Janeway former policeman, bookseller status: amateur detective
Earl Emerson	Thomas Black private detective status: professional Mac Fontana former firechief, now acting sheriff status: professional detective
Janet Evanovich	Stephanie Plum bounty hunter former lingerie salesperson status: amateur professional	Joe Morelli Ranger Grandma
Terence Faherty	Owen Keane former seminary student, finder of lost persons status: amateur Scott Elliott Hollywood Detective, circa l955 status: professional detective	Harry Ohlman
G.M. Ford	Leo Waterman private detective status: professional	The "Boys" George Paris Harold Green Ralph Batista Nearly Normal Norman
Earlene Fowler	Benni Harper Quilt museum curator, rancher status: amateur detectives
Charlaine Harris	Aurora Teagarden librarian, brief stint in real estate status: amateur detective Lily Bard cleaning woman, martial artist status: amateur detective
Sparkle Hayter	Robin Hudson TV executive status: amateur detective
Joan Hess	Claire Malloy bookstore owner status: amateur detective
Marne Davis Kellogg	Lilly Bennett wealthy rancher status: former police
Laurie King	Kate Martinelli police officer status: professional	Al Hawken
	Mary Russell apprentice to the master detective, circa l914	Sherlock Holmes
Virginia Lanier	Jo Beth Siddon Bloodhound breeder, search specialist status:professional search, amateur detective	Bobby Lee, bloodhound
Dennis Lehane	Patrick Kenzie private investigator status: professional	Angela Gennaro Bubba Rogoski
Marianne Macdonald	Dido Hoare bookstore owner, London status:amateur detective	Barnabus , her father
Francine Mathews	Merry Folger police officer, Nantucket status: professional detective
Sharyn McCrumb	Elizabeth MacPherson forensic pathologist status: amateur detective
Katy Munger	Casey Jones former private detective status:unlicensed private detective
Carol O'Connell	Kathleen Mallory NYPD police sergeant status: professional	Lt. Jack Coffey
Katherine Hall Page	Faith Fairchild caterer status: amateur detective	Pix Miller
Robert Parker	Spenser private detective status: professional Jesse Stone former LAPD status:police chief in Paradise, MA.	Hawk
Norman Partridge	Jack Baddalach truobleshooter for Las Vegas casino status: professional detective
Rick Riordan	Tres Navares private detective status:professional
Greg Rucka	Atticus Kodiak professional bodyguard status: professional detective	Bridgett Logan
Lisa Scottoline	A variety of women lawyers from a Philadelphia law firm, Rosato& Associates lawyers status:lawyers who go to great lengths to help their clients
Sarah R. Shaber	Simon Shaw history professor status:amateur detective
Kathy Hogan Trochek	Callahan Garrity owner,housecleaning agency, House Mouse status: amateur detective	her cleaning crew
Kerry Tucker	Libby Kincaid professional photographer status:amateur detective
John Wessel	Harding former private detective status: unlicensed private detective	Alison