I’m glad Nick & Nora Charles, and Jeeves made the list...but no Howard Roark or Dagny Taggart??!!!
More recently I would add Kay Scarpetta but then Cornwell decided to inject her perverted lifestyle into the books. Well, I guess it’s true. You write what you know about. Tho I was unable to put down the early Scarpetta books I found myself saying “no thanks” after a while.