Jack Spratt (fictional detective) Jack Spratt (fictional detective) Jack Spratt is the protagonist in a series of alternate history science fiction fantasy novels by Jasper Fforde. He was named after the character from the English nursery rhyme. As revealed in "The Big Over Easy", for example, he hates eating fat, and was once married to a woman who ate nothing else (hence, she died). Spratt is an obvious satire on the general detective stereotype. Whereas famous detectives such as Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe and Sherlock Holmes have been portrayed as confident, successful, substance-abusing loners, Spratt does not have a substance abuse problem, and is
Detective Moochwala Detective Moochwala Detective Moochhwala is an eponymous Indian magazine comic strip created by the well-known Indian cartoonist Ajit Ninan. The strip chronicles the adventures of Moochhwala, a fictional detective, and his dog Pooch who solve several crimes armed with high-tech equipment and a little chutzpah. The strip appeared in an Indian youth magazine "Target" (part of the India Today Group) during the 1980s and 1990s. The strip was notable for its illustrations, which were remarkably detailed and high quality for the time. "Detective Moochhwala" was a staple of children and youngsters in India for a number of years. The comic