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Johnson laughs when I ask him how far he based supersleuth Blanc on Poirot.

From The Guardian • Nov. 15, 2019

The authors move about like a supersleuth Starsky and Hutch, or Tango and Cash, or Crockett and Tubbs.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2018

At this point his character achieves velocity and direction — he becomes a dramatic vector, a supersleuth.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2018

With that, Georges Simenon, 70, announced his retirement after 212 books written under his own name, including 80 about Maigret the supersleuth.

From Time Magazine Archive

In addition, he singled out Bob Woodward, the supersleuth of Watergate, who helped oversee the story.

From Time Magazine Archive