Harry Martineau
| Harry Martineau | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Hell Is a City |
| Last appearance | Hideaway |
| Created by | Maurice Procter |
| Portrayed by | Stanley Baker (film) |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Police inspector |
| Nationality | British |
Harry Martineau is a fictional British police detective created by Maurice Procter. He is a Chief Inspector in the industrial Northern city of Granchester, which was inspired by Manchester. Procter, himself a former police officer, wrote fourteen novels in the series published between 1954 and 1968. Martineau has been described as a transitional figure in detective fiction standing between the Golden Age detectives such as Ngaio Marsh's Roderick Alleyn and Josephine Tey's Inspector Grant and the newer fashion for police procedurals.