Kudo Shinichi is widely regarded as one of the top detectives in the land..and he is only in high school!
The police often solicit his services, albeit sometimes unwillingly, in their efforts to solve difficult cases. Despite his age, Shinichi gets results, and his confidence is clearly evident. Shinichi is a top athlete as well, often relying on his physical abilities to apprehend a crook.
His father is a famous writer of detective novels, a fact that is inseparable from his career choice and his choice of personal hero, the one and only Sherlock Holmes.
