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when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective
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But from Hercule Poirot to Benoit Blanc, the most iconic private detectives transcend individual stories, taking their talents across locales.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 24 June 2024
But the journey is creepy and trippy, enhanced by Corey Brill’s agility to slip between the canny private detective and Marshall’s innocent nostalgia.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties, by Jesse Q. Sutanto
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Read by: Risa Mei
Length: 9 hrs, 23 mins.
—Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 23 May 2024
That version had Zendaya’s Rue grow up to be a private detective.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Bruce Willis strutted onto the scene in 1985 as an aggressively charming, motormouth private detective who could talk his way into and out of any scrape presented.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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Alison Herman, Variety, 24 June 2024
But the journey is creepy and trippy, enhanced by Corey Brill’s agility to slip between the canny private detective and Marshall’s innocent nostalgia.
$22 at Amazon
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties, by Jesse Q. Sutanto
$18
Read by: Risa Mei
Length: 9 hrs, 23 mins.
—Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 23 May 2024
That version had Zendaya’s Rue grow up to be a private detective.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Bruce Willis strutted onto the scene in 1985 as an aggressively charming, motormouth private detective who could talk his way into and out of any scrape presented.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for private detective
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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