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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 private detective Joe Moura says there is no evidence to support that.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
The result is something like a game-ification of deadline anxieties with the antics of a private detective mixed in.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 30 July 2024
But after her best friend’s death, getting dumped, and her father’s fall from grace as the local sheriff, Veronica is a high school outsider by day and a private detective by night.
—Leila Jordan, EW.com, 27 July 2024
Variety previously reported that Levinson’s initial scripts included Zendaya’s character Rue working as a private detective, which HBO had vetoed.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 23 July 2024
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
The result is something like a game-ification of deadline anxieties with the antics of a private detective mixed in.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 30 July 2024
But after her best friend’s death, getting dumped, and her father’s fall from grace as the local sheriff, Veronica is a high school outsider by day and a private detective by night.
—Leila Jordan, EW.com, 27 July 2024
Variety previously reported that Levinson’s initial scripts included Zendaya’s character Rue working as a private detective, which HBO had vetoed.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 23 July 2024
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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