sleuth
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George Cross, the hero of a mystery series by Tim Sullivan, is an unconventional sleuth in the great British tradition that extends from Father Brown to the Thursday Murder Club.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
But she’s a reluctant sleuth in a knotty case with a head full of noise and a shaky hand on the lighter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
She also starred in Alan Bennett's TV monologues and played BBC One's amateur sleuth Hetty Wainthropp, while also enjoying an acclaimed stage career.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025
As Jessica Fletcher, the mystery-writing amateur sleuth in “Murder, She Wrote,” Lansbury never prejudges.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
Declared books are flagged for all users to see, alerting every book sleuth to the hidden book that is now worth double points.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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