detective
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The bonus was that Ella Maisy Purvis made Patience Evans an endearingly awkward ad-hoc detective during the show’s premiere season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
A solicitor for the accused asked the detective inspector in court if another person had been arrested for attempted murder in this case before Carey.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
But weeks later, in a police interview room, a detective pulled the rug from under his feet telling him that he knew McCullagh's carefully crafted alibi was false.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Wales sometimes plays itself, like in British comedy “Gavin & Stacey,” which was filmed in Barry, or detective thriller “Under Salt Marsh,” which shot in Anglesey and Gwynedd.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Mr. Drew wasn't a detective, but he was a lawyer.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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