private eye

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The author of “Gravity’s Rainbow” sends a private eye on the trail of a missing heiress in a complex, comic, Prohibition-era caper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

The article focused on Robert Winnett, the British journalist poised to take over The Post’s newsroom in November, and described his links to a private eye who used unethical media practices to land big exclusives.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

The great Richard Roundtree, who died this week at 81, played which private eye in five movies over a 50-year period?

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2023

He also took on the role of a private eye once more for 1984’s crime comedy “City Heat,” starring alongside Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Every detective story started with the private eye or police detective taking a case, and Ophie already had that: What had happened to Clara?

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland