sleuth

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ABC’s ‘R.J. Decker’ stars Scott Speedman as the titular detective reminiscent of Jim Rockford, whereas Prime Video’s ‘Young Sherlock’ gives Arthur Conan Doyle’s sleuth an origin story.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

The place where author Naomi Hirahara grew up on McNally Avenue, where her amateur sleuth Mas Arai also lived, is gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

A data sleuth named Sholto David first flagged irregularities in some of Dana-Farber’s researchers’ papers in January 2024, and contacted the cancer institute and Harvard Medical School.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

There the nun discovers her own inner sleuth, and unexpectedly finds joy in life outside the cloister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 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