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Preparations for the event have been conducted in the utmost secrecy, with top reporters from the usually staid New York Times forced to sleuth through local hotels for hints of the guest list.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

"There are some similarities between me and my main character but she's much grumpier than me. I'd make a useless sleuth," said Perry.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Wherever the sleuth goes, the scribe is sure to follow—if about five steps behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

“At its center is Beast Mode: the 510’s legendary fixer and freelance sleuth whose rough exterior hides a code of loyalty and willingness to deal with problems others won’t touch,” the release reads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

Nancy Drew is a smart and resourceful teenage sleuth who began solving mysteries in the 1930s and continues to solve them to this day.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Would-be sleuths with Ratajkowski’s essay and a gossip rag handy will have their work cut out for them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Their searching leads them to countless people, from journalists to police officials to a growing team of internet sleuths, who are compassionate and generous with their time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Many of the armchair sleuths hunting insiders are prediction-market traders themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

It was only in 2024 that online sleuths tracked down the original photo to a 2002 renovation of a furniture store in Wisconsin.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

At a quarter of eight she made a careful inspection of the lower rooms; sleuths, professional and amateur, would not hesitate to sneak into her house and listen at keyholes.

From Mrs. Balfame A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn