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when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective
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Cher was once tailed by private detectives hired by Sonny Bono.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
The premise is an 83-year-old widower answers an ad in the paper and becomes an undercover private detective.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
Also invading Maxine’s personal space is a seedy private detective (Kevin Bacon), who threatens to expose Maxine’s past as a murderer.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
For several years now, Noland has scraped out a living as a private detective.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
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Marina Watts, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
The premise is an 83-year-old widower answers an ad in the paper and becomes an undercover private detective.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
Also invading Maxine’s personal space is a seedy private detective (Kevin Bacon), who threatens to expose Maxine’s past as a murderer.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
For several years now, Noland has scraped out a living as a private detective.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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