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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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According to the lawsuit that Rocky later filed, the father of seven claimed Kevin hired a private detective to investigate Keiko.
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Starring and executive-produced by Farrell (who currently headlines HBO’s The Penguin), Sugar is a contemporary and unique take on the private detective genre.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
There is a big difference between hiring a skilled private detective and pulling an OSINT report at your convenience.
—Tom Madsen, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
After three years of high school heroism on Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), brooding bloodsucker Angel got his own spinoff series, becoming a private detective stalking the streets of a noir-ish Los Angeles.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Starring and executive-produced by Farrell (who currently headlines HBO’s The Penguin), Sugar is a contemporary and unique take on the private detective genre.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
There is a big difference between hiring a skilled private detective and pulling an OSINT report at your convenience.
—Tom Madsen, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
After three years of high school heroism on Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), brooding bloodsucker Angel got his own spinoff series, becoming a private detective stalking the streets of a noir-ish Los Angeles.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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