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  2. Detective fiction - Wikipedia

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    Consulting detective Sherlock Holmes examines a suspect's boots in an illustration to the 1891 story "The Boscombe Valley Mystery". Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder.

  3. Detective - Wikipedia

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    A citizen detective, also known as an amateur detective, is an individual who devotes his or her time and expertise to aid in the solving of crime, without compensation or expectation of reward. [8] Citizen detectives are private citizens that have no real professional relationship with law enforcement and lack any rational-legal authority ...

  4. List of fictional detectives - Wikipedia

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    Armed Detective Agency - an organization from the animanga series Bungou Stray Dogs, the most notable of which being Edogawa Ranpo. Kyouko Okitegami - protagonist of Nisio Isin's novel series Bōkyaku Tantei. She is a famous detective who finishes all her cases in one day, because she resets her memory every time she goes to sleep.

  5. Crime fiction - Wikipedia

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    Sherlock Holmes (foreground) oversees the arrest of a criminal; this hero of crime fiction popularized the genre.. Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. [1]

  6. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Comes from the word "Kachol", which means blue. Kaka Slang for police in Maharashtra, literally means paternal uncle. [39] Khatmal Slang for police in Hyderabad, India which literally means bed bugs in Indian languages. [39] Maatia kukura Meaning khaki dog in English, is a derogatory word for police in Odisha due to their khaki uniforms and ...

  7. 'True Detective: Night Country's' stunning ending, explained ...

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    Actor Kali Reis talks about the finale of the HBO series "True Detective: Night Country" and speculates on what happened to Navarro at the end of Episode Fou.

  8. List of fictional police detectives - Wikipedia

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    Detective Kate Beckett – Castle, Andrew W. Marlowe (played by Stana Katic) Detective Cal Beecher – Person of Interest (played by Sterling K. Brown) Detective Mick Belker – Hill Street Blues (played by Bruce Weitz) Detective Olivia Benson (later, Sergeant, then Lieutenant, then Captain) - played by Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order: SVU

  9. List of fictional detective teams - Wikipedia

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    Detective Duos: Anabel and Looker – Author Bryant and John May – (Christopher Fowler) Cagney & Lacey - (Barbara Avedon and Barbara Corday) Cool and Lam – (Erle Stanley Gardner as A. A. Fair) Dalziel and Pascoe – (Reginald Hill) Detective Pikachu/Harry Goodman and Tim Goodman – (Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, Rob Letterman, Derek Connolly)