private detective
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Confidential,’” says Chhiu of the stunts in “Spider-Noir,” which follows Cage as a hardened private detective confronting the criminal underbelly of 1930s New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Claude, meanwhile, having left the police to become a private detective, is obsessed with solving a string of related wartime murders, including that of Huguette’s father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
The move was recommended by the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel report, which looked at the force's handling of the unsolved murder of private detective Daniel Morgan.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
He even hired a private detective, though he was disappointed with the man’s effort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
After authorities failed to investigate—“They never would have done anything,” one of Lewis’s relatives said—her family hired a private detective.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
