detective

a detective chief inspector.

partial to detective novels.

The detective is completely correct in his surmises.

a newly fledged Detective Inspector.

the detective swept the room for hair and fingerprints.

Detectives ran down the suspects.

The store detective told the shoplifter that the game was up.

a detective under suspension from the Metropolitan Police

The detective got the suspect as he came out of the restaurant.

the detectives received commendations for bravery.

the detective must uncover the murderer by deduction from facts.

the punchy, page-turning storyline of a detective novel.

his main reading was detective stories.

a real live detective had been at the factory.

his favourite form of relaxation was reading detective novels.

detectives are stumped for a reason for the attack.

detectives sweet-talked them into confessing.

the detective trained his gun on the side door.