An
"amateur detective" refers to someone who investigates crimes or solves mysteries as a hobby or out of personal interest, rather than being a professional trained in law enforcement. They typically work independently and may assist or gather information for the police, but they do not get paid or receive official training for their detective work.
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This neurotic noodling from one of the hot young
amateur detectives in I Know What You Did Last Summer embodies the postmodern pop culture flavor that found its way into the post-Scream horror film.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff is a hilarious mystery about two stumbling, bumbling
amateur detectives who get mixed up in investigating a crazy traveling carnival show — and nearly lose their lives in the process of contending with a cantankerous cast of carnies who don't take kindly to the investigation.
Amateur detective Elfie Hopkins decides to cleanse her town of cannibals when a new family moves in next door, and begins treating her neighborhood like their own personal flesh buffet.
The Ducote sisters are on their own
as amateur detectives, because Charlie Harris and his family are in France on vacation.
We don't know much more about David Robert Mitchell's new thriller, starring Andrew Garfield as a Los Angeles
amateur detective named Sam, than we did a year ago, when we called it one of our most anticipated movies of 2017.
Buting has posted several messages on Twitter (TWTR) touting the Netflix series and
encouraging amateur detectives» alternate theories on the Avery / Dassey case.
Recently, three outstanding crime novelists have turned directly to the church for inspiration,
presenting amateur detectives who are, in vocation as well as in spirit, priests.
«Achievers,» as the Lebowski - heads are known, can quote the film verbatim and capture the inflections of protagonist Jeffrey «The Dude» Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), a stoner
turned amateur detective, and his friend Walter (John Goodman), an intensely salty Nam vet.
Jones is superb as the
determined amateur detective, just intense enough to make you doubt her reliability, while Carvel smiles with enough gloss to make you wonder whether he's putting it on.
I thought my favorite Isaacs heroine was a toss - up between feisty Amy Lincoln, the investigative reporter in Any Place I Hang My Hat, and
suburban amateur detective Judith Singer of Compromising Positions and Long Time No See.
Amateur detective Elfie Hopkins decides to cleanse her town of cannibals when a new family moves in next door, and begin...
The main role, a mystery writer and
amateur detective named Jessica Fletcher, is played by actress and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Angela Lansbury.
Murder on the Eiffel Tower is a painstakingly researched but seemingly effortless evocation of 19th century Paris, and an exciting opening to a new series featuring second - hand bookseller and
amateur detective Victor Legris.
And college football's internet culture, including
the amateur detective work that ranges from plane - tracking to social media decrypting, sprang from message boards.
Unfortunately
the amateur detectives wasted precious time examining security footage and his abductor killed the boy.
The Internet allows everyone the opportunity to be
an amateur detective, conduct your own background check, Google the interested party's name and a history will be displayed online, and don't forget to check social media accounts.
Wrapped in a fetching sarong, the star plays Tana, a South Sea damsel who doubles as
an amateur detective.
In the final shot of Dario Argento's Profondo Rosso (Deep Red, 1975),
the amateur detective / jazz pianist Marcus Daly (David Hemmings) stares icily at his own reflection in a pool of still - warm blood.
Blair's not the first person to find existential enlightenment at the end of
an amateur detective tale, but he might be the first to piece one together from cussing octogenarians, ninja stars, Google montages, gallons of Big Red soda, upper - deckers, friendly raccoons, exploding body parts, and the idiocy of humanity.
Marcus becomes
an amateur detective, and soon finds himself in the midst of a bizarre web of mayhem and mystery, in which nothing is what it seems.
An over-imaginative voiceover from high - schooler Quentin (Nat Wolff) introduces his childhood friend Margo (Cara Delevingne) as a bold adventuress, a former circus act and
amateur detective.
In the final shot of Dario Argento's Profondo Rosso (Deep Red, 1975),
the amateur detective / jazz pianist Marcus Daly (David Hemmings) stares icily...
Director Macon Blair's not the first person to find existential enlightenment at the end of
an amateur detective tale, but he might be the first to piece one together from cussing octogenarians, ninja stars, Google montages, gallons of Big Red soda, upper - deckers, friendly raccoons, exploding body parts, and the idiocy of humanity.
The film follows something of
an amateur detective route, a-la Citizen Kane, with a young man tasked with delivering a letter: an endeavor that leads to a better understanding of his subject by way of conversations and interviews.
The device saves
the amateur detective a few, inconvenient steps, but what's the point of having something so intriguing in a story if it's primarily used as a shortcut?
Sherlock's days of sleuthing are behind him, as he now lives in a sleepy Sussex village with his housekeeper and son,
an amateur detective in his own right.
Even Zan's supporters, who include Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner and
amateur detective, and Father Aiden O'Brien, who thinks that Zan may have confessed to him a secret he can not reveal, believe she may have kidnapped little Matthew.
Charming story of
an amateur detective in a small town in Scotland!
Ostensibly, this meeting was to update
us amateur detectives on our new careers as anti-terrorism slueths, and to clarify issues of compliance.