Sentences with phrase «well as detective»

Finally, our readers wholeheartedly recommend Jade Dragon Mountain: This is a great novel for fans of historical fiction as well as detective fiction (Ann W).

On television, Elba is best known for his portrayals of the chillingly charismatic drug lord Russell «Stringer» Bell in HBO's series The Wire as well as detective John Luther in the BBC One series Luther.

Some of his roles include Sirius Black in the Harry Potter Series as well as Detective James Gordon in Christopher Nolan's Batman series.

Tony Shaloub (Monk) makes for a great villain and Ed Harris (The Rock) is good as the detective trying to track down our three leads.

Mirren, who was so good as Detective Superintendant Jane Tennison in the BBS procedural, seems to be constitutionally incapable of turning in a poor performance, and she shines again in this dark, brooding film.

Not exact matches

He has had a notable media career outside of football as well, serving as an NFL analyst for CBS for several years and even starring in the Jim Carrey comedy «Ace Ventura Pet Detective.»

«We post the video or the handwritten note onto our social media feed as well as contact our network of volunteer detectives who are 40 or 50 people across the country who have said that they want to help individuals experiencing homelessness locate their long lost loved ones,» explains Kevin F. Adler, the organization's founder.

I just thought you'd like to know that, if you didn't already =) As a fellow entrepreneur and detective lit enthusiast, I wish you all the best.

• There are a lot of problems with Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, not least the fact that, as he later admitted, he made up the climactic graveyard conversation between a detective and the murdered girl's best friend.

I have found time and disposition, for example, to occupy myself much more than formerly with universal Geistesgeschichte; on two journeys to Italy to let classical antiquity speak to me as it had never done before; to gain a new relationship with Goethe, among others; to read countless novels, a good many of them from those first - rate producers of the English detective novel: to become a very bad but very passionate horseman, and soon.

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.

They wouldn't be so glib if they read P. D. James as a detective who doubts the human capacity «to be good without God.»

In an interview several years ago she discussed the conventions of the detective story in which «the good triumph and the bad are punished... This is one reason why, for some people, the detective story — however good it is — will always be classified as a subliterary form: because of the contrivances, and because, in the past, psychological truth was too often sacrificed to the demands of plot» (Times Literary Supplement.

I used to be a police officer; I left the department to be a security consultant — where I did the same things I did as a detective, just for private business and got paid better for it.

Like the very best detectives, where stealth is vital, Ishida's AirScan can identify leaks as small as 0.25 mm, while remaining unobtrusive due to its ease of integration into existing production lines.

Late NYPD detectives Steven McDonald and Miosotis Familia, as well as more than 20 other department officers who died from illnesses contracted at Ground Zero will be honored Friday at police headquarters in Manhattan.

What follows is in many ways a detective narrative that darts between past and present, East and West, taking in an exploration of capitalism, freedom and human rights as well as the similarities and differences between the two superpowers whose names form the play's title.

«As both a member of New York City Police and an advocate for the disabled, Detective Steven McDonald demonstrated the bravery and compassion that exemplified the very best of New York,» Cuomo said in a statement.

Potential in - house contenders include Chief of Department Stuart Cameron, Patrol Chief Robert Brown, Detective Chief Jerry Gigante, and Robert Cassagne, chief of support services, as well as recent retiree John Meehan, also a former chief.

Two NYPD detectives, Edward Martins and Richard Hall, were charged with rape and kidnapping of an 18 - year - old girl, as well as official misconduct.

Under the plans, future detective squads would contain a mixture of elite officers as well as civilians with specialist backgrounds, including people with knowledge and experience of different ethnic groups.

Among Ganim's reported expenses in the last three months were $ 10,000 for the Simsbury law firm that unsuccessfully represented him in his effort to overturn a state law that barred him from participating in the public campaign financing system because of his felony conviction and more than $ 3,400 to reimburse the city of Bridgeport for the mileage driven by the city police detective who chauffeurs him to political events as well as events in his official capacity as mayor.

During my career, working up the ranks of the NYPD as a detective, Sergeant, and Lieutenant and even now as Chief of Police, I've always relied on hard work and a strong resolve to serve people and do what it right, for the people under my command, as well as the citizens we serve.

The discovery «highlights that even in groups as well - known as birds we've just scratched the surface of what we really need to know about biodiversity,» says avian systematist Shannon Hackett of Chicago's Field Museum, who calls the research «good detective work.»

A coalition of some 125 people, including officers from local and state police agencies as well as park rangers, have participated in the search, says Detective Michael Bitsko, a Nassau County Police Department spokesperson.

Already prepared jarred sauce may be okay to use as well, but you have to be a label detective, most commercially prepared sauces contain lots of added sugar as well as soybean oil.

Become an ingredient detective and avoid products that contain parabens, phthalates, parfum / fragrance, imidazolidinyl urea and PEG or polyethylene glycol as well as many more.

I really like their input on doing your own detective work to find just exactly what works for you (since we are all unique), as well as their «starch bites» approach to finding your carb tipping point.

Similarly, with events like detective evenings and a lot more, Match.com gives you a chance to explore your dating horizons and meet new people online and as well as in real - life settings!

Learning English as a second or foreign language (ESL / EFL) takes time, and building your vocabulary is an important key to improving your communication Vintage labels are a square of information that while tiny, are huge clues for performing the detective work a good vintage lover knows and loves: Dating

Ford moved beyond popular acclaim with his role as a big - city police detective who finds himself masquerading as an Amish farmer to protect a young murder witness in Witness (1984), for which he received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his work, as well as the praise of critics who had previously ignored his acting ability.

One of his best - known directorial efforts was Sherlock Holmes (1922), which, at Parker's personal recommendation, starred John Barrymore as the Great Detective.

Things get complicated for detective Moreno, when the body of the girl mysteriously disappears from the morgue and the father decides to take investigation in his own hands and maybe justice as well

5 USA will be showcasing the best of American TV including The Beast, starring Patrick Swayze as unorthodox, undercover FBI agent; acclaimed comedy 30 Rock and hit series, The Shield with the further exploits of Detective Vic Mackey.

Bogart is perfect as an arrogant detective who tries (along with us) to make heads and tails of an extremely intricate and dizzy affair, and the best thing is that it has an incredibly well - constructed plot in which all of the pieces fit in the end leaving no loose ends.

Best known for her starring role as Detective Kima Greggs on all five seasons of the renowned drama series, THE WIRE, Sonja Sohn is the daughter of a Korean mother and African - American father.

Best known for his role as Warrick Brown, the detective with a marked predilection for risk (and an ongoing gambling addiction), on CBS's blockbuster series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, the easygoing, congenial, and memorably handsome African - American actor Gary Dourdan has built his life and his public image around uniqueness and originality.

(Pretty cool to see Detective Carter from «Person of Interest» let her hair down...) It's definitely better than the 2nd and 3rd Hangover movies, though not as good as as the original or Bridesmaids.

I love how Diane Kruger portrays the kinda autistic detective from El Paso, Texas as well as what Sofia Helin did on Bron.

I love how Diane Kruger portrays the kinda autistic detective from El Paso, Texas as well as what

Former Max Headroom star Matt Frewer made his first appearance as master detective Sherlock Holmes in this well - appointed adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Lets See Boris Karloff as an Asian Detective, humm, no I liked him better in his horror roles, maybe its me.

Eli Roth's best movie since Hostel Part II, Death Wish follows Bruce Willis» Paul Kersey as he embarks on a campaign of uncompromising vengeance after his wife (Elizabeth Shue's Lucy) and daughter (Camila Morrone's Jordan) are attacked and left for dead - with Paul's revenge - fueled exploits eventually garnering the interest of two overworked detectives (Dean Norris» Kevin Raines and Kimberly Elise's Leonore Jackson).

Titus Welliver, who's been a supporting player on everything from «The Good Wife» to «Sons of Anarchy,» proves he's leading man material as the wise - beyond - his - years detective.

«Humanite»: A solemn, slow police detective (Emmanuel Schotte) investigates the grisly rape and murder of a girl, while continuing the minutiae of his daily life, as well as his coinciding fascination with the young factory worker girl (Severine Caneele) a few doors down.

HBO had another stellar year of programming with offerings including «True Detective,» «Game of Thrones» and the final season of «Boardwalk Empire,» but fear not subscribers, 2015 might be just as good, if not better.

Starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling as an odd couple of private detectives, the film sees them embroiled in a mystery involving porn, catalytic converters and kids too smart for their own good.

Likewise, Woody Harrelson's alcoholic detective is never invited in from the cold of the periphery, even though he's involved in one of the film's best sequences featuring Michael K. Williams as a drag queen named Sweet Pea.

Mark Ruffalo is quite disturbingly repulsive as the seedy detective (and almost unrecognisable from his turn in Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind), Jennifer Jason Leigh is great as a well meaning but f*cked up sister, and Kevin Bacon is fantastic in a much smaller role than usual.

They elevate «True Detective» from a damn good drama to one that will be remembered as one of the greatest shows of its time.