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when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective
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The 1974 film, which stars Jack Nicholson as private detective Jake Gittes, won Towne an Oscar and is still widely considered one of the best screenplays and best films about Los Angeles ever made.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 July 2024
Jeffreys-Jones tells chilling stories of U.S. and British companies hiring private detectives to spy on workers and keep tabs on labor organizers.
—Jennifer Daskal, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
But from Hercule Poirot to Benoit Blanc, the most iconic private detectives transcend individual stories, taking their talents across locales.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 24 June 2024
But the journey is creepy and trippy, enhanced by Corey Brill’s agility to slip between the canny private detective and Marshall’s innocent nostalgia.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties, by Jesse Q. Sutanto
$18
Read by: Risa Mei
Length: 9 hrs, 23 mins.
—Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 July 2024
Jeffreys-Jones tells chilling stories of U.S. and British companies hiring private detectives to spy on workers and keep tabs on labor organizers.
—Jennifer Daskal, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
But from Hercule Poirot to Benoit Blanc, the most iconic private detectives transcend individual stories, taking their talents across locales.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 24 June 2024
But the journey is creepy and trippy, enhanced by Corey Brill’s agility to slip between the canny private detective and Marshall’s innocent nostalgia.
$22 at Amazon
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties, by Jesse Q. Sutanto
$18
Read by: Risa Mei
Length: 9 hrs, 23 mins.
—Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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