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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about a detective" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a topic, story, or subject matter that involves a detective character or theme.
Example: "The novel is about a detective who solves crimes in a small town."
Alternatives: "concerning a detective" or "regarding a detective".
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She was an English teacher, but she read crime novels at weekends: this one was about a detective in Venice.
An existential tale about a detective who has lost his memory, which won Modiano the Prix Goncourt.
"Ironside," about a detective in a wheelchair, was introduced in 1967, not after "Dragnet" went off the air in 1970.
Allen Coulter directs Paul Bernbaum's screenplay, which features a dead-end parallel plot about a detective (Adrien Brody).
Mr. Winslow became better known with novels like "California Fire and Life" and "The Dawn Patrol," about a detective who is also a surfer.
MAD DETECTIVE Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai directed this police drama, about a detective who can see people's inner demons.
I still remember a story I did about a detective who got a liver transplant from a teenager who had been struck by a car.
The third film of the set, "Stray Dog" (1949), about a detective (Mifune again) tracking his stolen gun and a killer through postwar Tokyo, is classic noir.
The third film of the set, "Stray Dog" (1949), about a detective (Mifune again) tracking his stolen gun and a killer through post-war Tokyo, is classic noir.
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The project that appears to be further along is "Low Winter Sun," a crime drama about a Detroit detective who goes to the dark side.
About a year later, a detective in Ft. Lauderdale called to tell me they'd found my gun at the scene of a homicide.
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