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Discover LudwigThe phrase "detective of" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that a person is a detective or works as a detective. The phrase "detective of" can be followed by a specific department or area of expertise. For example: - "Jane is a detective of the homicide division." - "The detective of financial crimes is investigating the embezzlement case." - "As a detective of cybercrimes, Mark specializes in investigating online fraud and identity theft." - "The city's top detective of narcotics led the raid on the drug cartel's hideout."
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Awards: detective of the year, 1975.
Highly decorated Homicide Detective of the NYPD.
Tells of Jacob Hays, the first real detective of New York.
He was also named Detective of the Year by the Virginia Homicide Investigators Association.
A grade schooler tries to become the best detective of his generation.
Retired detective of the NYPD for twenty years and NBC for sixteen years.
Who is the best female TV detective of all – Saga Norén?
He is Belano, a writer and the savage detective of the title.
Then, the assailants robbed the second detective of his wallet and cellular phone, the chief said.
Richard Feynman – The Fantastic Mr Feynman (BBC2, Sunday) – was also a real detective of sorts.
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The crisis patently required a Sherlock Holmes, a super-detective of the sort Mr. Conan Doyle's father made famous.
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