Supper SleuthsFormer police officers now working as private investigators is a subgenre that offers the best of both major types of sleuths. The investigator has autonomy and independence that is not possible within the confines of an official law enforcement agency while, at the same time, he or she can display a knowledge and use of police procedures. Some of these sleuths are also listed as police detectives, as they played that role in their earlier books.
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The following is a list of titles by author. Whenever possible, the series is in order of publication date. Often the Private Investigator begins the series as a police detective or sheriff and then changes his career path to PI, in some cases the reverse is true. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and please let us know if you feel that a title should be here. Please read one or more titles or from an author, and come prepared to discuss your impressions of them with the group.