supersleuth
noun[C]
(alsosuper-sleuth)uk/ˈsuː.pə.sluːθ/us/ˈsuː.pɚ.sluːθ/someone who is very good atsolvingcrimesandfindingout who isresponsiblefor them,especiallyacharacterin abookorfilm:
Henning Mankell is thecreatorofSwedishsuper-sleuth Inspector Wallander.
Sheplaysthepartof ateenagesupersleuthdeterminedtofindout who was behind themurderof herbestfriend.
- Thenovelistwroteover 30booksfeaturingthefamedsupersleuth, aclumsyprivateinvestigatorwith atasteforbourbon.
- Suddenly theentireneighbourhoodturnedinto supersleuthstryingtolocatethe child'smissingbicycle.
- It wasfuntoplaysupersleuth andtrytodecodethecrypticmessagethat had been spray-painted on therock.
Detection & solving crimes
- all-points bulletin
- ankle bracelet
- ankle tag
- ANPR
- APB
- forensics
- gumshoe
- identikit
- identity parade
- lie detector
- radar trap
- raid
- random breath test
- RBT
- reconstruction
- tighten the netidiom
- tracker dog
- truth serum
- videofit
- watch list