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* In the Literature/MediochreQSethSeries, Mediochre and Joseph are university professors are researchers in the fields of [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dracology]] and [[TheUndead zontanecrology]] respectively. Both, however, use their talents as 'slayer-catchers' on the side, tracking down people who kill dragons or undead.

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* In the Literature/MediochreQSethSeries, Mediochre and Joseph are university professors are and researchers in the fields of [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dracology]] and [[TheUndead zontanecrology]] respectively. Both, however, use their talents as 'slayer-catchers' on the side, tracking down people who kill dragons or undead.
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* In the Literature/MediochreQSethSeries, Mediochre and Joseph are university professors are researchers in the fields of [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dracology]] and [[TheUndead zontanecrology]] respectively. Both, however, use their talents as 'slayer-catchers' on the side, tracking down people who kill dragons or undead.
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* In Fred Vargas' novels, there's Matthias Delamarre, who is an archaeologist specializing in prehistory. Since he's exceptionally good at analyzing the soil (with nothing but his five senses), Adambserg enlists his help in ''This Night's Foul Work'', to investigate profaned graves. In a way, Danglard is an inversion : although he is a policeman, the vast expanse of knowledge he has accumulated in other fields (especially literature and history) is sometimes essential in solving the cases.
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* During her time with ''Comicbook/TheFantasticFour'', SheHulk investigated a photographer who was taking pics of her sunbathing on the Baxter Building by helicopter. At one point she commented, "Well, I'm a lawyer, which makes me 25% detective."

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* During her time with ''Comicbook/TheFantasticFour'', SheHulk investigated a photographer who was taking pics of her sunbathing on the Baxter Building by helicopter. At one point she commented, "Well, I'm a lawyer, which makes me 25% detective."
" When the sleaze-bag journalist told her that the pictures were being processed and the negatives were in his safe and that if she took the negatives, ''she'd'' be in violation of the law, she simply crushed the safe down to where it couldn't be opened by anyone. Unfortunately for the journalist, the lab color-corrected the prints, making it appear that She-Hulk was just an unnamed, tall woman, preserving her privacy, ''in a certain point of view''.

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* ''FatherBrown''; the title character uses his priestly knowledge of human evil—acquired mainly from hearing confessions—to help him solve crimes.
* Literature/BrotherCadfael is a monk and apothecary.
* In at least one of the LordPeterWimsey mysteries, "The Bone of Contention," Lord Peter's hobby of bibliophily helps him gather evidence.
* Harry Dresden of ''TheDresdenFiles'' is a wizard -- mixes up magic potions, summons demons, makes deals with faeries -- in a setting where [[WeirdnessCensor most people don't believe magic is real]]; he works as a freelance consultant for, among other things, the police, on cases with an occult or supernatural element.
* ''Surviving the Applewhites'' has an InUniverse example --Debbie Applewhite writes a series of books about a florist who solves mysteries.
* Literature/SanoIchiro, an honorable {{Samurai}} who happens to be very good at solving mysteries.



[[AC:Literature]]
* ''FatherBrown''; the title character uses his priestly knowledge of human evil—acquired mainly from hearing confessions—to help him solve crimes.
* Literature/BrotherCadfael is a monk and apothecary.
* In at least one of the LordPeterWimsey mysteries, "The Bone of Contention," Lord Peter's hobby of bibliophily helps him gather evidence.
* Harry Dresden of ''TheDresdenFiles'' is a wizard -- mixes up magic potions, summons demons, makes deals with faeries -- in a setting where [[WeirdnessCensor most people don't believe magic is real]]; he works as a freelance consultant for, among other things, the police, on cases with an occult or supernatural element.
* ''Surviving the Applewhites'' has an InUniverse example --Debbie Applewhite writes a series of books about a florist who solves mysteries.
* Literature/SanoIchiro, an honorable {{Samurai}} who happens to be very good at solving mysteries.


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* ''FatherBrown''; the title character uses his priestly knowledge of human evil—acquired mainly from hearing confessions—to help him solve crimes.
* Literature/BrotherCadfael is a monk and apothecary.
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* In at least one the browser game ''Sleuth'', you play a PrivateDetective, and you have the option of choosing a preset background for them. Some of the LordPeterWimsey mysteries, "The Bone of Contention," Lord Peter's hobby of bibliophily helps him gather evidence.
* Harry Dresden of ''TheDresdenFiles'' is a wizard -- mixes up magic potions, summons demons, makes deals with faeries -- in a setting where [[WeirdnessCensor most people don't believe magic is real]]; he works as a freelance consultant for, among other things, the police, on cases with an occult or supernatural element.
* ''Surviving the Applewhites'' has an InUniverse
backgrounds (for example --Debbie Applewhite writes a series of books about a florist who solves mysteries.
* Literature/SanoIchiro, an honorable {{Samurai}} who happens to be very good at solving mysteries.

doctor whose medical license was revoked by political enemies) aren't strictly law enforcement or detective types.
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If one doesn\'t know about confession, this just sounds really odd.


* ''FatherBrown''; the title character uses his priestly knowledge of human evil to help him solve crimes.

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* ''FatherBrown''; the title character uses his priestly knowledge of human evil to evil—acquired mainly from hearing confessions—to help him solve crimes.
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* {{Leverage}} and WhiteCollar both feature thieves that use their skills to solve crimes. However the crew of Leverage generally commits crimes in the process while Neal is a consultant for the FBI. Also the villains of Leverage usually are in a position where normaml law enforcement is unable to help.

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* {{Leverage}} and WhiteCollar both feature thieves that use their skills to solve crimes. However the crew of Leverage generally commits crimes in the process while Neal is a consultant for the FBI. Also the villains of Leverage usually are in a position where normaml law enforcement is unable to help.
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* In {{Series/NCIS}}, only [=DiNozzo=] and Kate are from a law-enforcement background, him a cop, her a Secret Service agent. Gibbs is a former Marine sniper,[[hottip:*:The USMC is under the Department of the Navy, thus they use the same Criminal Investigative Service.]] [=McGee=]'s got degrees in computer science from MIT and biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins...and Ziva's an ex-Mossad assassin. Their respective backgrounds come up more often than you'd think.

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* SanoIchiro, an honorable {{Samurai}} who happens to be very good at solving mysteries.


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* SanoIchiro, Literature/SanoIchiro, an honorable {{Samurai}} who happens to be very good at solving mysteries.

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* During her time with ''Comicbooks/TheFantasticFour'', SheHulk investigated a photographer who was taking pics of her sunbathing on the Baxter Building by helicopter. At one point she commented, "Well, I'm a lawyer, which makes me 25% detective."

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* During her time with ''Comicbooks/TheFantasticFour'', ''Comicbook/TheFantasticFour'', SheHulk investigated a photographer who was taking pics of her sunbathing on the Baxter Building by helicopter. At one point she commented, "Well, I'm a lawyer, which makes me 25% detective."
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* During her time with ''The Comicbooks/FantasticFour'', SheHulk investigated a photographer who was taking pics of her sunbathing on the Baxter Building by helicopter. At one point she commented, "Well, I'm a lawyer, which makes me 25% detective."

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* During her time with ''The Comicbooks/FantasticFour'', ''Comicbooks/TheFantasticFour'', SheHulk investigated a photographer who was taking pics of her sunbathing on the Baxter Building by helicopter. At one point she commented, "Well, I'm a lawyer, which makes me 25% detective."
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* During her time with ''The [[Comicbooks/FantasticFour]]'', SheHulk investigated a photographer who was taking pics of her sunbathing on the Baxter Building by helicopter. At one point she commented, "Well, I'm a lawyer, which makes me 25% detective."

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* During her time with ''The [[Comicbooks/FantasticFour]]'', Comicbooks/FantasticFour'', SheHulk investigated a photographer who was taking pics of her sunbathing on the Baxter Building by helicopter. At one point she commented, "Well, I'm a lawyer, which makes me 25% detective."
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* During her time with ''The [[Comicbooks/FantasticFour]]'', SheHulk investigated a photographer who was taking pics of her sunbathing on the Baxter Building by helicopter. At one point she commented, "Well, I'm a lawyer, which makes me 25% detective."
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->''To be a real policeman\\
Be big and strong by heck\\
But let the strength be always found\\
Just above the neck.''
-->''Courtesy is the Best Policy'', a tribute to the Newfoundland Ranger Force
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* Shawn Spencer in ''{{Psych}}'' doesn't really qualify, but his partner Gus's day job as a pharmaceutical rep occasionally helps solve the MysteryOfTheWeek.
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* {{Leverage}} and WhiteCollar both feature thieves that use their skills to solve crimes. However the crew of Leverage generally commits crimes in the process while Neal is a consultant for the FBI. Also the villains of Leverage usually are in a position where normaml law enforcement is unable to help.
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His name is not \"The Mentalist\", so referring to him as eponymous is dubious


* The eponymous character of ''{{The Mentalist}}''.

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* The eponymous character of Patrick Jane in ''{{The Mentalist}}''.
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A subtrope of AmateurSleuth. Compare {{Superhero}} and TheExoticDetective. Contrast MundaneUtility.

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A subtrope of AmateurSleuth. Compare {{Superhero}} and TheExoticDetective. Contrast MundaneUtility. See also MysteryFiction.
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* The titular character of ''{{The Mentalist}}''.

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* The titular eponymous character of ''{{The Mentalist}}''.
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* Cal Lightman in ''{{Lie To Me}}'' solves crimes with body language psychology.

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* Cal Lightman in ''{{Lie To Me}}'' ''Series/LieToMe'' solves crimes with body language psychology.
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* Dr. Sloan of ''DiagnosisMurder'' uses his medical knowledge to solve crimes.

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* Dr. Sloan of ''DiagnosisMurder'' ''Series/DiagnosisMurder'' uses his medical knowledge to solve crimes.
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* The FBI generally recruits people with skills outside law enforcement and trains them as opposed to taking trained former local officers.
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* JonathanCreek, an excellent inventor of magic tricks and an excellent detective.

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* JonathanCreek, Series/JonathanCreek, an excellent inventor of magic tricks and an excellent detective.
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* SanoIchiro, an honorable {{Samurai}} who happens to be very good at solving mysteries.
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* BrotherCadfael is a monk and apothecary.

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* BrotherCadfael Literature/BrotherCadfael is a monk and apothecary.
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I like complete sentences.


* In-universe example in ''Surviving the Applewhites''--Debbie Applewhite writes a series of books about a florist who solves mysteries.

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* In-universe example in ''Surviving the Applewhites''--Debbie Applewhites'' has an InUniverse example --Debbie Applewhite writes a series of books about a florist who solves mysteries.
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* In-universe example in ''Surviving the Applewhites''--Debbie Applewhite writes a series of books about a florist who solves mysteries.
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* BrotherCadfael is a monk and apothecary.
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* On ''The XFiles'', Scully started out as a doctor before she switched tracks to the [=FBI=]. {{Fanon}} has Mulder starting out as a psychologist before a similar career shift.

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* On ''The XFiles'', ''TheXFiles'', Scully started out as a doctor before she switched tracks to the [=FBI=]. {{Fanon}} has Mulder starting out as a psychologist before a similar career shift.
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* On ''The XFiles'', Scully started out as a doctor before she switched tracks to the [=FBI=]. Fanon has Mulder starting out as a psychologist before a similar career shift.

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* On ''The XFiles'', Scully started out as a doctor before she switched tracks to the [=FBI=]. Fanon {{Fanon}} has Mulder starting out as a psychologist before a similar career shift.
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* On ''The XFiles'', Scully started out as a doctor before she switched tracks to the [=FBI=]. Fanon has Mulder starting out as a psychologist before a similar career shift.

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