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The Accidental Detective
A small-time crook picks a detective's pocket, is taken for him when the detective turns up dead, and has to solve it without his own past surfacing.
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on paperFilm, TV and books13 Sep 2026idea_059
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on paper · rev AGreg is a small-time crook from a privileged background.
A new detective arrives in a small town, and Greg picks his pocket. The detective ends up dead. Nobody in the town has met the man, so they take Greg for him.
Which leaves him having to solve the crime, while keeping his own criminal past in check.