However, I want to hear what you told this amateur detective.

I might like the idea of becoming an amateur detective.

The last thing I need is an amateur detective in my hair.

Temple is an amateur private detective and author of crime fiction.

I'm only an amateur detective, but it looks like a thing that might have some meaning, one way or another.

It can concentrate on observation; the result is the amateur detective.

However, there are advantages to having an amateur detective of some sort, for you do not need to learn much about actual police procedures.

I have a few days off, and I would love to play the amateur detective.

You might not think it, but I'm a bit of an amateur detective.

His earlier life had been dominated by the belief that he could be both a king and an amateur detective.