Noun
a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
Source: WordNetI'm used to that. It often seems to me that's all detective work is - wiping out your false starts and beginning again. Agatha Christie
They say that genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains," he remarked with a smile. "It's a very bad definition, but it does apply to detective work. Arthur Conan Doyle
Chuckling to herself, Nancy said aloud, "Romance and detective work won't mix tonight! Carolyn Keene
Colly doing a good, no-frills, manful job for England here, just one from the over. He is to cricket what Jim Taggart is to detective work. Ben Dirs
detection is hard on the feet Source: Internet
After much detective work by Fenton, it was discovered that in the 1930s, a flute player living on a farm adjoining the park used to play tunes near his pet lyrebird. Source: Internet