# People other than Police who Solve Murders **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 17, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697 "2014-09-17T00:42:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/21 "2014-09-17T05:59:09Z")
Robocop doesn’t count—he was all cop, after all. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/22 "2014-09-17T06:02:49Z")
a mentalist… ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/23 "2014-09-17T06:04:46Z")
…Pie Makers. > **[Pie in the Sky (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_in_the_Sky_(TV_series))** > > Pie in the Sky is a British police comedy drama starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997, as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries. > The protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty, "semi-retired" policeman (much against his will), is also the head chef at his wife's restaurant "Pie in the Sky", set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of ... > **[Pushing Daisies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushing_Daisies)** > > Pushing Daisies is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bryan Fuller that aired on ABC from October 3, 2007, to June 13, 2009. The series stars Lee Pace as Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring dead things back to life with his touch, an ability that comes with stipulations. Together with his formerly deceased childhood crush Chuck (Anna Friel), co-worker Olive Snook (Kristin Chenoweth), and private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride), Ned uses his abilities to solve murd... ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/24 "2014-09-17T06:41:21Z")
Burglars {Lawrence Block’s Bernie Rhodenbarr}. Disgraced army officers {Bernard Cornwell’s The Gallows Thief} 12 Century Monks {Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael} Bertie Woosterish upper class idlers {Dorothy Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey, Margery Allingham’s Albert Campion} ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/25 "2014-09-17T06:46:01Z")
About the hokeyest murder mystery series I’ve seen so far is _ **Rosemary and Thyme** _, with two middle-aged British female landscapers/gardeners (Felicity Kendall and Pam Ferris). Everywhere they go, someone inevitably gets whacked/snuffed/offed. **WIFE:** Oh, by the way, darling, are we going to have the garden done over this year? **HUSBAND:** Mmm. Thought I’d give a new service a try. Rosemary and Thyme. Found 'em on the Internet. They’ll be here tomorrow. **WIFE:** That’s nice. Now go on, eat your mushrooms! Close second is _ **Pie in the Sky** _ with the late Richard Griffiths. Former cop turned restauranteur: _“Eeuw! Too much anchovy sauce in the stew!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/26 "2014-09-17T07:19:49Z")
Plucky wives of detectives (Sally McMillan, Kate Columbo) High-functioning sociopaths (BBC Sherlock, Doctor Who) Sexy serial killers with a need for intellectual stimulation Malibu Barbie in between modeling and concert gigs ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/27 "2014-09-17T07:26:53Z")
NM ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/28 "2014-09-17T07:32:45Z")
An angel (Gaiman’s _[Murder Mysteries](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_Mysteries)_) ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/29 "2014-09-17T08:37:28Z")
Magician’s assistants / technicians (_Jonathan Creek_) Accounts Manager (also _Jonathan Creek_…I think that was his job title in latest special) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/30 "2014-09-17T08:41:55Z")
Wizards (Harry Dresden). ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/31 "2014-09-17T10:28:59Z")
Part Fae telepaths (Sookie Stackhouse) ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/32 "2014-09-17T10:39:23Z")
Jockeys (Dick Francis) ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/33 "2014-09-17T10:57:17Z")
Random Asian men (Charlie Chan and Mr Moto). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/34 "2014-09-17T12:35:38Z")
Agoraphobics (Isaac Asimov’s Wendell Urth mysteries). ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/35 "2014-09-17T12:39:08Z")
Math professor - Numbers Mystery writer - Ellory Queen Computers? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/36 "2014-09-17T13:23:14Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > 12 Century Monks {Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael} 14th Century Monks -William of Baskerville / Umberto Eco 7th Century Nuns - Sister Fidelma / Peter Tremayne 6th Century Priest of Mithras - John the Eunuch / Eric Mayer and Mary Reed 15th Century Druid - Antoinette Charboneau / Antoinette Charboneau 20th Century Voodoo Priest - Papa LaBas / Ishmael Reed ---
**Author:** ![Garula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/37 "2014-09-17T13:33:23Z")
Consultants for the NYPD ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/38 "2014-09-17T13:33:57Z")
Werewolves - Shelley Holmes Vampires - Mick St. John, Angel, Nick Knight etc. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/39 "2014-09-17T13:49:14Z")
Professors of agriculture (Peter Shandy) ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-other-than-police-who-solve-murders/698697/40 "2014-09-17T13:57:09Z")
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