a slew of [amateur] sleuths
grouped by profession
| profession |
character |
show |
|
| college professor |
Charlie Eppes |
Numbers |
| college professor |
Jonathan Maxwell |
Murder 101 |
| college professor |
Daniel Pierce |
Perception |
|
| medical examiner |
Jordan Cavanaugh |
Crossing Jordan |
| medical examiner |
Megan Hunt |
Body Of Proof |
| medical examiner |
R. Quincy |
Quincy M. E. |
|
| defense attorney |
Perry Mason |
Perry Mason |
| defense attorney |
Ben Matlock |
Matlock |
|
| mystery writer |
Richard Castle |
Castle |
| mystery writer |
Jessica Fletcher |
Murder She Wrote |
|
| fake psychic |
Patrick Jane |
The Mentalist |
| fake psychic |
Shawn Spencer |
Psych |
|
| doctor |
Mark Sloan |
Diagnosis Murder |
|
| Roman Catholic priest |
Francis Dowling |
Father Dowling Mysteries |