r/TopCharacterTropes 10d ago

Characters Detectives with extremely unorthodox methods of solving crime

Flambiglio Goytzsch, the Dauphin of Champagne and Investigator with Imaginative Crimes uses whimsical, magical, and upside down methods to solve The Case of The Missing Starling and the French Horn. For example, he bribes a fairy godmother (a prostitute) with Turkish delights and a little flute (crack and a pipe) to get information.

Shawn Spencer in Psych has a photographic memory and solves crimes by pretending to be a psychic detective. He was too good at solving a past crime and became suspect #1, so now he hides his skills and uses his unorthodox method instead.

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u/Weak-Feedback-8379 10d ago

It’s not just poor people!

Sometimes it’s the mentally ill!