a slew of sleuths

A recurring idea among television writers is to have a main character who is not a professional detective but who solves mysteries better than the police. See if you can match these characters to the TV shows they appeared in. Then, assign to each his or her actual profession from the list on the right:

  1. Richard Castle
  2. Jordan Cavanaugh
  3. Francis Dowling
  4. Charlie Eppes
  5. Jessica Fletcher
  6. Megan Hunt
  7. Patrick Jane
  8. Perry Mason
  9. Ben Matlock
  10. Jonathan Maxwell
  11. Daniel Pierce
  12. R. Quincy
  13. Mark Sloan
  14. Shawn Spencer
  1. Body Of Proof
  2. Castle
  3. Crossing Jordan
  4. Diagnosis Murder
  5. Father Dowling Mysteries
  6. Matlock
  7. Murder 101
  8. Murder She Wrote
  9. Numbers
  10. Perception
  11. Perry Mason
  12. Psych
  13. Quincy M. E.
  14. The Mentalist
  • college professor
  • defense attorney
  • doctor
  • fake psychic
  • medical examiner
  • mystery writer
  • Roman Catholic priest

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