THE TV DETECTIVE WITH
SOMETHING EXTRA

Who doesn’t love a good police procedural TV show? Out of the hundreds of cops and detectives that have graced screens over the last few decades, the ones who stood out have a unique skill or character trait that helps them catch the bad guy. Can you match the detective show with the special skill? Answers are on page 501.

1.They solved crimes… with math.

2.They solved crimes… with forensics.

3.They solved crimes… with forensic anthropology.

4.They solved crimes… with computers.

5.They solved crimes… with a supercomputer.

6.She solved crimes… because she can talk to ghosts.

7.He solved crimes… because he could wake murder victims for one minute and ask them who killed them.

8.He solved crimes…by asking people on the internet for help.

9.She solved crimes… because her partner was a mystery novelist.

10.He solved crimes… with the aid of his obsessive-compulsive disorder.

11.He solved crimes… because he was psychic.

12.He solved crimes… by pretending to be psychic.

13.He solved crimes… because he could mentally empathize with murderers.

14.He solved crimes… because he was a time-traveling secret agent from the 1780s.

15.They solved crimes… with the help of a reformed con artist.

16.She solved crimes… because she never forgets a single detail.

17.He solved crimes… because he can fight off the supernatural creatures causing them.

18.He solved crimes… because he’s Sherlock Holmes.

19.He solved crimes… with the aid of a brain-enhancing drug.

20.He solved crimes… with his brain.

a)Castle

b)Bones

c)Person of Interest

d)Psych

e)NUMB3RS

f)CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

g)Wisdom of the Crowd

h)Elementary

i)CSI: Cyber

j)Unforgettable

k)Limitless

l)Medium

m)Hannibal

n)Monk

o)Grimm

p)The Mentalist

q)Pushing Daisies

r)Sleepy Hollow

s)The Dead Zone

t)White Collar

Rarest diamonds in the world: red diamonds.