The life of PIs: the strange case of 2026’s resurgence of hard-boiled detectives

Boozing, grumpy, brilliant TV sleuths with traumatic pasts never really went away, but are currently pursuing villains with more vigour than we’ve seen in decades. Why is the gumshoe back with such vengeance – and is it an ill omen?

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