Sentence examples of "detective stories" in English
He suddenly took a liking to detective stories.
De pronto, comenzaron a gustarle las historias de detectives.
When I was a boy, I was addicted to reading detective stories.
De niño yo era adicto a la lectura de cuentos policiales.
The detective I hired called to tell me he has a promising lead.
El detective que contraté me llamó para decirme que tiene una pista prometedora.
Nobody believed Kevin because he always makes up stories.
Nadie creyó a Kevin porque él siempre se inventa las historias.
The detective was accused of planting evidence at the scene of the crime.
El detective fue acusado de plantar evidencia en la escena del crimen.
He had heard wonderful stories about cities of gold with silver trees.
Él había oído historias maravillosas de ciudades de oro y árboles de plata.
Tom thinks he's being shadowed by a private detective.
Tom piensa que está siendo seguido por un detective privado.
The detective held the wine glass up to the light checking for fingerprints.
El detective alzó la copa de vino contra la luz verificando huellas digitales.
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