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New York detectives thrive amid crime wave and shadow work
In New York City private detectives, called confidential inquirers in London, surge with 2000 operatives daily as crime and blackmail schemes drive demand. Tales of surveillance and hotel to cab handoffs illustrate a booming industry with high fees and cases ranging from protecting wealthy clients to counter blackmail.
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