A hotel detective is a person in plain clothes hired to monitor the security of a hotel and investigate various security, morality, or rule violations therein. [1] They are distinct from uniformed security guards employed by a hotel.
Hotel detectives are often retired and/or ex- police officers with additional training.[ citation needed] They have prominence in certain noir fiction, especially in the works of Raymond Chandler, where detectives are occasionally referred to as "dicks." [2]
See also
References
- ^ George Kalogerakis (4 May 2009). "Hotel Detectives". Travel and Leisure.
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^ Chandler, Raymond (1992).
The big sleep (First Vintage crime/Black Lizard ed.). New York. p. 28.
ISBN
0-394-75828-5.
OCLC
26717361.
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