A WWII ace in the European air war comes home to resume his career with the police department. His success in the department reaches a peak when he solves a brutal homosexual murder.
Adaptations (1)
The Detective was adapted into a 1968 film.
The Detective1968 · film · 114 min · dir. Gordon Douglas · IMDb ↗IMDb6.5100%New York City Police detective Joe Leland investigates the grisly murder of Teddy Leikman, the gay son of a politically influential department store owner. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in NYC in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs, homophobia, homosexuality and bisexuality.
