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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating

by Steven Kerry Brown

The gumshoe go-to—revised and updated.Easy-to-use and fantastically inclusive, this is the book on private investigation, whether you want to establish yourself as a professional or just use some of the tools of a P.I. for your own business. You’ll get the low-down on pre-employment research, tenant screening, adoption searches, safeguarding yourself from investigation, and much more.—Completely revised with all-new chapters on skip tracing and due diligence searches—Skills and techniques for average citizens, as well as professionals—Includes the most useful—and little-known—databases

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?