The Rise of the Contemporary Investigator: Maria Thomas on the Thrill of the Find

Historical incarnations of the role of “the investigator” might conjure images of Sherlock, Hercule or Nancy – the classic gumshoe lurking in the shadows, quietly assembling the pieces of some iconic mystery. But what does that role look like today, several leaps into the 21st century and seven decades deep in the Information Age? New-generation investigators and analysts…