“Watching the Detective is a mix of memoir, cultural criticism, and creative non-fiction. But it’s a bit uncategorizable. It’s an ekphrastic work (as the poets say), looking at a cultural artifact through a personal lens, where the work of art—in this case the classic ‘70s TV series Columbo – becomes a jumping off point for exploring much more.” - Watching the Detective author Deborah Shapiro takes The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire.