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Quite a lot, in fact, depending on how far back you want to go.
How about, eg, Sir Basil Thompson, 1861-1939. He was appointed Assistant Commissioner Crime, Scotland Yard, in 1913. He wrote a bundle of detective novels, including a volume of humorous detective short stories featuring Mr Pepper; as well as a series of novels in which a young cop rises through the ranks from Constable to Chief Constable.
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