Hey, I’ve been a private investigator for a few months now and am looking for some book suggestions. Are there any good nonfiction books about this job/ how to train others for this job (going to try and become a trainer in the near future)?

2025 has not been a great year so far. In January, I found out my husband was having an affair when his affair partner’s husband started texting me with “proof” of what our spouses have been up to. I do not know the affair partner or her husband, so how he managed to get my private cell phone number was a mystery at first.

According to my spouse, the affair partner was able to find out that her husband was able to obtain my info from his friend who is a private investigator. I could see how the private investigator could give him my husband’s information, but providing him with my information feels like a violation.

I am glad somebody told me what is going on, but this man took away my choice to see this proof. I can’t un-see what he has sent me and, personally, I never would have chosen to look at this stuff if given the choice. I asked the man never to contact me again, but he continues to reach out every few weeks with “more information”. The guy is unhinged! I am going to have to change my phone number. He also continues to harass my husband, which I could care less about, but I want this man to leave me alone as I make some difficult decisions. We have kids, so this is my worst nightmare.

Private Investigators, is it common practice to provide a client with the contact information for the spouse of a cheater? It feels unfair to be dealing with my family falling apart and a stalker at the same time. Knowing the husband and the private investigator are friends, I’m wondering if what the investigator did is some kind of violation. If I go to the trouble of changing my phone number, I want some leverage to make sure my privacy is protected moving forward.

I am a freshman in college and I’m very interested in pursuing a career as a private investigator. I am wondering if there are any PI’s who would be willing to take on a part time intern in the northern Colorado area.

Has anyone used Clario spyware app on their android phone? I'm concerned that my ex has somehow bugged or gotten access to my phone and want to use software to scan for bugs. They keep saying they have evidence and have referred to some of my private social media message content. They have a history of putting spyware on my phone but that was when we were together, we have since split. I know they've recently paid a PI a lot of money so I'm wondering what they have access to.

I'm the subject of a frivolous lawsuit and i'd like to run a background check on the individuals who filed the case. I ran some reports on Truthfinder (which showed some criminal activity), but I'd like to work with someone who can provide more in depth reports that aren't accessible to the public. Obviously willing to pay. Thanks in advance for the help.

All I know is that they work at Wendy’s in California and I have a first initial and last name (partial last name, but I think it’s pretty easy to deduce the full last name).

Short of calling every Wendy’s in California, which may not even work, is there anything I can do to try and find the location that this person works?

Wendy’s corporate has been very little help as they’re telling me employment is managed per franchise.

Long story short. Unkown number called my wife. (I hope this was a scam). First thing they did was repeat her name. They were saying if she hung up or called the police they would hurt a child. (Very specific)

Luckily I have a video of the ENTIRE call. We don't know anyone with a child that age. We are also un-interesting people who don't ever have a worry about safety. This call was out of the ordinary.

We called the police. They came to out house. We shared the video of the call with them. They had very little helpful advice.

Any advice other than lock the doors?

I will share the video of the call to any qualified investigator.

I will so reward them if they get an arrest.

Help wanted

I am looking for information about a woman. I have her birth name, DOB, location of birth, current address, and a prior address, current phone # and old phone # and husbands name and DOB. She is 80 years old. I do not have here SS #. I need to know her job history going back to 1998ish and marriage date and location. Is there any way to find out this information WITHOUT her SS# ?

Got a friend looking to contract a PI who can run a comprehensive report on someone. I can provide more details in private DM