Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh
Pretty straightforward.

What signs do you look for in spotting a detective?
-Use of language such as: "Trust me", "Just vote/don't vote for him" or "I know", stuff which makes them certain without telling you why.
-Defending other members, even when they haven't received much suspicion.
-Attacking others and providing what seems to be a mostly made-up, flimsy and tenuous argument. Easy to confuse with bad players or mafiosi, both of whom should be lynched, so be careful.
-Sticking with voting for a certain player without letting up no matter which argument is presented.
-And of course the common tell, talking about the detective an unusual amount especially if it implies they are not the detective. I think this only happens to new players, anyone who has played the game a few times knows that this is a very bad mistake to make and should be avoided.

Any good detective, however, will try as hard as possible to avoid these. Remember, as many have said a detective for a mafioso is a good trade and so you should only like for the ones about attacking players randomly in new players. More experienced ones would probably reveal instead at this point.