Unconventional TV Detectives: From 'The Mentalist' To 'Veronica Mars' (PHOTOS)

TV's Most Unconventional Detectives

With so many police procedural dramas on TV, how do you keep things interesting? For starters, give your small screen detective more than a just a badge and mustache.

Over the course of the years, TV has seen its fair share of unconventional detectives. From fake psychic consultant Patrick Jane on "The Mentalist" to the blood-sucking title investigator on "Angel" to a feather-haired female trio, fighting for an unseen boss on "Charle's Angels," take a look at some of our favorite quirky crime busters below.

Patrick Jane, "The Mentalist"

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