Writing detective stories is about writing light literature, for entertainment. It isn't primarily a question of writing propaganda or classical literature.
“At Camp One we were met by Director of Public Works Warwick Greene, grim and grimy. He has been working himself to death to make this transportation plan a success.”
“And shortly after that, when I try to get access to those soldiers, to ask them what in the world was going on, I was told that they did not work for me and I had no right to have access to any one of them.”