This phrase typically means that the detective is listening to the tales with a serious or stoic expression, showing little emotion outwardly. It suggests that the detective is maintaining a neutral or impassive demeanor while hearing the stories.
Boise means wooded, not wooden.
Do you mean "detective"?
Detective Comics
I'm not sure what you mean, but meitantei is detective in Japanese i think
"Floorboards" are tongue and grooved wooden planks that are used to make wooden floors.
Twice told tales
A hammer with wooden head
stiff or made out of wood
Detective Inspector
you mean from wooden to plastic? it's cheaper to make in plastic
it is a large wooden ship
it means wooden staff