ALLAN PINKERTON Ultimate Collection: True Crime Stories & Detective Stories

This meticulously edited Allan Pinkerton collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:The Expressman and the DetectiveThe Somnambulist and the DetectiveThe Murderer and the Fortune TellerThe Spiritualists and the DetectivesMississippi Outlaws and the DetectivesDon Pedro and the DetectivesPoisoner and the DetectivesBucholz and the DetectivesThe Burglar's Fate and the DetectivesThe Spy of the Rebellion

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Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) was a Scottish American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Pinkerton started with detective work back in Scotland, and in 1849 he was appointed as the first police detective in Chicago. Year later he partnered with Chicago attorney Edward Rucker in forming the Detective Agency which became famous for solving a series of train robberies during the 1850s. Pinkerton produced numerous popular detective books, based on his own exploits and those of his agents.