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The Kent State University Press is excited to reissue these classic
true crime detective stories by Allan Pinkerton, the Scottish
American detective and spy who founded the Pinkerton National
Detective Agency in 1850. His agency was the largest private law
enforcement organization in the world at the height of its power,
and its well-known logo of a large, unblinking eye actually served
as inspiration for the term "private eye."In The Somnambulist and
the Detective, Allan Pinkerton Pinkerton travels to Atkinson,
Mississippi, to investigate the murder of bank teller George Gordon
and the theft of more than $130,000 in the City Bank of Atkinson.
Atkinson appears at first to be no more than a quiet town of
shopkeepers, laborers, and businessmen. But dark secrets lurk
beneath the town's Southern facade, and Pinkerton wastes no time in
discovering them. Traveling under the guise of a cotton speculator,
Pinkerton makes inquiries into the crime without drawing suspicion.
Although George's body was discovered in the morning, he was in the
habit of remaining in the bank after hours. And upon learning that
George would never let anyone into the locked bank save "only one
or two personal friends," Pinkerton is certain George must have
known his killer! But without much hard evidence, the Scottish
detective must use all of his cunning to deduce the identity of the
murderous thief and extract a confession.
The Kent State University Press is excited to reissue these classic
true crime detective stories by Allan Pinkerton, the Scottish
American detective and spy who founded the Pinkerton National
Detective Agency in 1850. His agency was the largest private law
enforcement organization in the world at the height of its power,
and its well-known logo of a large, unblinking eye actually served
as inspiration for the term "private eye."In Bank Robbers and the
Detectives, Pinkerton receives a telegram that reads, "First
National Bank robbed, please come, or send at once" from Thomas
Locke in Somerset, Michigan. He sets off to investigate the crime.
After journeying to the quaint town in a blizzard, the detective
learns that $65,000 of treasury bonds, notes, and cash had
disappeared from the bank's vault overnight. Only one man knew the
combination: the bank's cashier, Mr. Norton. When Pinkerton's
subsequent examination of the crime scene reveals no signs of
forced entry, it starts to look like Mr. Norton committed the
crime. But if Pinkerton has learned anything during his three
decades of detective work, it is that initial appearances are often
deceiving, and he narrows the investigation down to three suspects
close to the cashier. However, he soon discovers that the promise
of exorbitant wealth can tempt even the most honorable man to
commit treacherous crimes.
The Kent State University Press is excited to reissue these classic
true crime detective stories by Allan Pinkerton, the Scottish
American detective and spy who founded the Pinkerton National
Detective Agency in 1850. His agency was the largest private law
enforcement organization in the world at the height of its power,
and its well-known logo of a large, unblinking eye actually served
as inspiration for the term "private eye."In The Murderer and the
Fortune Teller, Captain J. N. Sumner from Springfield,
Massachusetts, hires Pinkerton to help solve a crime involving his
sisters and the deed to a family farm. His younger sister Annie
falls under the charms of a married man, Mr. Pattmore, who promises
to marry Annie once his wife and her brother are out of the way.
Captain Sumner possesses an opal ring with a stone that appears to
foretell events. After suddenly falling violently ill, he becomes
convinced his sister is trying to poison him to get his fortune
and, more importantly, his ring. Recognizing Annie's superstitious
nature, Pinkerton has one of his female detectives pose as a
fortune teller to meet with Annie. But it soon becomes clear that
Pinkerton may have gotten more than he bargained for. Is Annie
actually trying to kill her brother, or is she being controlled by
a much more sinister force? Is Captain Sumner's ring genuine? So
unfolds this tale of adultery, politics, superstition,
manipulation, and murder.
The Kent State University Press is excited to reissue these classic
true crime detective stories by Allan Pinkerton, the Scottish
American detective and spy who founded the Pinkerton National
Detective Agency in 1850. His agency was the largest private law
enforcement organization in the world at the height of its power,
and its well-known logo of a large, unblinking eye actually served
as inspiration for the term "private eye."In The Railroad Forger
and the Detectives, real estate agent Thomas H. Cone vanishes
suddenly. At the same time, the Pinkerton Detective Agency's
Philadelphia branch, helmed by Mr. Linden, is hired by the Adams
Express railroad company to investigate a draft forgery case. Two
checks totaling more than $1,200 had been intercepted in the mail
and falsely endorsed by none other than Mr. Thomas Cone! As the
investigation heats up, Linden discovers that this crime is just
the latest in a string of similar forgeries, which initially do not
seem to be connected; the forgers are scattered across the country
and seemingly have no relation to one another. Linden retraces
Cone's whereabouts, beginning with his rented office space. The
deserted office initially yields few clues until Linden spots
Cone's blotting sheet. From a tangle of ink stains, Linden uncovers
the address for a William R. Wales in Redrock, Ohio. Sensing a
pattern, Linden is determined to find out if there is a gang of
forgers, if William Wales is somehow involved, or if Cone has acted
alone under a variety of aliases. A thrilling, fictionalized
account of crime in the railroad business, The Railroad Forger and
the Detectives is a tale of greed and an elaborate scheme-one only
the Pinkerton Detective Agency can bring down.
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