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Portrait of Allan Pinkerton

Allan Pinkerton

Allan Pinkerton was a Scottish-American cooper, abolitionist, detective, and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in the United States and his claim to have foiled a plot in 1861 to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln. During the Civil War, he provided the Union Army – specifically General George B. McClellan of the Army of the Potomac – with military intelligence, including extremely inaccurate enemy troop strength numbers. After the war, his agents played a significant role as strikebreakers – in particular during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 – a role that Pinkerton men would continue to play after the death of their founder.

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The Burglar's Fate, and The Detectives

In a peaceful town shattered by a daring bank robbery, a determined detective must untangle a web of deceit and suspicion to bring masked criminals to justice.

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The Spiritualists and the Detectives

In a world where spirits and secrets intertwine, a determined detective follows a trail of deceit, set in motion by a forbidden love.

By Allan Pinkerton

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The Somnambulist and the Detective; The Murderer and the Fortune Teller

In the South a bank worker's brutal death pulls a famous detective into a maze of deceit, where secrets hide behind every smile.

By Allan Pinkerton

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Bucholz and the Detectives

In a village gripped by fear, a servant must prove his innocence as a cunning killer lurks in the shadows after a miserly old man is found murdered.

By Allan Pinkerton

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The Expressman and the Detective

A dedicated detective must untangle a web of deceit surrounding a suspected embezzler to discover the location of the missing money and expose the actual culprit.

By Allan Pinkerton

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Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives

In a post-Civil War world, a detective agency fights to bring to justice a notorious gang of river pirates responsible for a daring train heist.

By Allan Pinkerton

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The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion

In a nation divided, a secret network races against time to protect the President from deadly conspiracies hidden in the shadows.

By Allan Pinkerton

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