"The Somnambulist and the Detective; The Murderer and the Fortune Teller" by Allan Pinkerton is a compilation of true crime stories from the 1800's. The book kicks off with detective Allan Pinkerton tackling the perplexing murder of George Gordon, a bank worker, in the South. Pinkerton assures readers that the events are based on real cases. The story unfolds in a Mississippi bank, with young Gordon's death sparking an investigation into the relationships and possible reasons behind the crime, focusing on Mr. Drysdale, a man trapped in lies. The book explores human nature through detective work.
The Somnambulist and the Detective; The Murderer and the Fortune Teller
By Allan Pinkerton
In the South a bank worker's brutal death pulls a famous detective into a maze of deceit, where secrets hide behind every smile.
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2009-12-09
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About the AuthorAllan 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.
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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