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Pinkerton's Great Detective
The Rough-and-Tumble Career of James McParland, America's Sherlock Holmes
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- 400 pages
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James McParland, a master operative of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, is celebrated for his exceptional skills in subterfuge and investigation, even earning a place in a story alongside Sherlock Holmes. The biography explores McParland's thrilling cases and the agency's secretive operations, drawing from newly released archives to unveil the intriguing world of 19th-century detective work. Riffenburgh offers a captivating look at both the man and the methods that defined an era of detective fiction and real-life espionage.
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Pinkerton's Great Detective, Beau Riffenburgh
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- Released
- 2014
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- Title
- Pinkerton's Great Detective
- Subtitle
- The Rough-and-Tumble Career of James McParland, America's Sherlock Holmes
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Beau Riffenburgh
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House LLC
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN13
- 9780143126072
- Description
- James McParland, a master operative of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, is celebrated for his exceptional skills in subterfuge and investigation, even earning a place in a story alongside Sherlock Holmes. The biography explores McParland's thrilling cases and the agency's secretive operations, drawing from newly released archives to unveil the intriguing world of 19th-century detective work. Riffenburgh offers a captivating look at both the man and the methods that defined an era of detective fiction and real-life espionage.