Pinkerton's Great Detective

The Rough-and-Tumble Career of James McParland, America's Sherlock Holmes

Autor*innen

• Beau Riffenburgh

Parameter

• 400 Seiten
• 14 Lesestunden

• Belletristik
• Biografien & Memoiren
• Geschichte
• Mystery / Thriller
• Sachliteratur

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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.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Einband: Paperback