The Expressman and the Detective (Audible Audio Edition) Allan Pinkerton Pete Williams SAGA Egmont Books
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Allan Pinkerton, a Scotsman by birth and a barrel maker by trade, settled in Chicago in its infancy and founded the Pinkertons, the world's first detective agency. Though events associated with the agency after his death have tarnished the name, Pinkerton himself was one of the original human rights advocates. He was a dear friend to John Brown, an advisor to Abraham Lincoln, and 80 years ahead of his time in hiring female detectives.
"The Expressman and the Detective" (1874) is Pinkerton's first attempt at putting his real life experiences into novel form. Though many later works attributed to Pinkerton are understood to have been ghostwritten, this is the work of the man the London Times calls "a man at once deeply admirable and quite obnoxious".
The Expressman and the Detective (Audible Audio Edition) Allan Pinkerton Pete Williams SAGA Egmont Books
This book is essentially a very early police procedural. We know from the beginning who did it, and the book is all about how they were brought to justice. The story concerns Nathan Maroney, a station agent for Adams Express, who is suspected of stealing $50,000 cash from his employer in two separate thefts, in 1859. Maroney is a very clever criminal, and it takes a team of detectives several months to corner him.The cat and mouse game between Maroney and his wife, on the one hand, and Pinkerton's detectives and spies on the other, is interesting enough in itself. The book is also provides a fascinating look into daily life in the US in the mid-nineteenth century, including the cultural divisions between north and south, the way the genders interacted, social mores, what rail travel was like, etc. Although the author had no intention of creating a cultural document, he couldn't help but do so in telling a story that spans several months, so many locations, and such a large number of characters.
The book is also interesting for its description of Kate Warne, probably America's first female detective, and how she gained the confidence of Maroney's wife, who was hiding the money.
As some other reviewers have noted, the plot, by the standards of today's commercial thrillers, doesn't exactly race along. But it moves well enough, and the characters are interesting enough to make you want to linger a while without just racing blindly to the next plot point. The book is well written, in what is, by 19th century standards, fairly straighforward prose.
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The Expressman and the Detective (Audible Audio Edition) Allan Pinkerton Pete Williams SAGA Egmont Books Reviews
Fair depiction of how stories were written in the late 1800's. Somewhat slow in spots but kept my interest.
It was interesting to read about Pinkerton Detectives. It was a hard life. This kind of a detective is lost in an era when things were simpler.
Great detective story written by Allan Pinkerton himself. I enjoyed every oage!
This was a good read, however very detailed and with many characters. It is customising to see how complex detective work can be!
Fun to read - definitely a period piece, being actually written by Allan Pinkerton. Got a little tedious with descriptions and details in the middle of the book, which I believe was common for writers of the day. However, certainly better than a lot of stuff that is on the market these days, and of historical interest.
Maroney, an agent of an express company, stole fifty thousand dollars and was arrested. He was sure he would be found innocent. This is the story of the under cover detectives, including Kate Warne, the country's first female detective, who were able to recover the money and evidence to convict. It is an intriguing but of history, and I highly recommend this book.
This is an obviously an embellished story of one of Pinkerton’s first cases. I found it to be interesting in how he unwittingly portrays justice at that time. The reader will find he had no qualms about setting up a person to fulfill his mission. He obviously considered this poetic justice. I think in the context of those times, I would agree with him. While this is a self serving story I did find the way he accomplished his work amazing. The vernacular he uses is also amusing and rather “corny” to the modern reader, although this usage was used at that time. I am glad this “documentary” was not edited for the benefit of today’s reader.
This book is essentially a very early police procedural. We know from the beginning who did it, and the book is all about how they were brought to justice. The story concerns Nathan Maroney, a station agent for Adams Express, who is suspected of stealing $50,000 cash from his employer in two separate thefts, in 1859. Maroney is a very clever criminal, and it takes a team of detectives several months to corner him.
The cat and mouse game between Maroney and his wife, on the one hand, and Pinkerton's detectives and spies on the other, is interesting enough in itself. The book is also provides a fascinating look into daily life in the US in the mid-nineteenth century, including the cultural divisions between north and south, the way the genders interacted, social mores, what rail travel was like, etc. Although the author had no intention of creating a cultural document, he couldn't help but do so in telling a story that spans several months, so many locations, and such a large number of characters.
The book is also interesting for its description of Kate Warne, probably America's first female detective, and how she gained the confidence of Maroney's wife, who was hiding the money.
As some other reviewers have noted, the plot, by the standards of today's commercial thrillers, doesn't exactly race along. But it moves well enough, and the characters are interesting enough to make you want to linger a while without just racing blindly to the next plot point. The book is well written, in what is, by 19th century standards, fairly straighforward prose.
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