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The Railroad Forger and the Detectives

English

By (author): Allan Pinkerton

The Kent State University Press is excited to reissue these classic true crime detective stories by Allan Pinkerton, the Scottish American detective and spy who founded the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1850. His agency was the largest private law enforcement organization in the world at the height of its power, and its well-known logo of a large, unblinking eye actually served as inspiration for the term private eye.

In The Railroad Forger and the Detectives, real estate agent Thomas H. Cone vanishes suddenly. At the same time, the Pinkerton Detective Agency's Philadelphia branch, helmed by Mr. Linden, is hired by the Adams Express railroad company to investigate a draft forgery case. Two checks totaling more than $1,200 had been intercepted in the mail and falsely endorsed by none other than Mr. Thomas Cone!

As the investigation heats up, Linden discovers that this crime is just the latest in a string of similar forgeries, which initially do not seem to be connected; the forgers are scattered across the country and seemingly have no relation to one another. Linden retraces Cone's whereabouts, beginning with his rented office space. The deserted office initially yields few clues until Linden spots Cone's blotting sheet. From a tangle of ink stains, Linden uncovers the address for a William R. Wales in Redrock, Ohio.

Sensing a pattern, Linden is determined to find out if there is a gang of forgers, if William Wales is somehow involved, or if Cone has acted alone under a variety of aliases. A thrilling, fictionalized account of crime in the railroad business, The Railroad Forger and the Detectives is a tale of greed and an elaborate schemeone only the Pinkerton Detective Agency can bring down.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 306g
  • Dimensions: 191 x 127mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Jan 2022
  • Publisher: Kent State University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781606354346

About Allan Pinkerton

Allan Pinkerton (18191884) was born in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1842. Settling in the Chicago area his first career was as a cooper. While wondering in the woods looking for wood to make barrel staves he came across some counterfeiters and helped in their arrest. That led to Pinkerton being appointed as police detective in Cook County Illinois and later forming his own company-the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Pinkerton produced numerous books based on his work and that of his agents. While the books no doubt reflect his views many historians believe he used a ghostwriter.

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