Criminal Reminiscences and Detective Sketches

Criminal Reminiscences and Detective Sketches (G. W. Dillingham, 1878) is a collection of twenty-two detective stories reputedly written by Allan Pinkerton.


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Click here to redirect to Chapter II: "Jack Canter"

Click here to redirect to Chapter III: "The Ghost of the Old Catholic Cemetery" (Soon to be Posted)

Click here to redirect to Chapter IV: "Burglars' Tricks Upon Burglars"

Click here to redirect to Chapter V: "Sheridan, the Forger"

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Click here to redirect to Chapter VII: "Max Shinburn" 

Click here to redirect to Chapter VIII: "Mr. Bluffer and the Monte-Men"

Click here to redirect to Chapter IX: "Trapping A Detective"

Click here to redirect to Chapter X: "Piper, The Forger"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XI: "A Bogus Baronet and His Victims"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XII: "Canada Bill"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XIII: "Remarkable Prison Escapes"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XIV: "An Insurance Conspiracy Foiled"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XV: "Quick Work"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XVI: "The Cost of Business Arrogance"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XVII: "A Curious Case of Circumstantial Evidence"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XVIII: "A Private Assurance Company and A Public Insurance Company"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XIX: "A Bit of Detective-Office Romance"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XX: "Bogus Detectives and Would-Be Detectives"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XXI: "Extraordinary Self-Robbery"

Click here to redirect to Chapter XXII: "A Brilliant Confidence Swindle in High Life"