Knots Untied; or, Ways and By-Ways in the Hidden Life of American Detectives

In 1871, a series of fifty-nine detective stories were published as an anthology by Hartford: J. B. Burr and Hyde. The series was titled "Knots Untied; or, Ways and By-Ways in the Hidden Life of American Detectives" and was written by George S. McWatters.


Click here to redirect to "Officer George S. McWatters."

Click here to redirect to "Where He was Born and Reared."

Click here to redirect to "Removes to London."

Click here to redirect to "Migrates to the United States."

Click here to redirect to "Settles in Philadelphia, and Studies Law."

Click here to redirect to "A Heart Too Soft for a Lawyer."

Click here to redirect to "Departs for California."

Click here to redirect to "Back in New York."

Click here to redirect to "Mr. McWatters as Agent and Lecturer."

Click here to redirect to "Anecdote of Lola Montez and Laura Keene."

Click here to redirect to "Mr. McWatters Solving Social Problems."

Click here to redirect to "Our Subject and the Public Press."

Click here to redirect to "McWatters Enters the Metropolitan Police Force."

Click here to redirect to "Personal Incidents."

Click here to redirect to "Officer McWatters During the Late Civil War."

Click here to redirect to "First Seizure of Guns at the North."

Click here to redirect to "Officer McWatters' Services through the Public Press."

Click here to redirect to "Kindly and Wise Province."

Click here to redirect to ""Riot Week," July, 1863. - Officer McWatters in the Thick of the Fight."

Click here to redirect to "Officer McWatters and his Literary Associates."

Click here to redirect to "Officer McWatters as the Good Samaritan."

Click here to redirect to "McWatters and the Soldiers."

Click here to redirect to "Ladies Union Relief Association."

Click here to redirect to "The Swindling Bounty Claim Agents."

Click here to redirect to "The Bellevue Hospital Iniquity."

Click here to redirect to "Conclusion."

Click here to redirect to "The Organ Grinders."

Click here to redirect to "Ten Dollars a Month: A Story of Grief and Joy."

Click here to redirect to "Mack and the Veteran."

Click here to redirect to "Lost in the Streets."

Click here to redirect to "Among the Sharks."

Click here to redirect to "A Smart Young Man."

Click here to redirect to "A Suspected California Murderer."

Click here to redirect to "Extensive Counterfeiting."

Click here to redirect to "The Gambler's Wax Finger."

Click here to redirect to "Lottery Ticket, No. 1710."

Click here to redirect to "Payne and the Counterfeiters."

Click here to redirect to "The Genealogical Swindlers."

Click here to redirect to "Hattie Newberry, The Vermont Beauty."

Click here to redirect to "About Bogus Lotteries."

Click here to redirect to "The Borrowed Diamond Ring."

Click here to redirect to "The Mystery at 89 - Street, New York."

Click here to redirect to "A Sorceress' Trick; How She Was Caught."

Click here to redirect to "Dishonest Clerk and Fatal Slip of Paper."

Click here to redirect to "The Thousand Dollar Lesson."

Click here to redirect to "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing."

Click here to redirect to "A Forced Marriage Scheme Defeated."

Click here to redirect to "The Marked Bills."

Click here to redirect to "The Cool-Blooded Gold Robber."

Click here to redirect to "$1,250,000, or the Private Mark."

Click here to redirect to "William Roberts and His Forgeries."

Click here to redirect to "Old Mr. Alvord's Last Will."

Click here to redirect to "The Confidential Clerk."

Click here to redirect to "The Peculiar Advertisements."

Click here to redirect to "Col. Novena, Prince of Confidence Men."

Click here to redirect to "Circumstantial Evidence."

Click here to redirect to "The Counterfeit Money Speculators."

Click here to redirect to "The Detective System."