Project Gutenberg 2007-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 62 Pinkerton, Allan 1819 1884 The Expressman and the Detective Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Expressman and the Detective" by Allan Pinkerton is a detective novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around a series of true events experienced by Pinkerton himself during his years as a detective. The central characters include Nathan Maroney, an express company agent suspected of embezzlement, and Allan Pinkerton, the detective who seeks to uncover the truth behind the missing money. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Montgomery, Alabama, during a prosperous period in the 1850s, and the vital role played by the Adams Express Company in the region's economy. The plot kicks off when Nathan Maroney discovers a significant sum of money has gone missing from his office, prompting an investigation that leads to his arrest amid public sympathy. Allan Pinkerton is called upon to untangle the complexities of the case, suspecting Maroney's involvement but believing him innocent without further evidence. The opening portion sets the stage for a thrilling investigation filled with intrigue and the challenges Pinkerton faces as he delves deeper into Maroney's life and connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884 Detectives -- United States -- Biography Robbery -- United States -- Case studies HV Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Sociology 469189 469084 2024-10-09T14:07:44.065835 2023-09-10T05:48:23.087259 text/html text/html 474298 2007-07-26T15:21:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1136400 2021-01-02T20:47:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1199248 2024-10-09T14:07:50.202913 application/epub+zip 1201447 2024-10-09T14:07:45.037828 application/epub+zip 233530 2024-10-09T14:07:44.538810 application/epub+zip 1355716 2024-10-09T14:07:54.814745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1306299 2024-10-09T14:07:49.619790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340389 2022-09-10T11:39:44.439805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433735 433641 2024-10-09T14:07:42.987798 2023-09-10T05:48:22.207264 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 433455 2021-01-02T20:47:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155315 2021-01-02T20:47:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 433462 2021-01-02T20:47:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155300 2021-01-02T20:47:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21899 2024-10-09T14:07:54.952832 application/rdf+xml 21004 2024-10-09T14:07:44.630811 image/jpeg 3250 2024-10-09T14:07:44.585787 image/jpeg 1134960 2024-10-09T14:07:44.146791 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia