Project Gutenberg 2009-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 94 Pinkerton, Allan 1819 1884 The Somnambulist and the Detective; The Murderer and the Fortune Teller Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Somnambulist and the Detective; The Murderer and the Fortune Teller" by Allan Pinkerton is a collection of detective stories written in the late 19th century. It presents a series of true crime narratives embodying the dramatic flair characteristic of the era, following the renowned detective Allan Pinkerton, who, in this case, investigates the murder of a bank teller named George Gordon, amid a backdrop of Southern societal nuances. The opening of the volume begins with an intriguing preface where Pinkerton emphasizes the veracity of the narratives that shall unfold, asserting that the incidents narrated are based on real events. As the narrative progresses, we are introduced to the details surrounding the brutal murder of young Gordon in a Mississippi bank, following his customary late-night work routine. The narrative sets the stage for Pinkerton's analysis, outlining the relationships and potential motives of several individuals linked to the victim, particularly focusing on Mr. Drysdale, who stands at the center of a web of intrigue and deception. The interplay of various characters and their potential connections to the crime promises a compelling exploration of detective work, leading the reader to ponder the intricacies of human intentions and behaviors during this tumultuous investigation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30636/30636-h/images/cover.jpg en Detective and mystery stories Detectives -- United States Murder -- United States PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 404845 404859 2024-10-13T06:40:49.215458 2023-09-13T11:08:05.028995 text/html text/html 407659 2009-12-09T10:05:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 531796 2009-12-09T10:05:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 531386 2024-10-13T06:40:54.878918 application/epub+zip 532876 2024-10-13T06:40:50.091003 application/epub+zip 212804 2024-10-13T06:40:49.644487 application/epub+zip 671840 2024-10-13T06:40:59.022910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628948 2024-10-13T06:40:54.340935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309456 2022-09-14T07:29:04.986079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374251 374026 2024-10-13T06:40:48.494485 2023-09-13T11:08:04.142983 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 374054 2009-12-09T10:05:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135385 2009-12-09T10:05:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20166 2024-10-13T06:40:59.158900 application/rdf+xml 24113 2024-10-13T06:40:49.732455 image/jpeg 3680 2024-10-13T06:40:49.687623 image/jpeg 532342 2024-10-13T06:40:49.265488 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