Pinkerton's Detectives Volume 2Mississippi Outlaws and the DetectivesDon Pedro and the DetectivesPoisoner and the Detectives

Allan Pinkerton (25 August 1819 – 1 July 1884) was a Scottish American detective and spy fictions writer. The Works of Allan Pinkerton (with an active table of contents), includes: Bucholz and the DetectivesThe Burglar’s Fate and the DetectivesThe Expressman and the DetectiveMississippi Outlaws and the DetectivesThe Somnambulist and the DetectiveThe Spiritualists and the DetectivesThe Spy of the Rebellion

Dyke Darrel The Railroad Detective, or The Crime of the Midnight Express, by Frank Pinkerton, was originally published in 1886, during an era when railroad detectives worked famous cases. This fictionalized story about detective Dyke Darrel concerns the murder of a railroad express employee and the robbery of $30,000 from the railroad. It is an intriguing story that reveals how detectives worked in the 1880s, before fingerprints were useful, and long before DNA evidence was even heard of. Dyke escapes attempts on his life by the gang he is chasing. Through his expert skills as a detective, he is able to use intriguing clues to put together a case against the culpable suspects.

Pinkerton's Detectives Volume 3The Somnambulist and the DetectiveThe Murderer and the Fortune Teller