An edition of Master Detective (2006)

Master Detective

The Life and Crimes of Ellis Parker- America's Real-Life Sherlock Holmes

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An edition of Master Detective (2006)

Master Detective

The Life and Crimes of Ellis Parker- America's Real-Life Sherlock Holmes

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The Full story of Ellis Parker, the greatest detective in the world.

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Language
English
Pages
320

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Master Detective: the Life and Crimes of Ellis Parker, America's Real-Life Sherlock Holmes
2014, Kensington Publishing Corporation
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Master Detective
August 1, 2007, Citadel
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Master Detective: The Life and Crimes of Ellis Parker- America's Real-Life Sherlock Holmes
2006 August, Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp, Citadel Press
Hardcover in English - First printing

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Table of Contents

Author's Note / ix
Acknowledgements / xi
1 A Crime in the Next County (1932) / 1
2 A Fiddler becomes a Detective (1871- 1900) / 17
3 Bloody Murder and Burning Barns (1901-1919) / 28
4 Bootleggers, a Pickled Corpse and 175 Suspects (1920-1922) / 45
5 Two Weddings and a Scandal (1922-1929) / 66
6 Depression Crimes (1930-1932) / 85
7 The Crime of the Century - the Case of a Lifetime (1932-1933) / 107
8 A Semi-Official Investigation (1932) / 117
9 Bradway Brown and an International Fugitive (1933-1934) / 131
10 The Most Hated Man in America (1934) / 151
11 Second Opinions and Second Guesses (1935-1936) / 165
12 The Second Lindbergh Kidnapping (1936) / 185
13 Confessions (1936) / 200
14 The Storm (1936) / 216
15 The Trial of Ellis Parker- the Prosecution (1937) / 244
16 The Trial of Ellis Parker-the Defense and the Verdict (1937) / 257
17 His Last Bow (1937-1940) / 273
Epilogue / 289
Notes / 299
Bibliography / 307
Index / 309

Edition Notes

US/CAN

Published in
New York, USA
Copyright Date
2006

Classifications

Library of Congress
HV7911.P34 R45 2006

Contributors

Jacket Design
Min Choi

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xiii, 320
Number of pages
320
Dimensions
9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
Weight
1.4 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7942267M
Internet Archive
masterdetectivel0000reis
ISBN 10
0806527501
ISBN 13
9780806527505
LCCN
2005938607
OCLC/WorldCat
428823220, 70657661
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0806527501
Google
RswqOvBdc_EC
Library Thing
1780531
Goodreads
995831

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