TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pinkerton,Allan
TI  - The Burglar's Fate, and The Detectives
AV  - HVPS 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Detective and mystery stories
KW  - Detectives -- United States
KW  - Robbery -- United States -- Case studies
N1  - Release date is 2006-02-12; E-text prepared by Jeroen van Luin, Suzanne Shell, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Burglar's Fate and The Detectives" by Allan Pinkerton is a detective novel written in the late 19th century. The book recounts a true story of a bank robbery in Geneva, where the courageous detective agency is tasked with capturing the perpetrators and uncovering the truth behind the crime. The narrative introduces various characters, notably the assistant cashier Eugene Pearson, who becomes embroiled in the investigation, leading to suspicions about his role during the robbery.  At the start of the story, the peaceful town of Geneva is jolted by a brazen robbery at the local bank, where two masked intruders overpower the staff and escape with a significant sum of money. The opening events set the stage for an urgent search for the criminals, drawing in John Manning, a competent detective from Pinkerton's agency. As he begins his investigation, Manning interviews the witnesses, including Pearson and a young lady, Miss Patton, who were both victims of the assault. Despite Pearson's apparent bravery in ultimately escaping from the vault, a sense of doubt lingers around his account, hinting at deeper complications in the unfolding mystery that will require careful scrutiny as the case develops. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17762
ER  -