02849cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000220011324500580013526400510019330000470024433600260029133700260031733800360034350000310037950504870041050801670089752012690106453400450233365300120237865300180239065300430240885600430245199900170249446520UtSlPG20260610134052.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aForrester, Andrew10aSecret Service; or, Recollections of a City Detective 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-08-060 aMy great electioneering trick -- Mistaken identity -- An unscrupulous woman -- The incendiary gang -- A railway accident? -- A patriotic barber in fault -- A romance of social life -- The virtue of an American passport -- Who was the greatest criminal? -- A grand railway "plant" -- An episode of criminal justice -- The workhouse doctor -- The missing will -- The duke's mystery -- The attorney and the smuggler -- Swindling according to Act of Parliament -- Matrimonial espionage.  aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
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produced from images available at The Internet Archive)  a"Secret Service; or, Recollections of a City Detective" by Andrew Forrester is a collection of detective stories written in the late 19th century. This work presents a fascinating insight into the world of crime and political machinations through the eyes of a city detective, whose recollections reveal various cases involving corruption and intrigue. The themes of deception, social commentary, and the moral complexities of crime and politics are likely central to the narrative.  The opening of this work introduces the reader to a specific election in the Borough of N----, highlighting the pervasive culture of bribery and corruption that plagues the political landscape. The narrator, a city detective, reflects on the electoral process and the character of various candidates, including Mr. Jollefat, who aspires to be elected. The current state of despair in the town and the manipulative strategies employed by political agents set the stage for a deeper exploration of the mechanics behind electoral fraud, as the narrator concocts a clever ruse to influence the outcome of the election. This engaging start establishes a tone of wit and critical observation that likely continues throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFiction  aShort stories  aDetective and mystery stories, English40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46520  c87359d87359