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100 1 _aForrester, Andrew
245 1 0 _aSecret Service; or, Recollections of a City Detective
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-08-06
505 0 _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.
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aDetective and mystery stories, English
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46520
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