Allan Pinkerton, America’s First Private Eye
Written by Samantha Seiple
Fascinating book about Allen Pinkerton’s career as a detective. The book starts when Allen Pinkerton accidentally became a detective. It tells how so many of our words and ideas of what a detective does came from the Pinkerton detectives. I didn’t know that he also helped create the Secret Service agency in the US. He and his sons were involved in so many high profile cases from all over the country and eventually around the world.
Review by Maria Bucio, Diamond Ridge Elementary Media Center
Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5 stars)
Interest Level: Grades 6-12
Author Website: http://samanthaseiple.com/
Lincoln’s Spymaster: Allen Pinkerton, America’s First Private Eye
Written by Samantha Seiple
Scholastic Press
211 pages
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Sounds interesting.