Girl in disguise
Widowed and in need of a job, Kate Warne convinces Allan Pinkerton that a female detective can go places and do things a male detective cannot. Once hired, Kate becomes skilled at lock picking and surveillance, but she is best in disguise--as a prostitute, rich matron, spinster, clerk, Southern bell...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Naperville, Illinois :
Sourcebooks Landmark,
[2017]
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| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
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| Summary: | Widowed and in need of a job, Kate Warne convinces Allan Pinkerton that a female detective can go places and do things a male detective cannot. Once hired, Kate becomes skilled at lock picking and surveillance, but she is best in disguise--as a prostitute, rich matron, spinster, clerk, Southern belle--an expert liar, playing a role. She investigates burglaries, bank robberies, embezzlement, counterfeiting, blackmail, and murder. Eventually earning the respect of her fellow detectives, Kate comes up with an ingenious plan to protect President Lincoln from a Southern assassination plot. During the Civil War, she must fight against a formidable adversary--notorious Southern spy Mrs. Rose Greenhow. Well-told and loaded with suspense and action, this historical novel about Kate Warne, the first female detective in 1850s Chicago, is superb.--adapted from book review. |
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| Item Description: | Includes a reading group guide (pages [303]-306). |
| Physical Description: | 308 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781492635222 1492635227 |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
