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A fatal affair
A disturbing tale of how private detectives were used in 1890s Liverpool, in a futile effort to stop a woman ruining her life...
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A paying patient
When Ethel Bullivant wanted to find evidence of her doctor husband's misconduct, she got a private detective to pose as his paying patient...
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Who was Mrs Johnston?
Minnie Johnston was a former store detective who was subsequently employed by one of London's top detective agencies. But who was she?
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The case of the adulterous lace manufacturer
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A death sentence for a private detective
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The private detective and the society suit
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Bradford's lady detective
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Private Inquiries
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James Badger and the 'mad' heiress
A Victorian policeman turned private detective took advantage of a reclusive heiress, but got his just desserts when he was made bankrupt
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Mrs Ambrose and the young detective
A young father-of-two was commissioned by an elderly vicar to investigate his wife, but the detective left her with little more than debts and his…
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Should detectives be trusted?
One Met police superintendent made clear his views; other Londoners did the same....
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Sleightholme's Detective Agency
An investigation into the life of one Edwardian detective in the north-east of England
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Slander among builders
A private detective's testimony led to a slander case in the 1920s: but who was telling the truth?
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Board, lodging, and illicit relationships
When asked to find out if a woman is committing adultery, why not move in with her?
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The debtor detective
One Sheffield man tried his hand at various careers before becoming a private eye and ending up in the debtor's court
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