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What happened to Dorothy Arnold?
The mysterious disappearance of a young New Yorker foxed everyone - including private detectives from the famous Pinkerton's agency
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Press of the Yard: Gentleman, Detective, and Fraudster
Former police sergeant Henry Press put his private detective skills, and enjoyment of performing, to criminal use
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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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Arthur, the detective determined to miss the war
One young man believed he was exempt from serving in World War One - did others agree?
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The West Ham Disappearances
One private detective saw the disappearance of two girls from east London as an opportunity to promote his business...
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The sleuthing pub landlord
In inner city Birmingham, one man combined a job running a pub with another investigating local people...
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The Ragged School detective
Opening a private detective office was the perfect cover for one man to take locals' money, claiming to be raising money for a Manchester Ragged School
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Dora the Detective
One 1920s widow took up work as a private detective - and she was not an ordinary woman
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A demand for conjugal rights
One 1920s court case exposed allegations of drunkenness, adultery, and a dubious offer to a private detective
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When female detective books are like buses...
The history of female detectives is becoming a popular subject, as Sara Lodge's new book illustrates
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The detective, the alderman and the pub
In the 1880s, one private detective was commissioned to spy on local pub landlords. His commission would end in a lengthy prison sentence
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The case of the adulterous lace manufacturer
A Nottingham private detective was asked to prove a relationship that both predated one man's marriage, and lasted throughout it...
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