THE EXPERIENCES OF A FRENCH DETECTIVE OFFICER

by Waters , William Russell

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First edition

London: Charles H. Clarke, 1861 . First edition of this classic Victorian detective novel, ostensibly written in the form of a memoir by an expat detective who fled his home country to avoid political persecution. Very good plus. Item #54625 After his RECOLLECTIONS OF A DETECTIVE POLICE-OFFICER 1856 , the first novel of its kind to feature an investigator from Scotland Yard, Russell followed-up with this first-person

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