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Gaines, Ann G.

Private Investigators and Bounty Hunters

96 pp. | Chelsea | April, 1999 | Library ISBN 0-7910-4285-5 $$19.95
(4) YA Crime, Justice, and Punishment series. This book provides a good historical overview of bounty hunting, which originated in seventeenth-century England and thrived in the American West, and private investigating, with an emphasis on the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. However, present-day information about the professions is superficially related, and a chapter on film and television detectives seems like filler. Adequate black-and-white photos and reproductions illustrate the text. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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