MASTER DETECTIVE: THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF ELLIS PARKER, AMERICA’S REAL-LIFE SHERLOCK HOLMES

Book ID/图书代码： 14780007B15730

English Summary/英文概要： The panic and chaos surrounding the Lindbergh kidnapping case, as well as tactics of crime fighting from the early twentieth century through the Depression, come wonderfully alive in this thoroughly researched, well-crafted biography. Ellis Parker, the first chief detective of Burlington County, New Jersey, was dubbed "the American Sherlock -Holmes" by newspapers for his uncanny ability to reconstruct crimes through psychology and deduction. Reisinger follows Parker’s career, from solving horse thefts, barn fires, and murders, through catching bootleggers and bank robbers, on to the detective’s professional Waterloo, the Lindbergh case. This is as much a study of criminology as it is a biography, with Reisinger detailing the old-time police work that relied heavily on informants and intimidation and how criminals adapted to changing times, especially during the Depression. The core of the book is the Lindbergh case, Parker’s theories on the real suspect, and his tragic overreaching to prove his point. Gripping.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是一本人物传记，也可以看作是一本犯罪学读物。作者详细地描绘了美国大萧条时期的警务工作以及具有当时时代特点的犯罪。没有DNA，没有计算机分析，完全的心理分析以及推理演绎。
帕克是美国大萧条时期一名大师级侦探，从十三岁开始便破案无数。被誉为美国现实中的福尔摩斯。作者莱辛格追随他的破案轨迹，从盗马案到谷仓纵火案；从谋杀到银行劫案。而1932年的一宗儿童绑架案，成为他职业生涯中的滑铁卢。人性中的弱点让他身陷囹圄，在监狱里度过余生。
是一本相当出彩的传记类侦探小说，以真实人物真实案件为蓝本，可以吸引相当一部分骨灰级侦探小说爱好者。

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About the Author/作者介绍： JOHN REISINGER is the author of Evasive Action and Nassau. He is an engineer and former Coast Guard officer, and lives in Maryland.

Format:照片

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