Known as the greatest detective in the world, Ellis Parker was the “American Sherlock Holmes” who solved ninety-eight percent of the murders he pursued. Yet his illustrious forty-year career ended tragically in prison, where he died on the very eve of certain Presidential pardon.
Here is a riveting account of the ultimate sleuth, a man who solved his first crime as a teen by nabbing the thief who stole his father’s horse and buggy. Drawing on the emerging discipline of psychology and his uncanny deductive skills, Parker was a “profiler” long before the term existed, and often apprehended criminals without ever leaving his desk!
Then came the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh’s baby son in 1932. From that moment things began to go wrong—terribly wrong—as Parker pushed himself past the bounds of law in pursuit of the truth. A fascinating look at America in the early years of a tumultuous century, Master Detective paints a long-overdue portrait of an exceptionally talented and driven man who, in the end, stopped at nothing in his quest for justice.
Booklist said:
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. ... Gripping."
And some really heavy hitting writers weighed in too:
"As compelling as the best mystery fiction, as absorbing as the finest historical writing, a pure delight"
--Jeffery Deaver
"Fascinating reading for true-crime buff and mystery fans alike"
--Max Allan Collins
"A riveting read. In Reisinger, America's real-life Sherlock Holmes has found his Watson"
--John Lutz
"A masterpiece. An extraordinary story, grippingly told"
--Jeremiah Healy
"Truly compelling..Detective Ellis Parker [is] one of the most fascinating characters in the annals of American crime-solving."
--Troy Soos
You can buy MASTER DETECTIVE here, but better yet, make sure your library has a copy too.
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