Download or read book Fifty Years a Detective: 35 Real Detective Stories written by Thomas Furlong and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of "Fifty Years a Detective: 35 Real Detective Stories" is a famous railroad detective who stopped chasing thieves to transform some of his greatest cases into literary works. Mr. Furlong was famous as Chief of the Secret Service of the Missouri Pacific Railway. His book contains thirty-five detective stories of real detective work done during the long period of his service.