Did you know that the very first female private detective was hired by the Pinkerton Detective Agency in Chicago, Illinois? It is true and she trained a whole department of female detectives for the agency who worked all over and throughout the Civil War.
Jolene’s Book Review of The Detectives Assistant by Kate Hannigan.
The Detective’s Assistant by Kate Hannigan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I am trying to read more historical mystery fiction and I came across this YA book about the first women detective (real life person) who worked for the Pinkerton Agency. Allan Pinkerton (the original and founder of the detective agency) hired Miss Kate Warne who not only solved just as many cases as the men but is credited with saving Abraham Lincoln’s life during his first assassination attempt. Had she lived she may have even been able to save him from Booth. It was a very nice read and kept me interesting all the way to the end.
This is a well-written fiction story for middle school children. I enjoyed it very much and it has given me some great ideas for my own historical fiction book set in the same town, Chicago, with references to Kate Warne and the Pinkerton agency in the background. Grab yourself a copy it was a nice read.
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You can purchase a copy of this book in eBook, paperback and even hardback – CLICK HERE. be sure to Subscribe to the authors page on Amazon, and visit her website: https://www.katehannigan.com/
And if you like this kind of story you should check out L.G. Green’s Kindle Vella series called The Misadventures of Janie and Diane – the first story published in the series is called ‘Bloody Murder at the Blanche Hotel‘. This series is about two widowed women (One in her mid to late twenties and the other in her mid to late 30s) who investigate crime in the 1900s while traveling around the country by train.
If you have any questions about the above series you should check out the authors website at:
https://authorlillianjgreen.blogspot.com
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