Master Detective: The Life and
by John Reisinger
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Author: John ReisingerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-01
ISBN: 080652751X
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Citadel
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Book Review: True Crime?
Summary: 3 Stars
Ellis Parker seems to have been a fascinating individual, a pioneering rogue detective whose overreaching methods eventually got the best of him. I had high hopes for this book but was a little disappointed after I got a copy. It's a good read but I find little here that hasn't been covered in previous writings on the Lindbergh case and listing among the suspects Arnold Rothstein (who was murdered in 1928, long before the Lindbergh baby was even born) makes me question the depth of the research here. Also, the author's admission at the beginning of creating fictional dialogue throughout the book to me negates much of its value as either history or true crime. That convention of inventing conversation in a supposed nonfiction work went out of style years ago and was never justifiable in the first place. Beyond these reservations it's still a worthwhile read for anyone interested in early 20th Century crime and criminology.
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