author
A. Frank Pinkerton
Best known for fast-moving 19th-century detective fiction, this writer is closely linked with the world of railroad robberies, manhunts, and sensational mysteries. The surviving record is thin, which only adds a little extra intrigue to the name on the cover.
3 Audiobooks
Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective; Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express
by A. Frank Pinkerton
Jim Cummings; Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery
by A. Frank Pinkerton
Five Thousand Dollars Reward
by A. Frank Pinkerton
About the author
A. Frank Pinkerton is credited with several late-19th-century crime and detective stories, including Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective; Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express, Jim Cummings; Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery, and Five Thousand Dollars Reward.
Reliable biographical information about the person behind the name is scarce. Some library and bookseller records simply treat A. Frank Pinkerton as an author name, while at least one modern edition labels it as a pseudonym, so it is safest to say that the name is associated with popular detective fiction rather than to make firm claims about the author's life.
The books themselves fit squarely into the era's appetite for sensational mysteries: murders, robberies, railroad crime, and determined sleuths chasing justice across a rapidly changing America. If you enjoy brisk Victorian-era adventures with a strong pulp feel, A. Frank Pinkerton is an appealing name to explore.