The Somnambulist and the Detective; The Murderer and the Fortune Teller

These true‑to‑life tales weave together the gritty world of early‑20th‑century crime solving with the author’s own experiences on the trail. In the opening case, a seasoned detective receives an urgent summons from a small Mississippi town, where a bank’s paying‑teller has been savagely murdered and a fortune of over a hundred thousand dollars vanished. He steps into a landscape of distrust, confronting a community where the line between lawful investigator and shady opportunist blurs.

The collection also presents the eerie “Detective and the Somnambulist” and the unsettling “Murderer and the Fortune‑Teller,” each drawn from real events that still echo in the memories of those who witnessed them. The stories reveal the delicate balance of intuition, strategy, and moral ambiguity that defines the nascent art of detection, inviting listeners to glimpse the challenges faced by those who dared to chase truth in a world where even the investigators could be tempted to collude with criminals.