Traced and Tracked; Or, Memoirs of a City Detective
T RACED AND T RACKED OR Memoirs of a City Detective.
B Y JAMES M c GOVAN, AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.”
SEVENTH EDITION.
EDINBURGH: JOHN MENZIES & COMPANY LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO.
1886.
All rights reserved.
WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR
BROUGHT TO BAY; OR, EXPERIENCES OF A CITY DETECTIVE. T HIRTEENTH E DITION.
HUNTED DOWN; OR, RECOLLECTIONS OF A CITY DETECTIVE. E LEVENTH E DITION.
STRANGE CLUES; OR, CHRONICLES OF A CITY DETECTIVE. N INTH E DITION.
The above are uniform in size and price with “T RACED AND T RACKED ,” and the four works form the complete set of M c Govan’s Detective Experiences.
JOHN LENG, E SQ., KINBRAE, NEWPORT, FIFE
James M'Govan
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PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
A PEDESTRIAN’S PLOT.
BILLY’S BITE.
THE STREET PORTER’S SON.
A BIT OF TOBACCO PIPE.
THE BROKEN CAIRNGORM.
THE ROMANCE OF A REAL CREMONA.
THE SPIDER AND THE SPIDER-KILLER.
THE SPOILT PHOTOGRAPH.
THE STOLEN DOWRY.
BENJIE BLUNT’S CLEVER ALIBI.
JIM HUTSON’S KNIFE.
THE HERRING SCALES.
ONE LESS TO EAT.
THE CAPTAIN’S CHRONOMETER.
THE TORN TARTAN SHAWL.
A LIFT ON THE ROAD.
THE ORGAN-GRINDER’S MONEY-BAG.
THE BERWICK BURR.
THE WRONG UMBRELLA.
A WHITE SAVAGE.
THE BROKEN MISSIONARY.
A MURDERER’S MISTAKE.
A HOUSE-BREAKER’S WIFE.
THE FAMILY BIBLE.
CONSCIENCE MONEY.
A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING.
