San Antonio College Library

Looks at bounty hunters and other law enforcement agents who operate outside police departments and often outside the law.

Raises important questions about the constituencies and social functions of both public and private police from the 1850's to the 1920's. At first the agency was seen as an alternative tot he police for those fearful of expanding governmental power. In the nineteenth centure, the private police agency could fill the gap left by inadequate public police activity and jurisdiction. Pinkerton agents were soon famous for their incredible success in detecting...

Around the world, his name is synonymous with security and protection. The legendary agency he began nearly one hundred and fifty years ago is still in operation today, as are many of the surveillance and infiltration techniques he originated. His company's trademark symbol, a large, unblinking eye, inspired the term private eye. Born in Scotland, Allan Pinkerton arrived in America with a solitary silver dollar in his pocket and - as legend has it...

"For twenty years, Moe Prager, retired NYPD officer and PI, was haunted by the secret that eventually destroyed his family. Now, two years after the fallout from the truth, more than secrets are haunting the Pragers. When a family burial site is desecrated and a grave left empty, Moe follows a trail from cemetery to cemetery, from ashes to ashes and back again. In order to finally put to rest the questions swirling around the disappearance and murder...