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The First Private Eye

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Crime writer Val McDermid launches a private investigation into the controversial life of Allan Pinkerton, the Glasgow-born man who gave the world the term "private eye", saved the life of President Abraham Lincoln and brought his own particular brand of justice to the Wild West.

Contributors

Presenter:
Val McDermid
Producer:
Lynsey Moyes
Source: Radio Times

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