On Secret Service

by William Nelson Taft

Crime & Mystery Fiction Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers Law True Crime

24 chapters12h 27mEnglish1921

About this book

Detective-Mystery stories based on real cases solved by government agents. Created initially in 1865, the U.S. Secret Service continued to expand over the years, particularly following the assassination of President McKinley in 1901. The episodes in this compilation are comprised of authentic stories, dramatized, while remaining true to the actual incidences. - Summary by Roger Melin

Chapters (24)

1A Flash in the Night

1728

2The Mint Mystery

1579

3The Ypiranga Case

1786

4The Clue on Shelf 45

1875

5Phyllis Dodge - Smuggler Extraordinary

2008

6A Matter of Record

1868

7The Secret Still

1976

8The Taxicab Tangle

1942

9A Match for the Government

1934

10The Girl at the Switchboard

2017

11"Lost - $100,000!"

1923

12"The Double Code"

2086

13The Trail of the White Mice

1831

14Wah Lee and the Flower of Heaven

1842

15The Man With Three Wives

1871

16After Seven Years

1753

17The Poison-Pen Puzzle

1862

18Thirty Thousand Yards of Silk

1776

19The Clue in the Classified Column

1852

20In the Shadow of the Capitol

1831

21A Million-Dollar Quarter

1830

22"The Looting of the C.T.C."

1836

23The Case of Mrs. Armitage

1913

24Five Inches of Death

1930

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