Practical Instruction for Detectives
by Emmerson W. Manning
Publisher: Frederick J. Drake & Co. 1921
ISBN/ASIN: 1631825445
Number of pages: 99
Description:
I shall confine myself in these pages to facts and a few personal experiences. I will endeavor to show that any person possessed of average intelligence, and who will use good common sense, can become a successful detective, regardless of his present or previous occupation.
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