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The First Private Eye
Crime writer Val McDermid looks into Allan Pinkerton, the Glasgow-born man who gave the world the term "private eye". From 2002.
Crime writer Val McDermid launches her own private investigation into the life of Allan Pinkerton
He was the Glasgow-born man who gave the world the term "private eye" and brought his own particular brand of justice to the Wild West.
Producer: Lynsey Moyes
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in August 2002.
Last on
Fri 20 Aug 2021
02:30
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