Pinkerton produced numerous popular detective books, ostensibly based on his own exploits and those of his agents. These mystery stories are short story books for children.5 mystery stories by Allan Pinkerton. Inside are the following stories by the Pinkerton detective Allan Pinkerton:Bucholz and the Detectives, The Burglar's Fate and the Detectives, Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives, Don Pedro and the Detectives, and Poisoner and the Detectives.