A biography of the Scottish immigrant barrel-maker whose sideline detective work developed into the oldest and most famous detective agency in the United States.

Part I: Spymaster -- Prologue: Into the Conspirators' Nest -- Chapter 1: An Unsuspecting Detective -- Chapter 2: A Murderous Plot -- Chapter 3: Midnight Mission -- Chapter 4: At Your Secret Service -- Chapter 5: A Sharp-Dressed Man -- Chapter 6: Rebel Rose -- Chapter 7: Every Rose Has a Thorn -- Chapter 8: No Way Out -- Chapter 9: The Bloodiest Day -- Part II: Outlaw Hunter -- Chapter 10: Reign of Terror -- Chapter 11: Wanted Dead or Alive -- Chapter 12: The James-Younger Gang -- Chapter 13: Dead Man in the Road -- Chapter 14: The Final Showdown -- Chapter 15: End of Days -- Epilogue: Pinkerton's Legacy -- Source Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author.