In "The Somnambulist and the Detective; The Murderer and the Fortune Teller," Allan Pinkerton presents a riveting exploration of mystery and detection set against the backdrop of 19th-century America. The narrative deftly intertwines the roles of the detective'Äîa figure emerging as a cultural icon in the Victorian era'Äîwith the eerie world of the supernatural, as exemplified by the somnambulist....