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Mrs. Sherlock Holmes : the true story of New York's City's greatest female detective and the 1917 missing girl case that captivated a nation /

Presents the true story of the first female U.S. District Attorney and traveling detective who found missing eighteen-year-old Ruth Cruger when the entire NYPD had given up.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ricca, Brad (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Humiston, Grace > (Mary Grace), > 1869-1948.
Women private investigators > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Women lawyers > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Missing persons > Investigation > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Missing persons > New York (N.Y.) > Case studies.
Women lawyers > New York (N.Y.) > Case studies.
Women detectives > New York (N.Y.) > Case studies.
Description
Summary:Presents the true story of the first female U.S. District Attorney and traveling detective who found missing eighteen-year-old Ruth Cruger when the entire NYPD had given up.
Physical Description:viii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781250072245
1250072247