This book was written by Thomas Waters under the pen-name of William Russell. Thomas Waters was an inspector of the London Detective Corps in the middle of the 19th century."The Recollections of a Policeman" include 21 true crime tales:THE GAMBLER GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY X, Y, Z THE WIDOW THE TWINS THE PURSUIT LEGAL METAMORPHOSES THE REVENGE MARY KINGSFORD FLINT JACKSON MODERN SCIENCE OF THIEF TAKING THE DETECTIVE POLICE PARTY THREE "DETECTIVE" ANECDOTES THE MARTYRS OF CHANCERY LAW AT A LOW PRICE THE LAW THE DUTIES OF WITNESSES AND JURYMEN BANK NOTE FORGERIES DOOM OF ENGLISH WILLS DISAPPEARANCES LOADED DICE.