The Secret Service Files: Cracking New York’s Counterfeit Underworld

By Robert Riggs

What You Will Learn

In the shadowy underworld of early 20th-century New York City, a nefarious counterfeiting operation run by cunning Sicilian criminals thrived—until William Flynn and the U.S. Secret Service set their sights on bringing the ring to justice.

At the heart of the story is the classic clash between good and evil, law and lawlessness.

But in William Flynn, we have the archetypal determined detective hero – relentless, clever, and utterly committed to justice.

This is a follow-up to our last episode about Flynn, known as the Bulldog Detective.

I have curated the work of some of the best true crime writers from the early 20th Century.

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