Beattie, J. M. The first English detectives : the Bow Street Runners and the policing of London, 1750-1840 / J. M. Beattie. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - x, 272p. ISBN: 9780199695164 Subjects--Corporate Names: Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Service --History. Subjects--Topical Terms: Police--History.--England--London Dewey Class. No.: 363.209421