The Memoirs of Henry Goddard, one of the last of the Bow Street Runners, written by himself about his experiences fighting crime and detecting criminals in the Regency and early Victorian eras.

He was employed at Bow Street as a Patrol Constable from 1824 until he was promoted to be a Runner in 1827 and remained a Runner until the Bow Street Runners were disbanded in 1839.

He chased criminals in London and through out the Kingdom, and around the globe; to France, Australia, New York, the Wild West; and made private enquiries for the King of England.