Home › Authors › James McLevy 👤 James McLevy b. 1796 – d. 1875 · 4 books Biography Detective in Edinburgh and crime author. He wrote several accounts of his career with the police force in that city, beginning in 1861 with *Curiosities of Crime in Edinburgh During the Last Thirty Years*. Books by James McLevy McLevy 2004 McLevy Returns 2002 The casebook of a Victorian de The casebook of a Victorian detective 1975 Curiosities of crime in Edinbu Curiosities of crime in Edinburgh during the last thirty years 1861