Arthur B. Reeve
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Marking 100 years since publication, The Adventuress was the first full-length novel to feature 'scientific detective' Craig Kennedy, who was dubbed 'the American Sherlock Holmes' and the first fictional detective to use forensic science.
Who killed Marshall Maddox of Maddox Munitions, Inc., the inventors of the top-secret telautomaton? Was his death retribution for a double life, or was it due to the covetousness of some schemer? Even Craig Kennedy...
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The essential collection of Arthur B. Reeve in one: Table of Contents: Constance Dunlap; The Dream Doctor; The Ear in the Wall; The Exploits of Elaine; The Film Mystery; The Gold of the Gods; Guy Garrick; The Master Mystery; The Poisoned Pen by, Arthur B. Reeve; The Romance of Elaine; The Silent Bullet; The Treasure-Train; The War Terror.
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Sometimes called "the American Sherlock Holmes," Professor Craig Kennedy is a scientist detective based at Columbia University, where he applies his extensive knowledge of chemistry and psychology to the mysteries that come his way, and utilizes such cutting-edge devices as lie detectors and portable seismographs.
Kennedy appears in eighteen detective novels, and in The Soul Scar, he may be up against his most perplexing case yet-trying to unravel...
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Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "the American Sherlock Holmes," will need all of his scientific expertise to solve these mysteries
A railroad vice president and his chauffeur are struck with sudden and mysterious seizures on their way to work; a family in New York City suffers from a dangerous disease; the healthy American consul in the Virgin Islands collapses and dies without explanation; a Wall Street speculator is apparently stabbed...
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The scientific detective known as the "American Sherlock Holmes" pursues a ruthless arch villain in this high-stakes suspense novel Professor Craig Kennedy and his loyal sidekick, newspaper reporter Walter Jameson, first learn of the Clutching Hand and his gang when they investigate a string of murders involving the policyholders of Taylor Dodge's insurance company. After receiving a threatening note signed by the arch criminal, Dodge himself is robbed...
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The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective Megapack collects 25 novels and stories. 14 are Craig Kennedy tales, plus there is 1 additional story from the same author and 10 by contemporaries of Arthur B. Reeve. They all share the same spirit of detection.
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INTRODUCTION: ABOUT ARTHUR B. REEVE AND HIS CRAIG KENNEDY STORIES
THE SILENT BULLET, by Arthur B. Reeve
THE WAR TERROR, by Arthur B. Reeve
THE TREASURE-TRAIN, by Arthur B. Reeve
GUY...
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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[2015]
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English
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An action-packed tale of the occult featuring a plucky heroine, murderous devil worshippers, and the mind-bending science of hypnotism A sinister band of killers marks a young heiress for death. The assassins, led by a spectral voice known as the Mystery Mind, seek a treasure from the lost city of Atlantis. Kidnapped by the evildoers, Violet Bronson prays that her guardian, Doctor Sutton, and her fiancé, hypnotist Robert Dupont, will rescue her....
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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[2015]
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English
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America's Sherlock Holmes makes his thrilling debut in this classic volume of mind-boggling mysteries Craig Kennedy is a Columbia University chemistry professor by day and New York's premier sleuth by night. With the help of his roommate and partner in detection, newspaper reporter Walter Jameson, Kennedy uses his mastery of technology to solve the most puzzling of mysteries. In "The Deadly Tube," he investigates a case of murder by X-ray, and in...
10) The Poisoned Pen
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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[2015]
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English
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A dozen astonishing mysteries from the case files of scientific detective Craig Kennedy Whenever the New York City police department encounters a mystery so strange it seems impossible to solve, they head to Columbia University in search of Professor Craig Kennedy. When he's not lecturing students on the science of chemistry, Kennedy uses his superlative intellect and his facility with the latest technological advancements to capture the city's most...
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Novels of romance, science fiction, and crime that explore gender roles and social expectations-and helped shape women's history.
These three novels provide a fascinating look at some of the literary voices that influenced early views of feminism.
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Three sociology students journey into an uncharted region of South America and are shocked to discover a civilization of only women in this work of science fiction...
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DXBooks
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[2020]
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English
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CONTENTS: ALGERNON BLACKWOOD 1. Confession ARTHUR B. REEVE 2. The Beauty Mask ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 3 to 14. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH 15. The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands ARTHUR STANWOOD PIER 16. The Best Friend ARTHUR STRINGER 17. The Adolescence of Number Eighty-Seven 18. The Bell 19. The Benevolence of Montana Bill 20. The Button Thief BARRY PAIN 21. The Bottom of the Gulf 22. With a Clear Conscience CAROLYN WELLS 23....
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