<div>For the world&rsquo;s most brilliant criminologist, every mystery has a solution His name is Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, but to the newspapers he is known as &ldquo;The Thinking Machine.&rdquo; Slender, stooped, his appearance dominated by his large forehead and perpetual squint, Van Dusen spends his days in the laboratory and his nights puzzling over the details of extraordinary crimes. What seems beyond comprehension to the police is mere amusement to the professor. All things that start must go somewhere, he firmly believes, and with the application of logic, all problems can be solved. Whether unraveling a perfect murder, investigating a case of corporate espionage, or reasoning his way out of an inescapable prison cell, Van Dusen lets no detail elude his brilliant mind. In this highly entertaining collection, featuring many of the stories that made The Thinking Machine a national sensation, ingenious criminals and ruthless villains are no match for an egghead scientist. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. </div>

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The Thinking Machine

<div>A spy classic of epic proportions by Jacques Futrelle, author of The Thinking Machine Isabel Thorne&mdash;half Italian, half British&mdash;is a formidable international spy. Employed by the Italian secret service, her mission is to ensure the signing of a secret contract allying Latin countries against England and the United States. The pact is to be sealed right under the noses of &ldquo;the enemy&rdquo; in Washington, DC. Meanwhile, Isabel&rsquo;s brother has invented a means of deploying underwater missiles in the hopes of securing worldwide military dominance. The entire globe is suddenly in danger, and Isabel Thorne finds herself right in the thick of the conflict in this thrilling spy mystery that has endured for generations. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.</div>

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Elusive Isabel

<div>Mistaken identity and intrigue abound in this classic mystery tale In the midst of a high-society masquerade ball, someone pulls off a daring heist. Several gold plates have been stolen, their value estimated at $15,000. Even more shocking is the fact that the crime seems to have been committed by a guest attired as a burglar, the costume complete with a loaded revolver! Hiding in plain sight, the thief escapes with his loot and drives off with his beautiful blond accomplice. What follows is a gripping tale of romance, honor, and mystery featuring the beloved Professor Van Dusen, better known as &ldquo;the Thinking Machine.&rdquo; This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.</div>

The Chase of the Golden Plate

<div>America&rsquo;s smartest sleuth solves his most puzzling cases yet Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen may look and sound like an egghead scientist&mdash;because he is one&mdash;but there is no detective in the world villains fear more. With the help of his friend and sidekick, newspaper reporter Hutchison Hatch, the criminologist known as &ldquo;The Thinking Machine&rdquo; applies cold, hard logic to the most bizarre of mysteries&mdash;and always finds the solution. In this comprehensive collection, Van Dusen investigates the enigmas of &ldquo;The Midnight Message,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Gap in the Trail,&rdquo; &ldquo;A Fool of Good Intention,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Woman in the Case,&rdquo; and many others. No matter how twisted the trail of clues&mdash;or diabolical the evildoer&mdash;the Thinking Machine knows that &ldquo;two and two make four, not some times, but all the time.&rdquo; In other words, take heed, crooks&mdash;your cleverest schemes are not match for this genius detective. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.</div>

The Thinking Machine on the Case

<div>A treasure trove of mysteries drawn from the case files of the world&rsquo;s cleverest private investigators. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes features many of the consulting detective&rsquo;s best-known cases. &ldquo;A Scandal in Bohemia&rdquo; finds Holmes matching wits with&mdash;and being outfoxed by&mdash;a beautiful American opera singer. A struggling shop owner stumbles into a lucrative side job, and a criminal conspiracy, in &ldquo;The Red-Headed League.&rdquo; And in &ldquo;The Adventure of the Speckled Band,&rdquo; which Arthur Conan Doyle named as the best of his Sherlock Holmes stories, our brilliant hero and his loyal friend Dr. Watson pay a visit to a young heiress&rsquo;s bedroom late one night, only to stumble across another, far deadlier visitor. Martin Hewitt, Investigator stars a former law clerk turned private investigator who is every bit the deductive equal of Sherlock Holmes. A true master of disguise with a mind as sharp as a freshly stropped straight razor, Hewitt possess a familiarity with London&rsquo;s night streets and an easy rapport with members of the lower classes. From a troubling series of robberies that occurred at the same residence over several months to a locked-room suicide that was decidedly not self-inflicted, the great detective finds irrefutable solutions to the most unsolvable of mysteries. The Old Man in the Corner is a fascinating study in the art of logical deduction by the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel. The most brilliant sleuth in London sits in the corner of the A.B.C. caf&eacute;, a length of string in his fingers. As the afternoon winds down, he ties and unties intricate knots&mdash;in the string and in his mind. No matter how baffling the crime, the old man in the corner need only read the newspaper accounts to know the culprit. The Thinking Machine relates the most confounding cases solved by the brilliant criminologist Professor S. F. X. Van Dusen. Slender, stooped, his appearance dominated by his large forehead and perpetual squint, &ldquo;The Thinking Machine&rdquo; spends his days in the laboratory and his nights puzzling over the details of extraordinary crimes. Whether unraveling the perfect murder, investigating a case of corporate espionage, or reasoning his way out of an inescapable prison cell, Van Dusen knows that with the application of logic, all problems can be solved. This ebook features new introductions by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. </div>

The World's Smartest Detectives

<div>A New York jeweler is thrust into international intrigue when a perfect diamond inexplicably appears in the mail A breathtakingly flawless diamond is delivered to accomplished jeweler Harry Latham. Even though he is an expert in his trade, Latham is astonished by the stone&rsquo;s perfection and cannot begin to fathom its value. The package containing this extraordinary gem did not include a message, instructions, or a return address&mdash;and Latham soon discovers that 4 other American jewelers received diamonds identical to it. In fact, even the most skilled among the recipients cannot discern a difference between the stones. Where did these diamonds come from? Who might have sent them? And to what end? This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.</div>

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Books By Jacques Futrelle (6 Books)

The Thinking Machine

Elusive Isabel

The Chase of the Golden Plate

The Thinking Machine on the Case

The World's Smartest Detectives

The Diamond Master

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The Chase of the Golden Plate

The Thinking Machine on the Case

The World's Smartest Detectives

The Diamond Master

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