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The First Craig Kennedy Omnibus: Three Classic Novels about the World's Greatest Scientific Detective [MultiFormat]
by Arthur B. Reeve
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"The Scientific Detective," John Dickson Carr. Arthur B. Reeve's Craig Kennedy, Carr writes, "Was the scientific detective. His laboratory flashed with stranger sparks, and bubbled with more weird beakers and test tubes, than the laboratory of the late Dr. Frankenstein. For each occasion, he had some new gadget, guaranteed sensational, to clap on somebody's wrist or wire underneath their chair. He was the first in the field of fiction with the lie detector, with murder by electrolysis, with radi... more info>> 2004
Words: 287545 - Reading Time: 821-1150 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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The Second Craig Kennedy Omnibus: Three More Classic Novels About the World's Greatest Scientific Detective [MultiFormat]
by Arthur B. Reeve
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"The American Sherlock Holmes!" That's how Wikipedia describes Golden Age mystery writer Arthur B. Reeve's 1920s scientific detective, Craig Kennedy. "He uses his knowledge of chemistry and psychoanalysis to solve cases, and uses exotic (at the time) devices in his work such as lie detectors, gyroscopes, and portable seismographs." Here are three unabridged classic mystery novels featuring this legendary sleuth: The War Terror, The Gold of the Gods, and The Treasure Train. If you thrill to the e... more info>> 2005
Words: 250331 - Reading Time: 715-1001 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Constance Dunlap: The Classic Exploits of the Woman Detective [MultiFormat]
by Arthur B. Reeve
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Romance and suspense in this 1914 saga of female sleuth. Arthur B. Reeve's Constance Dunlap is unique in the annals of fictional women detectives. She begins her career not as a female Sherlock Holmes, but a female Raffles. In short, as a thief. But when the man she loves takes all the blame for her crimes, Constance's eyes are opened and she begins to reform. Soon she is using the skills, and underworld acquaintances, she developed during her career in crime to help the innocent and bring worse... more info>> 2004
Words: 80000 - Reading Time: 228-320 min.
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