Jacques Futrelle: 26 books

“…a plain, yellow-wrapped package about the size of a cigarette-box…neatly tied with scarlet twine, and innocent of markings except for the superscription in a precise, copperplate hand, and the smudge of the postmark across the ten-cent stamp in the upper right-hand corner…” Few...

4 works of Jacques Futrelle American journalist and mystery writer (1875-1912) This ebook presents a collection of 4 works of Jacques Futrelle. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Elusive Isabel The Chase of the Golden Plate The Diamond Master The Leak

Jacques Futrelle (1875-1912) is widely considered "the American Sherlock Holmes" for his series of stories about Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, who is better known as The Thinking Machine. Van Dusen, a master of logic, believed he could think himself out of any situation -- and solve any crime...

Nel 1907 May Futrelle presentò alla Associated Sunday Newspapers, che realizzava supplementi domenicali per vari quotidiani, una storia di fantasmi dal titolo The Grinning God. Fu accettata, ma il responsabile della redazione suggerì che fosse seguita da un altro racconto, questa volta scritto dal...

This irascible genius, this diminutive egghead scientist, known to the world as “The Thinking Machine,” is no less than the newly rediscovered literary link between Sherlock Holmes and Nero Wolfe: Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, who—with only the power of ratiocination—unravels problems...

The Detective Megapack presents 28 choice mysteries, spanning the Victorian age through modern times. From Dashiell Hammet to Arthur Conan Doyle, from Vincent Starrett to Johnston McCulley -- there is something for every fan of detective tales! IT TORE THE LAUGH FROM MY THROAT, by Meriah L...

The theme of this Megapack is classic mystery and crime fiction from the Victorian era. We have taken the liberty of extending the qualifying publication dates to the end of World War I, since that event marked more of a turning point in world literature than the advent of the Edwardian Age. Certainly...

Elusive Isabel is a novel by Jacques Futrelle first published in 1909. Set in Washington, D.C., it is a spy novel about an international conspiracy of the "Latin" countries against the English-speaking world with the aim to take over world control. The eponymous heroine, Isabel Thorne, is...

Many people consider the novella form -- 17,500 words to 40,000 words -- the perfect length. It’s long enough to flesh out characters, but short enough to read in one sitting while still having plenty of plot. This volume collects 8 crime and suspense stories: AS I LIE DEAD, by Fletcher Flora RENDEZVOUS,...

In this detective tale from Jacques Futrelle, lead investigator Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S., M.D., M.D.S., also known as The Thinking Machine, comes to the aid of a businessman whose high-value deals are being imperiled by the apparent presence of a spy in his office.

Suppose you were locked into one of the most secure prisons in America at the turn of the twentieth century. You've been put into solitary confinement, with periodic inspections by the warden, whom you'd informed that you would escape in less than a week. How would you communicate with the outside,...

Jacques Heath Futrelle (April 9, 1875 – April 15, 1912) was an American journalist and mystery writer. He is best known for writing short detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as "The Thinking Machine" for his application of logic to any and all situations.

A spy classic of epic proportions by Jacques Futrelle, author of The Thinking Machine Isabel Thorne—half Italian, half British—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...

Quando l’americano Jacques Futrelle perì a soli trentasette anni nell’affondamento del Titanic, la narrativa gialla perse uno dei suoi talenti più brillanti e singolari. L’apice della sua esigua produzione è rappresentato da questo racconto, che non è intelligente, è geniale. Non a caso,...