Jacques Futrelle was the American counterpart of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, or you could see him as such. He wrote many short detective stories and several short novels. This is one of them, and a fine one. Simple as the story may seem, Futrelle nevertheless knows how to put us on the wrong leg several...
This book by Jacques Futrelle is a treat to read. It was roughly written in the same period of time in which the Sherlock Holmes stories were written. No DNA, no fingerprints, but deduction only. The story is not very surprising, but nevertheless it contains some surprising elements. The writing is ...
This short story had a great hook that grabbed me right from the beginning! It was different, intriguing, and it was something that played right into people's natural curiosity.Sadly, though, I didn't really think that the rest of the story measured up to the opening. It wasn't a bad story, it jus...
An outstanding series of mystery-deduction stories. The hero is Professor S.F.X Van Deusen, aka "The Thinking Machine". I first read a book of some of those stories when I was young, and they made a pretty big impression on me. They're extremely clever and unique.Futrelle himself was an interesting ...
An outstanding series of mystery-deduction stories. The hero is Professor S.F.X Van Deusen, aka "The Thinking Machine". I first read a book of some of those stories when I was young, and they made a pretty big impression on me. They're extremely clever and unique.Futrelle himself was an interesting ...
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