Arthur B. Reeve

Many of the Scientific Detective books were short-story collections, with chapters blending into one another. This one, however, is a novel with an on-going plot and cast of characters. A weapon used to murder a wealthy business man was apparently an ancient dagger stolen from a museum. It...

Being able to unravel and analyze the findings of others was a rare attribute of University Professor Craig Kennedy. He coupled this with use of various gadgets and devices that were commonplace in the early twentieth century. They seem primitive by much of today’s standard equipment but...

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...