"The Film Mystery" by Arthur B. Reeve is a suspenseful mystery where scientific detective Craig Kennedy investigates the puzzling death of actress Stella Lamar on a movie set. Called to the scene after Stella collapses, Kennedy discovers a small scratch, indicating possible foul play, and begins to suspect someone may have wanted her dead. The story uses the glittering, yet cutthroat, world of early Hollywood to explore themes of fame, complicated relationships, and hidden motives, focusing on the potential suspects surrounding Stella, including her ex-husband and film crew members, as Kennedy seeks to unravel layers of secrets shrouded in the glamorous world of film.
The Film Mystery
By Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
In the heart of early Hollywood, a scientific detective must expose a killer hiding among fame and fortune after a famous actress dies suspiciously on set.
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2004-03-01
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About the AuthorArthur Benjamin Reeve was an American mystery writer. He is known best for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "The American Sherlock Holmes", and Kennedy's Dr. Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, for 18 detective novels. Reeve is famous mostly for the 82 Craig Kennedy stories, published in Cosmopolitan magazine between 1910 and 1918. These were collected in book form; with the third collection, the short stories were published grouped together as episodic novels. The 12-volume publication Craig Kennedy Stories was released during 1918; it reissued Reeve's books-to-date as a matched set.
Arthur Benjamin Reeve was an American mystery writer. He is known best for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "The American Sherlock Holmes", and Kennedy's Dr. Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, for 18 detective novels. Reeve is famous mostly for the 82 Craig Kennedy stories, published in Cosmopolitan magazine between 1910 and 1918. These were collected in book form; with the third collection, the short stories were published grouped together as episodic novels. The 12-volume publication Craig Kennedy Stories was released during 1918; it reissued Reeve's books-to-date as a matched set.
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